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Zelensky reveals one condition to give up territory as war intensifies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been adamant that his country would not trade any territory in exchange for peace with Russia and Vladimir Putin, but recent remarks might be a sign that this blanket policy has changed.

A Russian Federal Bailiffs Service officer guards a corridor leading to a courtroom inside the court in Yekaterinburg, 18 July 2024
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In a rare public display of Russian secret agents, state television Russia-1 interviewed two former spies who returned to Moscow as part of the US-Russia prisoner swap.
Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva were posing as Argentinian citizens after settling in Slovenia in 2017. The duo reportedly used their residence in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, to travel to other NATO and EU member states.
In the interview, the Russian reporter presented a bag with stuffed toys to the children and asked their parents how to say “Cheburashka”, a character from Soviet and Russian cartoons, in Spanish.
Allegedly, the two children were not aware of their parents’ true identity and did not speak their native tongue.
In the interview, Dultseva explained how she similarly did not think or speak in Russian, and faced difficulty adopting the language back upon her return to Moscow.
The couple’s two teenage children lived in foster care after their parents’ arrest in 2022 and, according to Dultseva, were almost placed for adoption.
“We were threatened that the Argentinian side allegedly wanted to take our children. The children could be given to another family for adoption,” Dultseva said.
“But we felt that the Slovenian special services also did everything possible to keep the children in Slovenia to keep us together.”
Yashin: People’s support ‘my source of strength’
Meanwhile, one of the political activists released by the Kremlin, Ilya Yashin, thanked his supporters via a stream on his YouTube channel. He said he felt empowered after receiving around 30,000 letters and postcards and added: “it was literally my source of strength, because not a single day in prison did I feel abandoned, forgotten, or alone.”
The Russian activist previously admitted that he felt burdened by his release, as many of his comrades remain behind bars. Yashin spoke about the details of the prison swap and said that two more Russian dissidents should have been released as part of the deal.
“The Russian side deceived, betrayed their counterparts in the negotiations, leaving (Russian opposition activist Alexei) Gorinov and (associate of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Daniel) Kholodny actually hostage,” Yashin said.
Yashin was imprisoned in 2022 for criticising Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In his livestream, he vowed to stay committed to his anti-war position.
He added that he spoke to a German government official and warned, “if you allow Putin to devour Ukraine now, he will 100% move on. There are no illusions.”
Russia did not turn a corner, experts say
The prisoner swap between Russia and the West is the largest exchange since the Cold War, but the CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Jodie Ginsberg, warned of the precedent it might set for future governments.
“Our concern is that this doesn’t set a precedent for future governments to feel that they can simply take innocent journalists, for example, imprison them and use them as bargaining chips for the release of, prisoners abroad.”
Ginsberg warns that the swap does not signify an improvement in press freedom in Russia. “This doesn’t mean that Russia has turned a corner or that Russia now suddenly has press freedom”.
She adds that the country was the fourth largest jailer of journalists worldwide in 2023, making it one of the most restrictive environments for journalists globally.
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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Nigeria Police Force successfully repatriates $23,000 to international romance scam victim
The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.
A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.
‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.
Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’
Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
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Bosso replaces Danjuma as Imo Police Command CP
The Imo State Police Command, Owerri, has a new Police Commissioner in the person of Audu Garba Bosso, who replaced Aboki Danjuma, the outgoing Police Commissioner. Danjuma was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) and posted to Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Upon assumption of duty, CP Bosso called on sister security agencies, stakeholders, and all residents to collaborate with the police in tackling crime and social vices.
He stressed that community-based policing, intelligence-led operations, and a people-friendly approach will guide his administration, with strict adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights.
In a brief biography made available to journalists by the Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, it was revealed that CP Bosso was born on December 31, 1967, in Bosso, Niger State.
He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on June 10, 1994, as a Cadet ASP, Course 18/1994.
Revealing his academic history, Okoye stated that CP Bosso holds an NCE in Geography/Biology, a B.Sc.Ed in Biology, and an M.Sc in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is also a member of the National Institute of Policing Studies (MNIPS).
In the course of his career, he has attended key professional courses, including PMF Mobile Training School, Citizenship and Leadership Course, Community Policing Course, TLCC, and SLCC, which have shaped his strategic and community-oriented policing philosophy.
The command’s spokesperson added that before his recent deployment to Imo State, CP Bosso served as DPO in over twenty-two divisions nationwide across Sokoto and Kwara State Commands, including Bale Gudu, Dange-Shuni, Wamako, and Kebbe Divisions in Sokoto State, as well as ‘B’ Division, Surulere, Ilorin, Kwara State Command, among others.
“He also held strategic appointments across several state commands, which include: CSP Administration, Kwara State Command; 2i/c Ilorin Metro Area Command, Kwara; 2i/c CID, Katsina State Command; AC Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Area Commander, Saki, Oyo State Command; Area Commander, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State Command; ACP Administration, Enugu State Command; Area Commander, Iyekogba, Edo State Command; Director CPTU, Police Service Commission, Jos; Director Finance & Administration, POLAC Wudil, Kano State; DCP G.I FCID Annex, Gombe State; DCP Operations, Borno State Command; and CP G.I FCID Annex, Kaduna State, before his posting to Imo State,” Okoye stated.
The new Commissioner has called on all Imo residents to actively partner with the Police and other security agencies through timely information sharing and participation in community policing initiatives, assuring the public of his commitment to protecting lives and property, maintaining peace, and fostering a people-friendly policing culture across the state.
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