Speaker 1: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski has continued to make phone calls
Speaker 1: with world leaders since President Donald Trump of the United
Speaker 1: States US announced that President Vladimir Putin of Russia will
Speaker 1: meet with him next week Friday in the U S
Speaker 1: state of Alaska, and stated, while answering questions from the
Speaker 1: White House reporters, that there will be some swapping of
Speaker 1: territories to the betterment of both Ukraine and Russia, specifically
Speaker 1: saying we will get some back and we will get
Speaker 1: some switched. There will be some swapping of territories to
Speaker 1: the betterment of both, a statement that immediately and apparently
Speaker 1: drew the attention of the Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelenski, who
Speaker 1: have issued series of video and written press releases since
Speaker 1: President Donald Trump made the announcement, insisting that Ukraine will
Speaker 1: not see any of its territory to Russia for the
Speaker 1: purpose of peace or to end the war, emphasizing that
Speaker 1: it was because President Putin occupied part of ukraine territory
Speaker 1: in the past and assembled its troops Ukrainian borders were
Speaker 1: without preventive punishment, made him to start full scale war
Speaker 1: with Ukraine since twenty twenty two, adding that the path
Speaker 1: to piece for Ukraine must be determined together with Ukraine.
Speaker 1: This is fundamental. It is important that joint approaches and
Speaker 1: a shared vision work toward genuine peace, a consolidated position, ceasefire,
Speaker 1: end of occupation, end of war. According to Trump, the
Speaker 1: highly anticipated meeting between myself as President of the United States,
Speaker 1: Nigeria Police Force has refuted claims that its men manhandled Saha,
Speaker 1: a reporter's publisher, Army Lea Saware inside cell after the
Speaker 1: media personnel honored the invitation sent him from the Office
Speaker 1: of the Inspector General of Police IGP over allegations of
Speaker 1: forgery and criminal defamation of characters, with the police stating
Speaker 1: in a press release signed and made available after the
Speaker 1: detained media publisher was released on Friday night that Saware
Speaker 1: allegedly brought bandages alongside other personal items when he came
Speaker 1: to the station to honour the police invitation and when
Speaker 1: the IGP ordered internal investigation to ascertain if truly the
Speaker 1: media publisher was tortured as claimed, Saware refused to allow
Speaker 1: medical personnel from the Nigeria Police Forced checked the alleged
Speaker 1: injury on his hand he had claimed he suffered as
Speaker 1: a result of the police personnel brutality while inside cell. Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: as at the time Sware was released on Friday night,
Speaker 1: bandages were still seen wrapped around one of his hands,
Speaker 1: a scene in the video while he was coming out
Speaker 1: from the IGP Rapid Response Team IRT police detention facilities
Speaker 1: in Abuja, as stated by Saware in the video. Shortly
Speaker 1: after his release from detention facilities at the IGP Rapid
Speaker 1: Response Team on Friday, Saware posted on his social media
Speaker 1: handles and said that freedom is never given. It is
Speaker 1: not a gift from the powerful, nor a token handed
Speaker 1: down by the oppressor. Human rights activist and founder of
Speaker 1: Sahara Reporters News Network, Omila Saware has been reportedly man
Speaker 1: handled on Thursday early Warning inside police cell by offices
Speaker 1: from the Inspector General of Police IGP Monitoring Unit after
Speaker 1: the journalist honored the invitation sent him from the office
Speaker 1: of the Inspector General of Police for a reason not stated,
Speaker 1: but the media personnel working with Omila Saware, in a
Speaker 1: statement on Thursday made available through the verified personal social
Speaker 1: media handles of Saware, said that the police presented two
Speaker 1: petitions against Sware over alleged forgery and defamation of character,
Speaker 1: adding that some police officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit
Speaker 1: as early as six a m. On Thursday entered Sware
Speaker 1: cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja with alleged
Speaker 1: pretense to take the media publisher to court, but when
Speaker 1: the journalist demanded to see the charges against him, he
Speaker 1: was allegedly handled roughly via team of armed policemen. This
Speaker 1: barrister Addi andju Deji petitioned the President of Nigeria, Bolahamed Tanubu,
Speaker 1: demanding the immediate dismissal of the IGP Kyode Eggbatoken, for
Speaker 1: allegedly abusing his office by thus using his high ranking
Speaker 1: office in the Nigeria Police Force to settle personal scores.
