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Politics of obvious and apparent
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personal vendetta among some youths in
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Edeto state, which has been ongoing for
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years, most especially since the
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immediate former governor of the state,
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Godwin Obiski, left office on November
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12th, 2024, took a new twist on Sunday
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night in the city of Manchester in the
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United Kingdom. as a yet to be properly
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identified man walked into an event hall
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where the former governor Godwin Obiski
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and his wife Betty were scheduled to
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meet Edo people and attacked one of
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their main political and media
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supporters Albert Oaz who probably had
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been in the bad books of some Edo
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youth's sequel to his ways of always
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defending the ex-governor Obaseeki and
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exchanging words with those against the
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exgovernor videos made available online
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indicated that Albert Ober was attacked
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while he was live streaming the event on
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Facebook and other social media
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platforms as guests were coming in and
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waiting for the arrival of the former
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Edeto state governor Godwin Obaseeki and
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his wife Betty. Initially the suspected
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attacker walked up to the victim and
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asked to have a conversation with him
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saying I am the double chief you are
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looking for. Come let's talk but Albert
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Ober refused and replied to the attacker
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that you are the one looking for me.
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What happened? As Albert Ober continued
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to demand to know why the attacker had
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decided to see him immediately the
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attacker hit the victim on the face.
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Manchester City police were seen
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alongside their vehicles shortly after
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the attack but the city police
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department is yet to issue a statement
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as at the time of filing in this report.
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Albert Oazay in a Facebook live
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streaming on Monday early morning night
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at a hospital in Manchester said that
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he's currently having difficulty with
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hearing in one of his ears hit by the
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attacker. On November 5th, 2025, while
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on live Facebook video streaming, Albert
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Ober had raised alarms of act of
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possible threat to his life by a man
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simply identified as double chief of
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Manchester, who he said had threatened
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to beat him repeatedly if he visited
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Manchester to attend and organize the
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Obaseeki thank you visit to his
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supporters. Also during the live video,
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Albert Ozay narrated how he was almost
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attacked by some Edo youths in Italy.
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Thus described some Edo youths abroad as
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people who always act like animals.
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Before now, Albert Obaz may have faced a
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lot of threats of possible attacks
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issued by some Edo youths who also see
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him as an enemy of the Benin monik
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following the controversies surrounding
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the establishment of Museum of the West
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African Art Moir in Edeto state which
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some youths protested and prevented the
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commissioning of the multi-billion naira
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cultural hub last two Sunday. an act
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which led to foreign guests being
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escorted to safety by the Nigeria Police
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Force team personally led by the Edeto
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State Police Commissioner. The continued
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verbal attacks and insults on Albert
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Oberaz and his family, especially his
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biological parents, in reactions to the
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political aids statements over the
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controversies surrounding the Moir
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establishment made his younger brother
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smart over Zeta issue a video statement
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in recent days and insulted his younger
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brother's principal exgovernor Godwin
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Obiski for allegedly endangering his
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brother life and bringing all manners of
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insults to their family even when his
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elder brother Albert Oay was never given
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any political position during his 8
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years as governor of Edeto state.
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Nigerian Army Authority has confirmed
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the killing of four persons with the
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inclusion of two soldiers and two
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civilian JTF when members of the Islamic
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State West Africa province I swap
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terrorists on Friday evening ambushed a
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brigade of Nigeria army personally led
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by the brigade commander Brigadier
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General Muber around Wuoko community in
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Azir Malte area of Damboa local
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government area of Boro state which
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according to Humangle news media The
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ISWAP terrorists opened fired on a
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convoy of several military and civilian
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joint task force vehicles, causing the
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brigade of the armed forces of Nigeria
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an apparent full destabilization,
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leading to the brigadier general missing
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in action for several hours, but started
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responding to WhatsApp messages few
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moments later. But the Nigerian Army
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Authority insisted that the brigadier
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general and the commander of the 25 task
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force brigade personally led the
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Nigerian army troops back to base after
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an apparent failed attempt to rescue
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communities that are probably still
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under terrorists control in the areas
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close to Sambisa forest. According to
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Lieutenant Colonel Apollonia Annel, the
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acting director of the Nigerian army
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public relations in a statement issued
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on Saturday, troops of 25 task force
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brigade on routine patrol to secure
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communities around Wajeroko in Azir
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Malte Damboa local government area of
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Boro state came under a sudden and heavy
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insurgence fire while returning from a
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successful patrol within the fringes of
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Sambisa forest. The patrol team which
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was led by the commander 25 brigade
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brigadier general M. Uber and comprised
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troops of 25 task force brigade and
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members of civilian joint task force
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CJTF courageously fought through the
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insurgents ambush with superior
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firepower forcing them to withdraw in
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disry and to abandon their mission.
