PASSPORT SWANGLE BY NIGERIANS

 Passport swangle by Nigeria agents in Malaysia 

There is an official disclaimer by the embassy yet agents still carry out their plans but why?

Let’s analyze

To renew your Nigeria international passport lost, in Malaysia is costing almost 600,000naira, and in Nigeria is 45k naira, following due process, 

Expired visa, about 500,000naira more than $1000

Valid visa- about 350,000naira, 

Hmmmm, and you will say embassy is not part of Nigerians problem? The reason I said so, if this person have not had successful package he will not go about posting this, you don’t use because of influence to swingle people to vomit money they cry to earn.

Who signs the success passport he must have delivered? The embassy 

Who activate the passport to become valid? The embassy 

Who put the law of not renewing lost or not having valid visa to make renewal? The embassy -disclaimer not verified 

Fear is what make people fall victims, at the end of the day even this person may not be valid, but have an insider connection, this is theif of the highest order, Nigeria embassy Kuala Lumpur, please stand with one mind, if it’s a NO then it should be a NO not putting tears in the heart of others,

Am wondering if is same embassy others said they get their passport done in one week with just 100usd, as it is am very confuse, but I refuse to be confuse as this person posted this today.

If you can speak the Malaysian language use it rightly like others, not to oppress others, penetrating the high commission to get a valid passport with more than half a million Nigeria Naira is a crime to the eagles flag. 

What does the embassy have to say about this? It’s already written right and the embassy have address the general public, but how does this individual still get a successful  package? My deep questions,

Some Nigerias have confirmed to me his good at what he does,hmmmmm this is a success pick.

If the embassy will not issue passport to illegal immigrants then it should be so, if they will not issue in the case of lost or no visa whatever then it should be so, 

I know more than twenty Nigerians without a valid passport, lost passport, no visa that wish to renew, even the ones with kids, they have their babies birth certificates but without visa yet they can’t get passport for kids, if the government can give birth certificate why then is it difficult to have passport issued for minors? As one of the mothers said embassy told her she doesn’t have a valid visa, but agent told her to pay 2500ringgit Malaysia, equivalent to 300,000nigeria naira.

Embassy have sent a disclaimer but this advert is recent as a blogger I can’t work with false information as I know is an offense, like I said it’s a recent post made The 9th November 2022 posted by an agent who have success story in whatever he does, according to back talks like the typical Nigerians will call it.

Can we work in love and unity, mothers can’t go get ETC without fear, citizens need their passport yet they can’t due to high cost, if embassy can issue passport to people who are not valid via agents why can’t they do it to Nigerians who have the gods to walk in?? If Embassy want a specific amount they can also state it I know Nigerians will turn up, you can’t send a citizen who is not valid to make a police report because is like sending the person to a journey of no return, this is also one of the fears among Nigerians that also makes them fall victims of this agents. Am hurt because it’s also affect me as a person and how my fellow country man expect me to give out half a million to identify myself as a citizen of my country.

Czech zoo welcomes birth of critically endangered rhino, names it Kyiv

 Czech zoo welcomes birth of critically endangered rhino, names it Kyiv

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A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine's capital Kyiv in honor of that country's resistance to invading Russian forces.

The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility even if it has the most rhinos belonging to the subspecies.

“The name is another expression of our support for the Ukrainian heroes,“ zoo Director Premysl Rabas said.

Kyiv’s mother Eva has been taking care of him in a best possible way, the zoo said, with the baby gaining 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) a day. It currently weighs about 50 kilograms (110 pounds) .

Poaching has reduced the number of the eastern black rhinos living in the wild to around 800. The Czech park has 14.

Only three other such rhinos have been born in other zoos around the world in the last year.

A total of 47 eastern black rhinos have been born in Dvur Kralove since the park received the first one in 1971.

Many of them are now in various zoos around the globe but nine have been returned to Rwanda and Tanzania to live in the wild.

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RUSSIA PRESIDENT ORDER UKRAINE FORCE TO SURRENDER

Putin orders military operations in Ukraine, demands Kyiv forces surrender

 Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be the start of war in Europe over Russia's demands for an end to NATO's eastward expansion.

Shortly after Putin spoke in a special televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport, the Interfax news agency said.

Explosions also rocked the breakaway eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and civilian aircraft were warned away as the United States said a major attack by Russia on its neighbour was imminent. 

Putin said he had authorised a special military operation in breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine and clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces were only a matter of time.

Hours earlier, pro-Russian separatists issued a plea to Moscow for help to stop alleged Ukrainian aggression - claims the United States dismissed as Russian propaganda.

Putin said he had ordered Russian forces to protect the people and demanded Ukrainian forces lay down their arms.

"All responsibility for bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine," Putin said.

He repeated his position that NATO expansion to include Ukraine was unacceptable and said Russia had been left with no choice but to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating from Ukraine.

The scope of the Russian military operation was not immediately clear. Moscow has long denied that it has plans to invade despite massing tens of thousands of troops near its neighbour.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Moscow had approved an offensive and had not replied to an invitation for talks.

