Senator Abba Moro nominated to attend Pope Francis' burial in Rome The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro PhD has been nominated as part of federal government's high-powered delegation to attend the burial of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome. The nomination was communicated to the senator on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). With the nomination, Senator Moro will join the few and carefully-selected people from across the world that will attend the burial slated for Saturday, 26th April, 2025. Pope Francis died on the 21st of April at the age of 88. Emmanuel Eche'Ofun John, Media Adviser to the Senate Minority Leader 25/04/2025

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"We can't do anything without them" - Mahama invites Ibrahim Traore and other military leaders to to ECOWAS@50 launch in Accra President John Mahama has extended an invitation to the junta leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to attend the official 50th anniversary of ECOWAS’s establishment in Accra. This was disclosed by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa at a press conference on Thursday, April 17, 2025. He explained that the invitation was a direct request from President Mahama in his capacity as summit host. “I did indicate all ECOWAS heads of state have been invited for this event, including heads of state of the AES countries. Because of the divorce from ECOWAS, it requires the host president to be solely responsible for that invitation. So they will come as guests of the Ghanaian president,” he said.

Ayatollah Khamenei: 🔰 Message from Saudi Arabian king delivered by their Minister of Defense to Imam Khamenei Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, delivered a message from the King of Saudi Arabia to Imam Khamenei, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. ⏬ https://english.khamenei.ir/news/11629 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en 🔰 Highlights of Leader's speech in a meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense, recieving the message of the king of Saudi Arabia April 17, 2025 🔹We believe that relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia are beneficial for both countries and that the two countries can add to each other. 🔸There are some who show enmity to the expansion of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. We must overcome their hostile motives, and we are prepared in this regard. 🔹In the areas where the Islamic Republic of Iran has made progress, it’s prepared to assist Saudi Arabia. 🔸It’s much better if the brothers in the West Asian region cooperate and assist each other instead of depending on others. 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en 📹 Being ready to serve as #ImamMahdi’s (aj) soldier 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en 📹 The million-strong storm of Bengalis in support of #Palestine #MarchForGaza #StandWithPalestine 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en 📝 Western influence on East Asian women: A critique of self-serving & detrimental agendas This article, through a critical lens, discusses how Western-imported policies and values have turned into tools of exploitation and humiliation, rather than empowerment, for women in East Asia. To read the full article👇 https://english.khamenei.ir/news/11617 #私が退職した本当の理由 #WomensRights 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en 🔰 Victims of state-ordered terror: Abu Jihad Imam Khamenei stated on March 31, 2025, that the assassination of prominent figures is one of the Zionist regime's common practices, and that the US and some Western governments support these crimes. This series introduces distinguished individuals who have fallen victim to this state-ordered terrorism. ⏬ https://english.khamenei.ir/news/11630 📲 KHAMENEI.IR | 𝕏 (Official) | 𝕏 (Website) ✅ @Khamenei_en

Press TV: Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Huthis https://jordantimes.com/news/region/deadly-us-strikes-hit-yemen-fuel-port-used-huthis <!-- google_ad_section_start -->SANAA — The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Huthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.   The attack on the Ras Issa fuel port aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Huthis, the US military said.   Washington has hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in a bid to end their attacks on civilian shipping and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.   The rebels began their attacks in late 2023, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's army said Friday they had intercepted an incoming missile from Yemen.   In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said: "US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Huthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Huthi efforts to terrorise the entire region for over 10 years.    "The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Huthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen".   Ships "have continued to supply fuel via the port of Ras Issa" despite Washington designating the rebels a foreign terrorist organisation earlier this year, the military command added, without specifying the source of the fuel.   Huthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said the preliminary death toll stood at 20, including five paramedics.   There were also "50 wounded workers and employees at the Ras Issa oil port, following the American aggression", he said on X.   "The death toll is likely to rise as body parts are still being identified," he added.   Fireball    The port lies along the west coast of Yemen on the Red Sea.   In images broadcast early Friday by the rebels' Al-Masira channel, which it presented as the "first images of the US aggression" against the port, a fireball lit up the area around the ships, while thick columns of smoke rose above what appeared to be an ongoing blaze.   "Civil defence rescue teams and paramedics are making every effort to search for and extract victims and extinguish the fire," said Alasbahi.   The Huthis have regularly fired missiles and drones on Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023 following an attack on Israel by Hamas militants.   "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," Israel's army said Friday on Telegram, adding that aerial defence systems had been deployed "to intercept the threat".   Huthi attacks have hampered shipping through the Suez Canal -- a vital route that normally carries about 12 percent of world shipping traffic -- forcing many companies into a costly detour around the tip of southern Africa.   The United States first began conducting strikes against the Huthis under president Joe Biden's administration, and his successor President Donald Trump has vowed that military action against the rebels would continue until they are no longer a threat to shipping.   On Thursday evening, France's Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a French frigate in the Red Sea destroyed a drone launched from Yemen.   "Our armed forces continue their commitment to ensuring maritime freedom of movement," he said on X.   US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told journalists Thursday that the Chinese satellite firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company was "directly supporting Iran-backed Huthi terrorist attacks on US interests".   "Their actions -- and Beijing's support of the company, even after our private engagements with them -- is yet another example of China's empty claims to support peace," she said.   Bruce did not initially provide details on the nature of the company's support for the rebels, but later referred to "a Chinese company providing satellite imagery to the Huthis." <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  Hizbollah 'will not let anyone disarm' it, says chief https://jordantimes.com/news/region/hizbollah-will-not-let-anyone-disarm-it-says-chief <!-- google_ad_section_start -->BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hizbollah "will not let anyone disarm" it, the Lebanese group's leader Naim Qassem said Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons.   Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, including an Israeli ground incursion and two months of heavy bombardment that decimated the group's leadership.   The fighting was largely brought to an end by a November ceasefire, but not before the group's longtime leader and Qassem's predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike.   "We will not let anyone disarm Hezbollah or disarm the resistance" against Israel, Qassem said in remarks on a Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel.    "We must cut this idea of disarmament from the dictionary."   His comments came hours after another Hizbollah official said the group refused to discuss handing over its weapons unless Israel withdrew completely from south Lebanon and halted its "aggression".   "It is not a question of disarming," Wafic Safa said in an interview with Hizbollah’s Al-Nur radio station.   "What the president (Joseph Aoun) said in his inauguration speech is a defensive strategy."    Safa, believed by experts to belong to the movement's most radical faction, said Hezbollah had conveyed its position to Aoun, who on Tuesday said he sought "to make 2025 the year of restricting arms to the state".   In his interview, Safa asked: "Wouldn't it be logical for Israel to first withdraw, then release the prisoners, then cease its aggression... and then we discuss a defensive strategy?   "The defensive strategy is about thinking about how to protect Lebanon, not preparing for the party to hand over its weapons."   Analysts have said that the once unthinkable idea of Hezbollah disarming may no longer be so, and may even be inevitable.   Problem is Israel'    Under the November ceasefire, Israel was meant to withdraw all of its forces from south Lebanon.   But despite the deal, its troops have remained at five south Lebanon positions that they deem "strategic".   Israel has also continued to carry out near-daily strikes against Lebanon -- including on Friday -- saying it is targeting members of Hezbollah.   Under the truce, Hizbollah was to pull its fighters back north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.   Lebanon's army has been deploying in the south as Israeli forces pulled back.   Hezbollah says the ceasefire does not apply to the rest of Lebanon, despite being based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the disarmament of non-state groups.   Hizbollah was the only group to keep its weapons after Lebanon's 15-year civil war ended in 1990, saying that they were for "resistance" against Israel, which continued to occupy the south until 2000.   US special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who visited Beirut this month, said Washington continued to press Beirut "to fully fulfil the cessation of hostilities, and that includes disarming Hizbollah and all militias".    Safa said on Friday that both Hezbollah and the Lebanese army were respecting the terms of the truce.   "The problem is Israel, which has not done so," he said.   On Saturday, a source close to Hezbollah told AFP that the group had ceded to the Lebanese army around 190 of its 265 military positions identified south of the Litani. <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  5yrs ago April 2020 What a strange world we live in Covid-19 ClownWorld Restrictions Lockdowns Masks US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria https://jordantimes.com/news/world/us-withdraw-some-1000-troops-syria <!-- google_ad_section_start -->WASHINGTON — The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.   Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Daesh terror group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of territory there and in neighboring Iraq over a decade ago.   The brutal extremists have since suffered major defeats in both countries, but still remain a threat.   "Today the secretary of defense directed the consolidation of US forces in Syria... to select locations," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement, without specifying the sites where this would take place.   "This deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the US footprint in Syria down to less than 1,000 US forces in the coming months," he said.   President Donald Trump has long been skeptical of Washington's presence in Syria, ordering the withdrawal of troops during his first term but ultimately leaving American forces in the country.   As Islamist-led rebels pressed forward with a lightning offensive last December that ultimately overthrew Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, Trump said Washington should "NOT GET INVOLVED!"   "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT," Trump, then the president-elect, wrote on his Truth Social platform.   Years of war against Daesh   The 2014 onslaught by Daesh prompted a US-led air campaign in support of local ground forces -- the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Iraqi government units.   Washington also deployed thousands of American personnel to advise and assist local forces, with US troops in some cases directly fighting the jihadists.   After years of bloody warfare, Iraq's prime minister announced a final victory over IS in December 2017, while the SDF proclaimed the defeat of the group's "caliphate" in March 2019 after seizing its final bastion in Syria.   But the extremists still have some fighters in the countryside of both countries, and US forces have long carried out periodic strikes and raids to help prevent the group's resurgence.   Washington stepped up military action against Daesh in Syria in the wake of Assad's overthrow, though it has more recently shifted its focus to strikes targeting Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have been attacking international shipping since late 2023.   US forces in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by pro-Iran militants following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, but responded with heavy strikes on Tehran-linked targets, and the attacks largely subsided.   Washington for years said it had some 900 military personnel in Syria as part of international efforts against Daesh, but the Pentagon announced in December 2024 that the number of US troops in the country had doubled to around 2,000 earlier in the year.   While the United States is reducing its forces in Syria, Iraq has also sought an end to the US-led coalition's presence there, where Washington has said it has some 2,500 troops.   The United States and Iraq have announced that the coalition would end its decade-long military mission in federal Iraq by the end of 2025, and by September 2026 in the autonomous Kurdistan region. <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  A few minutes ago, the Russian Defense Ministry published unique footage of the destruction of another American multiple launch rocket system 'HIMARS'. 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IRNA News Agency: 🔻 Iran’s Leader says relations with Saudi Arabia will benefit both countries 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says that the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will benefit both nations and that the two countries can complement each other. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806392/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Active shooter reported at Florida State University; several injured hospitalized 📌 Florida State University in the U.S. reports active shooter in the campus and several patients have been hospitalized. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806491/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Iran’s Leader says relations with Saudi Arabia will benefit both countries 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says that the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will benefit both nations and that the two countries can complement each other. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806392/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔻 President Pezeshkian: Iran and Saudi Arabia can be role model for regional cooperation 📌 Tehran, IRNA – In a meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in Tehran on Thursday, President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed the neeed for consolidating cohesion in Islamic world, and called for the expansion of bilateral cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in all sectors to help resolve regional issues. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806520/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔻 Upcoming developments not to affect Iran’s relations with Russia: Foreign Minister 📌 Moscow, IRNA – Iran’s relations with Russia will not be affected by the upcoming developments, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in what seemed to be a reference to the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807020/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Iran urges international community to end silence and inaction against U.S. attacks on Yemen 📌 Tehran, IRNA – The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns U.S. attacks on Ras Isa, a port located in northern Al Hudaydah in Yemen, and urges the international community to end its inaction and silence against the violations of human rights and international law by the United States in Yemen. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807072/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔻 Lavrov says Moscow supports Tehran-Washington talks 📌 Moscow, IRNA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country welcomes the willingness on Iran and the United States for reaching tangible agreements on Iran’s nuclear program as the two countries have engaged in indirect talks since last Saturday. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807103/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Araqchi visits Qatari prime minister in Moscow 📌 Moscow, IRNA – Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi meets with the prime minister and the foreign minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807128/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔸 President Pezeshkian says Israel is the primary perpetrator of global terrorism 📌 Tehran, IRNA – President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Israel is the primary perpetrator of terrorism worldwide. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807137/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Foreign Minister Araqchi leaves Moscow for Tehran 📌 Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Moscow for Tehran after holding talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the Russian capital. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807176/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔶 Araqchi arrives in Rome for second round of indirect Iran-U.S. talks 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has arrived in the Italian capital, Rome, for the second round of indirect negotiations with the United States. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807326/ 📲 @Irna_en ♦️ Hezbollah chief says resistance movement will not allow anyone to disarm it 📌 The Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sheikh Naim Qassem, says the movement will not allow anyone to disarm as it is determined to continue resistance against Israeli aggression. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85807454/ 📲 @Irna_en

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IRNA News Agency: 🔶Domestic affairs not delayed by indirect talks with the United States: President Pezeshkian 📌 Tehran, IRNA – President Masoud Pezeshkian says indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States is progressing in a normal and routine manner, without delaying or hindering the country's affairs. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805327/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Iran condemns continued U.S. attacks on Yemen 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the continued U.S. airstrikes on various areas in Yemen, which have resulted in death and injury of civilians while causing significant destruction to homes and infrastructure. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805339/ 📲 @Irna_en ♦️ Foreign minister to visit Russia on Thursday: Ambassador 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia says Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will arrived in Moscow on an official visit on Thursday. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805468/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔸 Army, IRGC are strong fortress to shield Iran from external threats, says top commander 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami has described the Iranian Army and IRGC as a strong fortress to defend the country. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805414/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔻 IAEA chief arrives in Tehran on official visit 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has arrived in Tehran for talks with officials. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805556/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔸 Palestinian resistance groups warn against Israeli efforts to Judaize Al-Aqsa Mosque 📌 Tehran, IRNA –Palestinian resistance groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have warned against repeated attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Al-Aqsa Mosque which they say are aimed at Judaizing Islam’s third holiest site. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805536/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Iran calls for bolstering defense and military cooperation with Tajikistan 📌 Tehran, IRNA – The chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, in a meeting with Tajikistan’s Defense Minister Lieutenant General Emomali Sobirzoda, has expressed Iran’s readiness to increase cooperation with Tajikistan in the defense and military fields. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805565/ 📲 @Irna_en 🎥 Foreign Minister Araghchi welcomes Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi here in Tehran. 📲 @Irna_en 🎥 Foreign Minister Araghchi is meeting with Rafael Grossi chief. 📲 @Irna_en 🔶 Iran dismisses Britain allegations as unfounded 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has vehemently rejected recent accusations leveled by the British administration against Iran, denouncing them as unfounded and politically motivated. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805842/ 📲 @Irna_en ♦️ Foreign minister heads to Moscow for high-level talks 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has departed for Moscow to engage in discussions with senior Russian officials. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85805935/ 📲 @Irna_en 📌 An Israeli attack on refugee tents in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip leaves 23 people dead. 📲 @Irna_en 📌 Foreign Minister Araghchi is welcomed upon his arrival in Moscow. He will be delivering a written message from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin. 📲 @Irna_en 🔷 AEOI chief meets visiting IAEA head in Tehran 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Vice-president and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi in Tehran. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806058/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔶Saudi defense minister arrives in Tehran 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud has arrived in Tehran on a significant visit. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806167/ 📲 @Irna_en ♦️ Araqchi: Leader’s message to President Putin focuses on regional and international developments 📌 Moscow, IRNA – Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi says that he is in Moscow to deliver a message from Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, adding that the message pertains to international and regional developments, as well as bilateral issues. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806215/ 📲 @Irna_en Major General Mohammad Baqeri, chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, officially welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud here in Tehran on Thursday. 📲 @Irna_en 📌 Rafael Grossi leaves Tehran for Vienna The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency left Tehran for Vienna after meeting with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami. He was also ushered to visit an exhibition of Iran’s achievements in the nuclear industry. 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 IAEA chief says threatening to target Iran’s nuclear facilities is unacceptable 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says that the IAEA has consistently emphasized that threats to target nuclear facilities are unacceptable. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806298/ 📲 @Irna_en 🔹 Iran expects the I.A.E.A. to maintain impartiality and professionalism 📌 Tehran, IRNA – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (A.E.O.I.) says that Iran’s consistent expectation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) is to uphold impartiality and professional conduct. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806320/ 📲 @Irna_en 📌 Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud met with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, on April 17, 2025. 📲 @Irna_en 📌 Ayatollah Khamenei says that the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will benefit both nations and that the two countries can complement each other. 📲 @Irna_en 📌 Leader of the Islamic Revolution: The enhancement of ties between Tehran and Riyadh faces opposition. Hostile intentions must be overcome, and Iran is fully prepared to do so. 📲 @Irna_en 🔸 Araqchi meets Putin in Moscow 📌 Moscow, IRNA – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. 🖇 en.irna.ir/news/85806448/ 📲 @Irna_en

JP2025: Why my husband’s pics on your chest – Priscilla tackles Papaya Ex over outfit. Priscilla Ojo, a Nigerian influencer and the daughter of popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has questioned Papaya Ex over her outfit at her wedding. DAILY POST reports that Priscilla got married to her Tanzanian lover, Juma Jux, in a traditional ceremony on Thursday March 17 2025, in Lagos State. Papaya Ex, a popular fashion model and content creator, was captured in a trending video on social media with the groom’s photo placed on her breast while the bride’s picture was placed at her waist region. The controversial dress caught Priscilla’s attention when Papaya Ex came out to spray her money. Reacting to the outfit, Priscilla asked “Why did you put my husband’s picture on your chest”. Papaya Ex replied “I’m sorry baby, na because I love you”. Papaya further explained that she did that to gain attention online. Nigerian celebrities at the ceremony include singers Nice, Peter Okoye, Korede Bello, Ebenezer Obey, Segun Johnson, and Diamond Platnumz. Also present were, Toyin Abraham, Wunmi Toriola, Mercy Aigbe, Eniola Badmus, Eniola Ajao, Nkechi Blessing, Ruth Kadiri, Mercy Eke, Femi Adebayo, Odunlade Adekola, Yinka Quadri, Cute Abiola, Muyiwa Ademola, Hilda Baci among others.

Manchester United Get Double Suspension Boost After Dramatic Europa League Win vs Lyon Manchester United have received a significant boost ahead of their Europa League semi-final clash with Athletic Bilbao, as key midfield duo Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro both avoided suspension in Thursday night’s dramatic victory over Lyon, according to Manchester Evening News. United edged past the French side in a thrilling 5-4 win at Old Trafford, securing a 7-6 aggregate triumph to reach the last four of the competition. Goals from Ugarte, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire ensured Ruben Amorim's men kept their European dream alive — and with it, a vital chance to secure Champions League football next season. However, the victory wasn’t just about the scoreline. Heading into the quarter-final second leg, both Ugarte and Casemiro were walking a disciplinary tightrope. Having each picked up two yellow cards earlier in the tournament, a further booking would have triggered a one-match suspension — ruling them out of the semi-final first leg. But both players held their nerve and steered clear of the referee’s notebook during a heated and high-stakes encounter, giving United a major boost ahead of their semi-final showdown. The relief is even more palpable given UEFA rules: all accumulated yellow cards are wiped clean after the quarter-finals, meaning Ugarte and Casemiro now begin the semi-final phase with a clean slate. This reset dramatically lowers the risk of missing the final due to a yellow card suspension, allowing Amorim more tactical flexibility as United prepare to face a high-energy Athletic Bilbao side. United’s European run now offers a lifeline in what has otherwise been a turbulent campaign. With Premier League inconsistencies leaving their top-four hopes in doubt, winning the Europa League presents not just silverware, but a golden ticket back into the Champions League.