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During the encounter, two brave soldiers
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and two heroic CJTF members paid the
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supreme price while on active service to
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the nation. While commending the troops
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for the gallantry, the army high command
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commiserates with families and
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associates of the deceased gallants for
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their heroic sacrifice to the nation.
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The army headquarters also wishes to
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debunk the fake narrative going round
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some media platforms online alleging the
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abduction of the brigade commander. The
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general public is hereby advised to
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disregard the fake news regarding the
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incident while praying for the
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continuous success of our gallant
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service men and women. The chief of army
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staff left tenant general widu Nigerian
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army medal salutes the uncommon bravery,
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resilience and sacrifice of the gallant
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troops who have continued to operate in
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one of the most dangerous theaters of
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conflict on behalf of our dear nation.
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Their unflinching commitment even in the
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face of grave danger remains a powerful
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reminder of the daily sacrifices being
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made by our gallant service men and
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women to keep Nigeria safe. Humangel in
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its news publication had reported that
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an attack from members of the Islamic
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State West Africa province ISWAP
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occurred around 5:00 p.m. yesterday near
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Sabong Gary in Damboa local government
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area Boro state northeastern Nigeria.
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The terrorists concealed along the route
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opened fire on a mixed convoy of
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soldiers and members of the civilian
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joint task. President Vladimir Zalinski
7:01
has ordered the new prime minister of
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Ukraine, Julius Spirid and Kota involved
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law enforcement agencies including the
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anti-corruption police in the mass
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audits of Ukraine state-owned companies.
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Zalinski, who gave the order this week
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while in one- on-one meeting with the
7:18
female prime minister, said the law
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enforcement agencies of Ukraine must
7:23
take immediate action based on the
7:25
outcome or results of the audits being
7:27
initiated by Julius Spirideno, the
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current prime minister of Ukraine, who
7:32
assumed office on July 17th, 2025 after
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being confirmed by the Vakovarada,
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meaning Ukraine's parliament following
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President Vadimir Zalinski. key
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nomination of Spiriden Co as part of a
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major government reshuffle replacing the
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previous prime minister Dennis Schmile
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who became the new minister of defense
7:53
and Spirideno previously served as the
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first deputy prime minister and minister
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of economic development and trade. The
8:01
new position made her the second woman
8:03
in Ukraine's history to hold the
8:04
position of prime minister. Meanwhile,
8:07
during the week, Zalinski also announced
8:10
that the Nordic countries, Denmark,
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Finland, Iceland, Norway, along with
8:15
other Baltic friendly countries of
8:17
Ukraine, have decided to commit an
8:19
additional $500 million to the
8:22
prioritized Ukraine requirements list.
8:25
Pearl Initiative, a NATOled initiative
8:27
to expedite the supply of critically
8:29
needed US manufactured weapons to the
8:31
country, which Zalinski said will be of
8:34
a substantial help. In a number of
8:37
statements during the week, Zilinski
8:39
said, "I had a meeting with the prime
8:41
minister of Ukraine. First and foremost,
8:45
we focused on the situation with
8:46
recovery efforts in the regions after
8:48
the Russian strikes. Repair crews are
8:51
working almost around the clock wherever
8:53
needed and the necessary resources have
8:56
been deployed. We are increasing our
8:58
reserve of equipment and work with
9:00
partners on this issue is constantly
9:02
ongoing." Julius Spirid and Co. also
9:05
reported on the implementation of
9:07
support programs for frontline and
9:09
border communities. We are ensuring the
9:12
necessary funding. Starting tomorrow, a
9:15
new winter support program for our
9:17
people will be launched. Government
9:19
officials will present all the details
9:21
publicly. Last year, more than 14
9:24
million Ukrainians benefited from winter
9:27
support, and we expect no smaller scale
9:29
this winter. The prime minister reported
9:32
on the launch of audit processes in
9:34
state-owned companies. We agreed that
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the audits must be conducted promptly
9:39
and all results must be forwarded to law
9:41
enforcement and anti-corruption agencies
9:44
for appropriate action. Personnel
9:46
decisions will follow based on the
9:48
findings. I also instructed that
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Ukraine's key partners be promptly
9:52
informed about the audit outcomes and
9:54
related decisions. Transparency in
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state-owned companies and the
9:59
elimination of any schemes must be
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guaranteed. We also discussed personnel
10:04
changes in the government. The Prime
10:06
Minister of Ukraine will propose
10:08
candidates for the posts of Minister of
10:10
Energy and Minister of Justice. Last
10:13
night, Patriots performed well,
10:15
successfully intercepting Russian
10:17
ballistic missiles. Yet, we still need
10:20
considerably more forces, systems, and
10:23
compatible missiles to protect lives.
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This week, the Nordic countries,
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