Today I initiated a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation. The result was silence," he said. 

U.S. President Joe Biden said his prayers were with the people of Ukraine "as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces".

"President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable."

He said he would announce further sanctions on Russia on Thursday, in addition to financial measures imposed this week.

The Russian operations began as the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Ukraine crisis in New York.

A draft resolution calling out Moscow over its actions toward its neighbour is doomed to fail due to Russia veto power, however a Security Council diplomat said it would put Russia on notice that it is "not in compliance with international law."

'PROVIDE SAFETY'

Ukraine restricted civilian flights in its airspace due to "potential hazard", hours after a conflict zone monitor warned airlines should stop overflights over the risk of an unintended shooting down or cyber attack.

An El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto and a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Kyiv turned out of Ukraine's airspace around the time a notice was issued, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.

Russia also partially closed its airspace in the Rostov flight information region to the east of its border with Ukraine "in order to provide safety" for civil aviation flights, according to its notice to airmen.

Convoys of military equipment including nine tanks were seen moving towards Donetsk earlier on Wednesday from the direction of the Russian border, a Reuters witness reported.

Shelling has intensified since Monday when Putin recognised two separatist regions as independent and ordered the deployment of what he called peacekeepers, a move the West calls the start of an invasion.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke separately with her counterparts from Britain and Canada, while G7 leaders are also due to talk on Thursday. 

Satellite imagery taken on Wednesday showed new deployments in western Russia, many of them within 10 miles (16 km) of the border with Ukraine and less than 50 miles from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, U.S. satellite company Maxar said. 

The images showed field deployment, military convoys, artillery and armoured personnel carriers with support equipment and troops. The images could not be independently verified by Reuters.

A 30-day state of emergency in Ukraine restricting the freedom of movement of conscripted reservists, curbing the media and imposing personal document checks, according to a draft text, begins on Thursday. 

The Ukrainian government has also announced compulsory military service for all men of fighting age. 

Western countries and Japan imposed sanctions on Russian banks and individuals but have held off their toughest measures until an invasion began.

The United States stepped up the pressure on Wednesday by imposing penalties on the Russian firm building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and its corporate officers.

Germany on Tuesday froze approvals for the pipeline, which has been built but was not yet in operation, amid concerns it could allow Moscow to weaponize energy supplies to Europe. 

(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Stephen 

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Korean casts on clash landing on you got engaged

MSon Ye-Jin And Hyun Bin got engaged 

South Korean stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Jin are all set to tie the knot in March in Seoul this year. The two had featured in the popular K-drama Crash Landing On You, in which Son Ye-jin was seen as Yoon Se-ri and Hyun Bin played Ri Jeong-hyeok. 

Son Ye-jin confirmed the news by sharing a picture of a miniature wedding dress on Instagram. She wrote, “I thought long and hard about how to share this story because it’s an important one. I found someone to spend the rest of my life with. Yes… it’s him. Boy meets girl, recognises each other in the crowd, promises to build a future together… I couldn’t imagine! It happened so naturally… But, isn’t that destiny? Just being with him, I feel warm and protected. Please help us celebrate the beginning of our future.”

Malaysia To Ban Cigarettes For Anyone Born After 2005

Malaysians aged 17 today will not be able to legally buy tobacco next year when they turn 18, or ever in their lifetime.

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – The government plans to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to people born after 2005 in a bid to outlaw smoking for the next generation.

This means that Malaysians who are 17 years old today will not be able to legally buy tobacco next year when they turn 18, the legal age for smoking in Malaysia, or ever in their lifetime.

“We, like some other WPRO (Western Pacific) countries, hope to pass a legislation this year which, if successful, will bring about a generation endgame to smoking by making it illegal for the sale of tobacco and other smoking products to anyone born after 2005,” Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told the 150th sessionof the World Health Organization’s (WHO) executive board meeting in Geneva yesterday.

“Malaysia feels this will have a significant impact in preventing and controlling NCDs (non-communicable diseases).”

More than 27,200 smoking-related deaths in Malaysia are reported annually. Smoking causes diseases like cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Khairy previously said he planned to table a new Tobacco and Smoking Control Act in the upcoming Parliament meeting that will not just regulate e-cigarettes and vaping products, but also ban smoking for future generations.

If Parliament approves the tobacco prohibition for anyone born after 2005, this means that the government has less than a year to come up with a mechanism to ensure that cigarettes are not sold to 18-year-old adults in 2023.

Last month, New Zealand announced plans to ban the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products to anyone born after 2008 in a law expected to be enacted this year. New Zealand’s proposal, starting in 2027, will progressively raise the legal smoking age from 18 every year, allowing existing smokers to continue to buy cigarettes but effectively making tobacco products unavailable to everyone born after 2008.

About one in five adults aged 15 years and older in Malaysia smoke, with an estimated 4.9 million current smokers.

Smoking is predominantly a male problem in Malaysia, as about two in five men smoke. Nearly half the male population in every age group light up, except male teens aged 15 to 19 with 24 per cent smoking prevalence.

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