#ICYMI: A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ladan Salihu, has described the current posture of the PDP Governors’ Forum as ‘unconstitutional’ and a potential threat to the party’s internal democracy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Thursday edition of The Morning Brief,Salihu criticised the outcome of the Monday PDP Governors’ Forum meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State, noting that the forum had overstepped its bounds. channelstv.com/2025/04/17/coa…

I will never forgive 2go, why should I? How? Not after what 2go did to me. I was 19 years old then, using 2go like others. I had connected with one Presh452. Peeping through my Nokia 2626, I could see a beautiful DP. Yes, I like fine fine ihe rị mma. Who no like better thing? Ị na-alụ nwaanyị jọrọ njọ a ga-ebere gị ya ego? The connection began from chatting to exchange of phone number. Then, night calls. Then, midnight by 12:00 AM to 5:00AM you'd call and speak with anyone free of charge. When that country was still called Nigeria before it turned to Bongo. Awwww. Midnight, innocent calls — innocent conversation — innocent "I love you...I love you too" raining like a heavy downpour in Mbanefo Hostel. Boys were calling their sweethearts, feeling loved and to be loved. Then I would be in the reading room, Presh452 would call. She's no longer Presh452 but Precious. When the call enters, I'd leave my books to speak with Pre Pre. Awww. Love Nwantịntị. Precious is a beautiful girl. Queen of Persia. Bianca is learning beauty from her. Precious is as beautiful as the Arab Queens. In fact, through 2go, she sent me beautiful pictures. "This is you?" She'd say yes. Awwww. Her beauty has turned into a butterfly, flying inside my stomach, getting out through my oesophagus, connecting to my alimentary canal. Oh, canal man cannot understand the things of the spirit. "I can't wait to see you in Aba," my sweet Precious would say. "I can't wait to see you too," a lost Ọnụkwube would reply. Midnight calls back to back. Precious had told me number of children she wanted. She was going for 6, I needed just 2. In fact, if possible, 1. But 2 is okay. She didn't want 2 children, after all her father was so rich and had properties in Aba with a fleet of car. In fact, her elder brother was in Europe where he was a billionaire in Euros. So, money no be problem. "Let's have 6 children, my family are rich." Everything was on her head. I wasn't thinking of any children. She was already planning 6 kids. With who? But you know, when the butterfy flaps its wings in your stomach, you seem to forget some yarning of dust, and dwell on the flow. The flow was flowing. However, I had gone to the University of Port Harcourt to meet with Professor Nọlue Emenanjọ. Even though I was quite young, I had started meeting professors earlier — traveling to different universities just to meet those men I had read from books. I connected with them on personal level. The idea was, after going to Uniport, I would branch in Aba to meet my first lady. The most beautiful woman on earth, 2go gave me. We had planned going to cinema together, eat at expensive restaurant, discuss about the future and our love life. So sweet! She would send me more pictures. "Are these your pictures?" "Yes." Chai. The girl had a pot of beauty broken on her head, and beauty drenched her body, wet it like a fowl beaten by rain. Why can't Precious compete as Miss Universe? I had left Port Harcourt on Thursday morning. I first left Chọba for Rumuola by Aba Road. Then, Obigbo was still manageable. I plied the road by jumping on ndị Aka n'elu motor. Through Port Harcourt Road, we got to Aba. She asked me to wait for her at Tonimas. Even though I had to meet her, I was a confirm guy man to stay at the opposite direction and observe my environment unto security-wise. I stayed behind a parked bus to place a call, someone picked, and was approaching me. "I am here." "No. You are not here. I am not seeing you." "Look at me, I am here." Mbanụnụ. Something was standing before me quite alright, but the thing was not a human being. Not my Precious whom I had spent my sleepless nights calling on nightcall. It cannot be my princess, my