By AFP 20 April 2023 | 1:00 pm NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday — his first since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian media and a NATO official said. The Kyiv Independent newspaper published images of Stoltenberg in central Kyiv, in front of a memorial for fallen soldiers. The photographs showed Stoltenberg with his head down in front… NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during an interview with AFP at a hotel in Seoul on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday — his first since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian media and a NATO official said. The Kyiv Independent newspaper published images of Stoltenberg in central Kyiv, in front of a memorial for fallen soldiers. The photographs showed Stoltenberg with his head down in front of the memorial. Many Western officials travelling to Kyiv do not announce their trips in advance for security reasons. “The NATO Secretary General is in Ukraine. We will release more information as soon as possible,” a NATO official said. Stoltenberg’s visit comes 14 months into Russia’s invasion and ahead of an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive. NATO has pledged to stand by Ukraine as it fights Russia. Earlier this month, Stoltenberg invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to a NATO summit in July. He also said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “wanted to slam NATO’s door shut” but “failed.” Latest 11 mins ago A Nigerian man, Oladipupo Fagbewesa, has been ordered to pay approximately N15 million (£26,835) by the United Kingdom (U.K.) tribunal in relation to 61,800 cigarettes detected in his bag. Fagbewesa, who was returning from Lagos to Heathrow Airport on Friday, February 14, 2020, was charged on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, by HM Revenue and Customs… 29 mins ago Justice Hamza Muazu of an FCT high court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday adjourned until May 12 to rule in the preliminary objection filed by the embattled chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure and one other The other respondents are the National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim, Clement Ojukwu and Oluchi Opara. They are challenging… 43 mins ago China’s embassy in Nigeria has debunked an allegation that its citizens are indirectly funding terrorism in the West African country. A British newspaper, The Times, had last week published a report that Chinese nationals in the mining sector are financing terrorist groups in some parts of Nigeria in order to gain access to the country’s… 46 mins ago Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has been labeled as incompetent by the presidency following the rate of insecurity in his state. Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu, in a statement on Wednesday, absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of any blame concerning the security situation in Benue. “Fortunately, the people of Benue State know the truth. After all, it… 1 hour ago Investigators announced that three individuals, two teenagers and a 20-year-old man, have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection to a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama that left four young people dead and 32 others injured. The two teens, Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough (17) and Travis McCullough (16)…
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