Speaker 1: Although the Nigeria Police Force has not reacted to these allegations,
Speaker 1: but the Force in a press release on Thursday afternoon
Speaker 1: apparently made statement Anambra is no doubt one of the
Speaker 1: states in Nigeria experiencing incessant and very high rates of
Speaker 1: kidnapping that in some cases do lead to the death
Speaker 1: of the abducted victims and killing of security operatives and
Speaker 1: some other persons around the scene of the mostly monetary
Speaker 1: crimes of hostage taking for a ransom. Specifically, our crime
Speaker 1: reporters gathered that there is hardly no week without one
Speaker 1: or two persons being kidnapped along the Anisha, a weary
Speaker 1: federal road in a Nambra state, especially between Over Community
Speaker 1: Nihiala town. As we gathered that most victims of kidnapping
Speaker 1: in the state are hard working small and medium sized
Speaker 1: business owners who most of whom struggled out of poverty
Speaker 1: to become wealthy successful traders. This we learnt there may
Speaker 1: be no wealthy successful business owner along the Ihiala or
Speaker 1: who road left to be kidnapped or forced to pay
Speaker 1: ransom to the kidnappers, while in Ober, wealthy people are
Speaker 1: being kidnapped quietly in ransom in millions of paid in
Speaker 1: silence to the kidnappers. According to members of the community,
Speaker 1: a young successful businessman was kidnapped recently at a location
Speaker 1: between the Ober New Road and Old Road junctions, shortly
Speaker 1: after he visited his building construction site. While we also
Speaker 1: learned that some people in the state to report or
Speaker 1: contract their friends to kidnappers just to get a share
Speaker 1: from the ransom that will be paid afterwards or when
Speaker 1: such people have issue or dispute with their friends or
Speaker 1: co traders. It may interest you to know that the
Speaker 1: Nambra State Belief Ghana Minister of Defense, Edward Omain Boehmer,
Speaker 1: alongside seven other top government officials and military personnel, have
Speaker 1: been confirmed dead after Ghana Armed Forces in a statement
Speaker 1: on Wednesday, had declared the Z nine military helicopter missing,
Speaker 1: stating the helicopter, traveling from the nation capital in Akra
Speaker 1: to Obuasi in a shanty region, went off from radar
Speaker 1: at nine to twelve am with three crew members and
Speaker 1: five passengers on board. Others killed in the helicopter crash,
Speaker 1: as confirmed by the Office of the President of Ghana,
Speaker 1: include doctor al Haji Mattala Mohammad, MP for Tamali, Central
Speaker 1: Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Alhaji Munaru Mohammad, Acting
Speaker 1: Deputy National Security Coordinator, Doctor Samuel Sarpan, Vice Chairman of
Speaker 1: the NDC, Samuel Aboagier, former parliamentary candidate, Squadron Leader Peter Buffemi,
Speaker 1: Anila flying Officer to Amampadou, and Sergeant Ernest addam Omensa.
Speaker 1: It was gathered that the military helicopter went down at
Speaker 1: a dancy acrofym in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday for
Speaker 1: yet to be stated cause of the incident, as video
Speaker 1: footage showed the burnt beyond recognition bodies of those on
Speaker 1: board the aircraft. The aircraft was from ACR and heading
Speaker 1: for Abousi and is currently off the radar. All efforts
Speaker 1: of being made to establish contact the Ganer Armed Forces
Speaker 1: had stated in a statement earlier on Wednesday, the Government
Speaker 1: of Ghana has directed that Anambra State government under the
Speaker 1: leadership of Governor Charles Chukuma Soludo, has said that the
Speaker 1: state is currently in search of justice over the killing
Speaker 1: of a young and creative fish farmer, Martin's of fessinaci
Speaker 1: on Yekc, well known by his business name as Fish Magnet,
Speaker 1: who was reportedly shot on the leg while being kidnapped
Speaker 1: on Sunday, the twenty seventh of July twenty twenty five
Speaker 1: at his residence in zini Fitte Village, Opuno Inorca, the
Speaker 1: Enambra State capital. This dot orm George Mogalu, the Labour
Speaker 1: Party candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in the States,
Speaker 1: said that an Ambra State is no longer safe, adding
Speaker 1: that people are being killed slorted for their families to
Speaker 1: bury in silence, while the state Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma
Speaker 1: salud oluks the other way with no sympathy, condolence, visit
Speaker 1: or statement. Specifically, Mogalu said, I must speak frankly. An
Speaker 1: amberor is no longer safe, not even in the state capital.