asampetecious asampete whose beauty was mesmerizing Ọbama then. I don't want to abuse what God has created. But it seems that after God was done creating some people, they recreated themselves against God's image. Because, how can someone's eyes be bigger than ikwiikwii? Her eyes socketed inside like that of a mọnkey. Imi pịahụ ya ka imi enwe. The sponge okpu n'isi was like that of a mad woman in Eke Imeọha. Her teeth stood erect like amụ ịnyịnya. Ọnụkwube ntọọọ. Ị chụgburu onwe gị na nwaanyị. Why do bad things keep happening to good people? My mates were using 2go and connecting with ụmụnwa, why did my own 2go connect with kpalakwukwu? Other people's snares hunted living things, mine caught non-living things. I took a deep breath. Then asked like a conquered wrestler, "are you Precious?" She said yes, without remorse. She wasn't even remorseful that she sold me adaka in place of enwe. I was praying, kabbashing so that people who knew me wouldn't see me with this kind of usungu. The kind akpoola she wore was sounding on the ground "ma i kelere m, ma i keleghị m, I don't care." I had made a promise, I must fullfil it. I had promised we would go on date at Crunches located then at Ikot Ekpene Road. But, how would I be looking at this person's face? Impossible. I am not hungry. Even if I am, I'll not eat. You cannot ponzi me and expect me to be happy. Elu na ala ekwela ngwere gbaa ajị. As we were walking, she was doing the talking, and replying herself. Me Wey be vibe turned deaf. Ogbi. She was ranting how rich her father was. How rich her brother was. Shouting as if I was Buubu who had ear problems and Ee Pee See spend billions to treat it. Keke was coming with speed, this girl was walking like her father owned the road. The Keke almost hit her, I quickly held her backward before ikuku kẹkẹ eburu ya. I practically saved her from being crushed by the Keke. Guess what she did? She went to fight the Keke man. Hitting her open palm on her mouth. "Wuuuuuuuuuuu. If you try me, you will sleep in cell. I.d.i.ot, do you know who my father is?" I was a gentleman to the core. I was pleading with the Keke man to forgive. I saw what happened. She was at fault. Everyone in the Keke was telling her she was at fault. Aunty was busy insulting them. The Keke man wasn't responding to her but just looking at me with a pity. "Fine boy like you, kee ihe i ji udele a eme? See the kind thing you dey Waka for road with." Na wetin man do man. You cannot win Aba men with bad mouth. The man was pitying me. I was trying to manage the fact that I was lied to, the same person was embarrassing herself. What was remaining was to remove her clothes and fight. So, na onye ara I came to Aba to see? 2go— tọnda faya you! No problem. What I would do was on my mind. We got to the restaurant. I asked her to order. She placed her order. I refused to order anything. I lost appetite. What if I eat anything, someone who knows me walks in. My mama fit disown me. I cannot. Eventually, we stepped out of the restaurant. She was telling me how her father locked her teacher for one week because the teacher punished her in school. She was saying those things.. Guess what I did? I took her by surprise and ran to the other side of the road, with the back of my legs touching back of my ears. Then, I jumped into Keke like a thief a na-achụ ọsọ. "Peace Park, Peace Park!" "Ọga na #100," the Keke man said, delaying me. "Go! Go! I will give you 200 naira. Just go." The Keke guy moved, the girl crossed the road, pursuing me and Keke. She had long leg oo. Chasing us oo! Thank God there was no traffic. I got to Peace Mark, paid the Keke guy 200 naira. Big money those days. I bought my ticket and bought a newspaper I used to cover the other side — reading newspaper I didn't budget for — in case my Aba Precious abata. The vehicle quickly filled up, we drove to Nsụka. When I got to Nsụka, she texted me: "Because I am not beautiful, that's why you treated me like that..." I replied: "since you are not proud of yourself— then you were sending me other people's pictures as yours — why should I be proud of you?" She paused, I paused, 2go paused; all of us paused!

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