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Oct

06

2022

War: US Congress approves $12 billion to aid war-torn Ukraine

NewsJoe Biden, Russia, Ukraine, World News, World Peace

The US Congress on Friday approved $12.3 billion in aid to help Ukraine fight off Russia’s invasion as part of a stopgap spending bill that averts a chaotic government shutdown ahead of the deadline. midnight. The package includes $3 billion for weapons, supplies, and salaries for Ukraine’s military and authorizes President Joe Biden to order the Pentagon to transfer $3.7 billion worth of weapons and other hardware to Ukraine. The so-called “continuing resolution,” passed by a vote of 230 to 201, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats, also provides $4.5 billion for Kyiv to keep the country’s finances stable and keep…

Oct

06

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

A UN peacekeeper killed in eastern DR Congo

NewsAfrica, RIP, United Nations, World News, World Peace

A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN and Congolese officials said on Saturday, in the latest violence to grip the conflict-torn region. The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, said suspected members of the Twirwaneho militia carried out the attack on Friday night in the Minembwe area of South Kivu province. “A peacekeeper was killed by armed men who approached the base after contacting MONUSCO to surrender,” MONUSCO said. “Attacks against peacekeepers may constitute a war crime,” he added, calling on Congolese authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable. The…

Oct

05

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Last 23 victims of train attack released by Terrorists.

NewsArmy, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Terrorists on Wednesday released the 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna train attack. The hostages were freed at about 4 pm on Wednesday. The terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022. The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 passenger train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail, leading to the death of eight passengers. The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, confirmed that the Nigerian military secured the release of the remaining 23 victims. Announcing the development in a document acquired by The PUNCH,…

Oct

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

REBUTTAL TO FALSEHOOD, RE: 26 Ohafia villages ban association with Nigeria Army.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Ohafia, Opinion, VideoAbia State, Comr Amos Kalu, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Ohafia, Opinion, Security

The attention of Ohafiatv News has been brought to a malicious, injurious falsehood making the rounds on social media that the 26 Ohafia Villages banned any form of association with the Nigerian Amy. This misinformation churned out by a mushroom online media platform NEWS BAND, and amplified by Phoenix, is not only wicked and fake but is a blatant demonstration of misinformation, disinformation, and misdemeanor seeking to further truncate the peace that has returned to the most peaceful and accommodating LGA in Abia State. For the records, the Ohafia clan as one indivisible people have played host to the Nigerian…

Oct

04

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

2023: We’re not into crowd-renting, Peter Obi is loved in the North – Datti Baba-Ahmed insists

News2023, Datti Baba-Ahmed, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed has put to rest the insinuation that the Obidient movement is not welcome in the Northern part of the country. Speaking when he appeared on Arise TV on Tuesday, Datti opined that anyone thinking that the Labour Party and its presidential candidate are not welcome in the North is making a huge mistake. “Whoever thinks that Labour Party or Obidient Movement or Peter Obi as an individual is not being welcomed in the north, they are making huge mistakes,” he said. Baba-Ahmed expressed optimism that the Labour Party will win…