Speaker 1: Our people are being sorted, kidnapped and buried in silence
Speaker 1: while the government looks the other way. This is not leadership,
Speaker 1: it is abandonment. Just recently, we lost over ten lives
Speaker 1: in a ghastly accident at Amchi no E South Local
Speaker 1: government area, Yet there was no statement, no condolence, not
Speaker 1: even a visit from the state government. Instead we see
Speaker 1: street renamings and political endorsement rallies. Where is our conscience,
Speaker 1: Mogalu stated, While the former lawyer to Namdi Cardu, Nigeria
Speaker 1: President Bolah Armed Tanubu has called on online content creators
Speaker 1: to create jobs for others, saying the digital media is
Speaker 1: now a central driver of economic growth, while emphasizing that
Speaker 1: the youths are no longer waiting to be invited into
Speaker 1: the future, that they are already building the future. Details
Speaker 1: of the President's statement as made available in a news
Speaker 1: release signed by the presidential spokesperson, Byo on Anuga on
Speaker 1: Friday reads verbatim below. President Bolah Hmed Tanubu on Friday
Speaker 1: called on young Nigerians active in the digital media space
Speaker 1: to harness their platforms as instruments of national progress. He
Speaker 1: urged them to build businesses that create employment, produce content
Speaker 1: that reflects unifying values, and serve as positive catalysts for
Speaker 1: societal development. He emphasized the critical importance of verifying information
Speaker 1: before amplifying it. At the opening of the Progressive Digital
Speaker 1: Media Summit, themed unveiling the critical role of new media
Speaker 1: in national development, President Tanubu said, your generation has recognized
Speaker 1: this moment. You are using digital tools to innovate, educate,
Speaker 1: and demand accountability. But as your influence grows, so must
Speaker 1: our collective sense of purpose and responsibility. I urge you
Speaker 1: to continue using digital platforms to advance our nation's progress.
Speaker 1: Build businesses that employ others, create content that uplifts and unite.
Speaker 1: In line with the requirements of the ceasefire deal reached
Speaker 1: on Monday night in Malaysia, the military commanders in the
Speaker 1: three areas along the Thailand Cambodia border have met on
Speaker 1: Tuesday with a resolution that both sides will halt the
Speaker 1: movements of troops and enforce the ceasefire agreement while waiting
Speaker 1: till August fourth, twenty twenty five for the outcome of
Speaker 1: the General Border Committee GBC meeting to be held before
Speaker 1: they will know the next line of action to be taken,
Speaker 1: which could be to rev evacuate troops out of the
Speaker 1: area or continue the war. Based on the aftermath of
Speaker 1: the GBC meeting, agreed to be hosted by Cambodia next
Speaker 1: week Monday, the ceasefire Mediator, who is the Azian Chair
Speaker 1: and Malaysia Prime Minister and while Ibraheim, who is currently
Speaker 1: in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, for a Zian meeting,
Speaker 1: said in a post buyer his personal verified ex social
Speaker 1: media account on Tuesday that as the Azian Chair, Malaysia
Speaker 1: has emerged to lead efforts in reconciling Cambodia and Thailand,
Speaker 1: two neighboring countries that were nearly drawn into a more
Speaker 1: devastating conflict. Adding, with the active involvement of China and
Speaker 1: the United States, we successfully achieved an immediate and unconditional
Speaker 1: ceasefire agreements. This is proof that diplomacy must guide our
Speaker 1: efforts to realize peace and resolute leadership, while stating in
Speaker 1: his earlier post after the ceasefire agreement was reached that
Speaker 1: the ceasefire agreement is a concrete proof of the strength
Speaker 1: of a Zian diplomacy. Rooted in Nigeria on Monday staged
Speaker 1: an uncommon welcoming ceremony to appreciate and celebrate the country
Speaker 1: women football team, who may be apparently correct to be
Speaker 1: described as winning Queens of Africa as they landed at
Speaker 1: the Namdi Azukiway International Airport in Abuja after the Super
Speaker 1: Falcons of Nigeria defeated the host Lionesses of Morocco by
Speaker 1: three to two in a breath taking and thrilling final
Speaker 1: football match held in Robert, the capital city of Morocco
Speaker 1: on Saturday, marking the tenth triumph of the Super Falcons
Speaker 1: on the continental stage, after the previous triumphs in the
Speaker 1: Women's Africa Cup of Nations WAF con consecutively in nineteen
Speaker 1: ninety eight, two thousand, two thousand, two, two thousand four,
Speaker 1: two thousand six, twenty ten, twenty fourteen, twenty sixteen, twenty eighteen,
Speaker 1: and recently for the twenty twenty four Africa Continental Women Tournaments.
