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Nigeria, Israel Collaborate To Tackle Insecurity
The Nigerian government and the State of Israel have mapped out strategies to collaborate to tackle the incessant insecurity challenges facing Nigeria, especially on intelligence and sharing of information in financing and security training.
Indications to this development emerged when the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, Sharren Miriam Haskel-Harpaz met in Abuja on Monday to work out the modalities.
A statement from Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the meeting was a comprehensive and productive political dialogue that not only centred on security but other areas such as technology, innovation for border management, capacity building, culture, tourism, agriculture, consular and immigration matters.
In a related development, the Israeli Minister told a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, that the five Aljazeera journalists reportedly killed by Israeli forces on Monday in Gaza were members of Palestinian militant group- Hamas.
Hamas was blamed for the October 7, 2023 attacks on Southern Israeli where about 1,200 Israeli citizens were killed.
About 200 other Israelis were also kidnapped with some still being held hostage in Gaza.
Haskel-Harpaz said their membership of Hamas became obvious when members of the militant group paraded their flags in solidarity with the slain journalists.
She noted that Israel declared war on Hamas because of that unprovoked attack, and has since faced attacks from multiple fronts perpetrated by radical Islamic terrorists that have sworn to destroy her country.
Haskel-Harpaz stressed that Israel will continue to defend its sovereignty and its citizens, vowing not to stop until all the terror infrastructure of Hamas was dismantled in Gaza.
She maintained that the reported propaganda of Hamas on social and mainstream media against Israel will not deter her country from pursuing its aims to ensure security of its citizens.
Ásake’s much-anticipated homecoming concert may be heading into stormy waters as fans take to social media to criticise the staggering ₦300,000 ticket fee.
What was expected to be a triumphant Lagos return for the global Afrobeats star is now spiralling into an online revolt, with many longtime supporters accusing organisers of “pricing out the true fans.”
The sentiment has grown so intense that several fan pages are warning that the high-end pricing could dampen excitement around Ásake’s headline performance.
FlyTime Fest, known for premium concert experiences, has steadily increased its fees over the years, but this latest jump appears to have crossed a psychological line.
Fans have flooded social media with criticism over the ₦300,000 ticket price for Ásake’s Lagos homecoming. Many expressed disbelief and frustration, saying the cost is outrageous and out of reach for those who have supported him since his early street-pop days.
Users questioned the pricing compared to international shows, with some noting that fans abroad can secure seats for less than half the cost.
Social media reactions have been fierce, @Yemmmmie_: “So Nigerians are paying $200 just to stand and watch Asake, while people abroad get seats for under $100? Make it make sense. How do you overcharge the people who actually built the fanbase? It’s giving ‘exploit your own’ and everyone’s just supposed to smile about it?”
@_ayzo: “I really wanted to go for Asake’s show but 300k is too ridiculous.”
@_blondehoe: “Asake ticket prices are ridiculous. Not even Chris Brown, Summer Walker and Travis Scott were this expensive. I might need a Nigerian bf to buy me a ticket soon.”
@richtosho: “Asake concert standing ticket is 300k, Rema 250k, Davido 250k, in a country of particular concern… but they will sell tickets in US for less than $100 ~150k and you might even see Chris Brown and Billie Eilish + 10 other artists… imagine?”
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