Ukraine summit postponed after Biden cancels Germany visit

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2 years ago

October 9, 2024

An upcoming meeting of Kyiv’s allies has been pushed back after US President Joe Biden canceled his trip to Germany.

A summit at the US Ramstein military base in Germany will not take place later this week as scheduled, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The meeting was to be attended by the leaders of Ukraine’s allies and discuss further measures to aid in the country’s defense against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to present his “victory plan” to end the Russian invasion of his country.

The event, originally planned for October 12, has been postponed due to US President Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the US and deal withthe extreme weather situation in Florida.

“Announcements about future Ukraine Defense Contact Group meetings will be forthcoming,” the US military said.

At the last Ramstein meeting in September, Zelenskyy had pressed for more weapons and the necessary clearance to use Western weapons further inside Russian territory.

Biden meeting with Scholz also nixed

Biden was due to travel to both Germany and Angola as some of his final foreign trips as president following his decision not to seek reelection in November.

Also planned for his trip to Germany was a four-way meeting with key European allies German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Scholz’s spokesman said on Wednesday that he regretted the cancellation, but understood the reason for it. Tuesday night, Scholz had said if Germany faced a similar storm he would have also canceled a trip abroad.

The US state of Florida is bracing for its second strong hurricane in as many weeks, as Hurricane Milton bore down on the southern state. Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene cost some 220 lives in the eastern United States. Much of the debris left by Helene had not yet been cleared, leaving it in Milton’s path as millions of people began evacuating.

Chaos As Military Officers Exchange Blows During Tinubu’s Visit To Bayelsa (Videos)

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2 weeks ago

April 12, 2026

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Personnel of the Nigerian military were seen engaging in a fight during the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Bayelsa on Friday.

In a video spotted on social media, the driver of a Hilux vehicle marked “Naval Police” was seen stepping down from his vehicle and exchanging words with another driver.

After returning to his vehicle, another driver with a rifle approached him and threw a punch at the Naval Police driver, triggering a brawl.

The incident quickly escalated into a free-for-all, with personnel attached to both vehicles exchanging blows, while stunned civilians watched in disbelief.

HRH Ekwueme of Ochia Kingdom Iynched & kiIIed in Imo.

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2 weeks ago

April 11, 2026

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Gunmen on Friday night killed the traditional ruler of Ochia, Barr Paulinus Ekwueme, alongside security operatives in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The attackers ambushed the monarch at the boundary of Assa and Ochia communities after he returned from a trip abroad earlier in the week.

Some security operatives in his convoy were also shot dead. Eyewitness said the monarch and the security operatives were set ablaze after the killing, adding that the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area had been thrown into mourning.

Hrm lives in America, but some in his town accuse him of acquiring lots of wealth coming from the oil in their land and yet they have no nepa (light) and other amenities, and that this angered the youths of his community to take this step. One said Ms Duruaku wrote, “he ate the youth empowerment meant given to him by shell oil company and ran abroad for years”

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Abuja hotel collapse: Wike orders arrest of owner, to convert land to public use

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April 7, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate arrest of the owner of a multi-story hotel that collapsed in Jikwoyi, Abuja last Friday, April 4 and announced that the land would be seized for public use.

LIB had reported that the building crumbled while workers were on site, triggering an emergency response from relevant authorities.

Visiting the site today April 7, Wike said the building was constructed without approval from the FCT Department of Development Control and that all the stop-work notices sent to the builders were ignored by the developer.

Wike confirmed that while there were no fatalities, several people sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. He warned that the outcome could have been far worse.

Announcing the government’s plans for the land, Wike said the FCT Administration will take over the land for public use, noting that those responsible for the illegal construction will face prosecution in accordance with the law.

He added that the local community would be consulted to determine a suitable public-purpose project for the reclaimed site.