SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Nigeria: How I Hid From Terrorists Who Invaded Kuje Prison - Abba Kyari Suspended DCP Abba Kyari has narrated how he hid from the terrorists who invaded Kuje custodial centre in Abuja. ADVERTISEMENT Speaking through Onyekachi Ikpeazu, his counsel, on Wednesday, Kyari prayed to a Federal High Court in Abuja to grant him bail. ADVERTISEMENT "My lord, every living soul in this country will agree that there was not just a breach, but that there was a grand terrorist attack by an organisation that not only successfully invaded the Kuje prison, but took control of it for over three hours. However, the applicant, being a law-abiding citizen, refused to take off. ADVERTISEMENT "If there is anything to establish that the defendants will not jump bail, it was that circumstance. The gates of the prison were left open for over t

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM EU envoys agree Russian gold embargo, freeze on Sberbank assets EU set to impose a seventh round of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including on its biggest lender. ADVERTISEMENT European Union diplomats meeting in Brussels have agreed a new round of sanctions against Moscow for its war in Ukraine, including a ban on importing gold from Russia and freezing the assets of the country’s top lender Sberbank. It is the seventh EU package of sanctions on Russia. The last one passed in June imposed a ban on most Russian oil imports. ADVERTISEMENT “The main goal is to align with G7 partners, reinforce the implementation and close the loopholes where necessary,” the Czech government, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, tweeted on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Russia is the second-largest gold-producing nation in the

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Asia’s economic growth outlook slashed on China, Ukraine fears Asian Development Bank forecasts region’s developing economies to grow 4.6 percent in 2022 amid worsening conditions. ADVERTISEMENT The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has slashed its economic forecasts for Asia, citing deteriorating conditions due to China’s “zero COVID” lockdowns, rising interest rates in developed economies and the war in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT Asia’s developing economies, which include China and India, are expected to grow 4.6 percent in 2022 and 5.2 percent in 2023, according to the ABD’s latest economic outlook released on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT The ADB in April predicted the region’s developing bloc would expand 5.2 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively. China’s economy is forecast to expand 4 percent, revised down from 5 percent, amid “disru