Speaker 1: This many top government officials, most especially governors and ministers,
Speaker 1: like the governors of Kaduna, Uba Sanni, Governor of Kuara
Speaker 1: Abdul Rahmen Abdul Razak and i Hoo State Hopuzo Dema,
Speaker 1: gathered for hours at the Nandi Hazukiwai International Airport, Abuja,
Speaker 1: waiting the Super Queens of Africa to arrive and after
Speaker 1: welcoming the women football icons home, the governors led the
Speaker 1: Amazing Stars of Africa to the West Africa country's presidential
Speaker 1: villa known as Asso Rock, where President Bulla Ahmed to
Speaker 1: Nubu conferred on the twenty four super falcons for Royal
Speaker 1: Thai Army and the Cambodia National Ministry of Defense have
Speaker 1: both denied firing the ten projectiles that destroyed civilian houses
Speaker 1: and properties at Emerald Triangle, a city in Law on Thursday,
Speaker 1: just as both government establishments confirmed early in the morning
Speaker 1: on Sunday that fighting continued through Saturday night to Sunday
Speaker 1: morning night. Despite President Donald Trump of the United States
Speaker 1: US statement on Saturday that he has spoken on phone
Speaker 1: with both the Prime Minister of Cambodia and the acting
Speaker 1: Prime Minister of Thailand asking the two parties to agree
Speaker 1: on immediate cease fire, and failure to do so, according
Speaker 1: to Trump, US will not make any business deal with
Speaker 1: both countries. In his words, Trump said, we happen to be,
Speaker 1: by coincidence currently dealing on trade with both countries, but
Speaker 1: do not want to make any deal with either country
Speaker 1: if they are fighting, and I have told them so.
Speaker 1: The call with Thailand is being made momentarily. The call
Speaker 1: with Cambodia has ended, but expect a call back regarding
Speaker 1: war stoppage and cease fire based on what Thailand has
Speaker 1: to say. I am trying to simplify a complex situation.
Speaker 1: Many people are being killed in this war, but it
Speaker 1: very much reminds me of the conflict between Pakistan and India,
Speaker 1: which was brought to a successful hault. The Lao government
Speaker 1: had on Friday reported that ten bombs were found having
Speaker 1: been fired into civilian areas and affecting local residents. In
Speaker 1: the Emerald, tr Asia is apparently becoming a continent of
Speaker 1: war as hope of achieving peace in the continent appeared
Speaker 1: slim since twenty twenty three, when fresh wars broke out
Speaker 1: in the Middle East Asia after Hamas attacked Israel, forcing
Speaker 1: Israel to launch a multifront wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran,
Speaker 1: and Yemen. This occurred as Russia, that has parts of
Speaker 1: its territory in Asia, had in twenty twenty two launched
Speaker 1: a full scale war against its neighbouring European country Ukraine,
Speaker 1: which The multiple wars have led to millions of deaths,
Speaker 1: with many in the world expecting an end soon, but
Speaker 1: while many in the world hope for permanent end to
Speaker 1: the deadly wars, another fresh war broke out during the
Speaker 1: week on Thursday in the Southeast Asia between Cambodia and Thailand,
Speaker 1: after soldiers from Royal Thai Army of fourteenth Infantry Battalion
Speaker 1: on Wednesday stepped on a land mine at Huaiban chong
Speaker 1: En ma nam Yuen District, Uban Ratchathani Province within the
Speaker 1: Thai Cambodia border area, causing severe injury to one Thailand
Speaker 1: soldier while four other soldiers sustained some level of injuries,
Speaker 1: making the acting Prime Minister of Thailand Funtham Wehchii to
Speaker 1: recall the country's ambassador from PanAm Pen and expelled Cambodia's
Speaker 1: ambassador to Thailand, leading to heavy military confrontations starting next
Speaker 1: day morning, which Cambodian news agency on Saturday reported that
Speaker 1: tens of thousands of innocent Cambodians, including children pregnant women,
Speaker 1: barely ten days after Israeli soldiers bombed the Holy Family
Speaker 1: Catholic Church in Gaza, Benjamin Natanyahu, the State of Israel
Speaker 1: Prime Minister, has said that Israel is now being portrayed
Speaker 1: as the enemy of Christians, stating that Israel has a
Speaker 1: thriving Christian community, the only thriving Christian community in the
Speaker 1: broad radius of the Middle East, where Christians are not tolerated,
Speaker 1: they're cherished, adding you can like Christmas trees in Nazareth,
Speaker 1: but in Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus. When Israel
Speaker 1: left and the Palestinian authority came in, the Christian majority
Speaker 1: shrank from eighty percent to under twenty percent because there
Speaker 1: was no more Israel to protect them. Though Prime Minister
Speaker 1: Benjamin Natanyahu did not mention the bombing of the Catholic
Speaker 1: church in Gaza that led to the killing of three
Speaker 1: persons and injuring to several people, including the parish priest,
Speaker 1: it could be recalled that the Israel Defense Forces idf
Speaker 1: action against the Christian Holy Place in Gaza sparked global condemnations,
Speaker 1: with the head of the Catholic Church, Popelio the fourteenth,
Speaker 1: in a statement on Sunday, July twentieth, twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: while speaking after his Angelus prayer, read out the names
Speaker 1: of those killed in the incident and said I appealed
Speaker 1: to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect
Speaker 1: the obligation to protect civilians, as well as the prohibition
Speaker 1: of collective punishment of indiscriminate use of force and force
Speaker 1: displacement of the population during PROCAS walk on NEVIW Brigade, Ukraine.
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