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Vladimir Putin to visit India in December

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Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will pay an official visit to India in December, the Kremlin said on Friday, as ties between the countries grow closer, and after the United States imposed tariffs on New Delhi over its purchases of Russian oil.

Putin will also meet Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at a regional summit in China on Monday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, including AFP, saying the pair would discuss “preparation for the December visit”.

US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Indian goods as punishment for New Delhi’s massive purchases of Russian oil, part of a campaign to pressure Moscow into ending its offensive in Ukraine.

Energy incomes are a key source of revenue for Moscow’s state budget.

Russia is also one of India’s top arms suppliers, and the warm ties between the two countries date back to the Soviet era.

Ukraine’s Western allies have sought to cut Russia’s export earnings since Moscow launched its military assault in February 2022.

But Russia has been able to redirect energy sales away from Europe to countries including India and China, ensuring the multi-billion-dollar flow of funds has continued.

India has argued it imported oil “from Russia because traditional supplies were diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the conflict”.

Putin has significantly curtailed his foreign travel amid the offensive on Ukraine, for which he was slapped with an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.

India is not a party to the ICC and, therefore, not obligated to detain Putin.

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Lucky soul. He d!ed in Jihad – Sheikh Gumi reacts to Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei’s d3ath

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Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi has reacted to the k!lling of Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khanenei, describing him as a “lucky soul who d!ed in Jihad.”

Khanenei was k!lled by US and Israeli missiles in Tehran on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

In a post shared on his verified Facebook page, Gumi said Khamenei’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah.”

“A lucky soul, he d!ed in Jihad against k!llers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere,” Gumi wrote.

He added that the late Iranian leader’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah,” noting that Khamenei “stood firmly for justice and didn’t hide in bunkers.

“For those who k!lled him or assisted in killing him, let us see what they will live to do in this world.”

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Gospel singer Taiwo Adegbodu d!es

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One half of the Yoruba gospel duo Adegbodu Twins, Taiwo Adegbodu, has d!ed.

The news of his de@th was announced on Sunday, March 1, via a post on the group’s official Facebook page, which is managed by their team.

In the emotional message, the family lamented his sudden passing, describing the loss as deeply painful and difficult to bear.

Fellow gospel musician Esther Igbekele also confirmed the de@th on her Instagram page, where she shared a photo of Adegbodu and paid tribute to him in Yoruba.

Taiwo performed alongside his twin brother, Kehinde Adegbodu, and both rose to prominence in the Yoruba gospel music scene after the release of their debut album, Faratimi (Lean on Me), in 1999.

Over the years, the duo became known for their spiritually uplifting and culturally rooted sound, earning a strong following within the Christian music community.

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Iran: Protest erupts in Nigeria over killing of Ali Khamenei (PHOTOS)

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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, better known as Shiites, have taken to the streets of Niger State on Sunday to protest the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Shiites in Nigeria are led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

It was reported that Khamenei was killed in coordinated airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel military.

Dozens of IMN members mobilised shortly after the news of Khamenei’s alleged death filtered through social media channels.

In a video sighted  on Sunday, the followers of the Shi’a cleric, were seen chanting ‘freedom to Iran, death to America ‘.

The protesters also marched through parts of the state chanting solidarity slogans and waving Iranian flags and placards bearing inscriptions such as “We Stand With Iran.”

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