Brotherhood holds fasting, prayer sessions for restoration of peace between Russia & Ukraine
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Members of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) in Calabar have held a one day fasting and prayer sessions […]
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Hungary, Romania approve visa free access to all Nigerians fleeing Ukraine, says FG
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has said the governments of Hungary and Romania have approved visa free access to all Nigerians fleeing […]
FIFA bans international games in Russia, no flag or anthem allowed
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being […]
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions
In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in […]
Ukraine: Trump praises Russia’s Putin, hints at 2024 presidential bid
Donald Trump emerged from political exile Saturday to blast President Joe Biden and NATO over the Ukraine crisis and repeated his false claims of a […]
Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia
Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president […]
Chelsea boss Abramovich hands over club to ‘trustees’
Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has handed over the affairs of the club to trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation. This comes amid UK sanctions against […]
Manchester United cut ties with Aeroflot after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Manchester United have ended their sponsorship deal with Aeroflot following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Red Devils have had a partnership with the Russian airline […]
Ukraine ‘left alone’ to fight Russia, says President Zelensky
Ukraine’s president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin launched a large-scale invasion that killed 130 […]
Ukraine crisis: UN chief announces $20m for humanitarian support
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, announced 20 million dollars for humanitarian support in Ukraine, saying protecting of civilians must be ‘Priority Number One’ in […]
Ukraine requests urgent debate at Human Rights Council — UN
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday said that Ukraine had requested an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on the situation stemming from […]
Ukraine military plane with 14 aboard crashes near Kyiv
A Ukrainian military plane with 14 people aboard crashed south of Kyiv on Thursday, the emergencies service said. The service said it was “still determining […]
Russia invades Ukraine as Putin declares war to ‘demilitarise’ neighbour
Russian forces have unleashed an attack of Ukraine on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at dawn, amid warnings from […]
Ukraine invasion: Biden pledges new sanctions to punish Russia
U.S. President, Joe Biden, has pledged to announce new sanctions to punish Russia for the aggression against Ukraine that international community has expected for weeks […]
Will Russia’s Ukraine invasion push up oil prices, inflation?
Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global stand-off will […]
Biden announces sanctions on Russia over invasion of Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Tuesday announced first tranche of sanctions on Russia, following its decision to recognise the independence of certain areas of Ukraine’s […]
Dozens injured in random stabbing spree in Albuquerque – Police
Local police on Monday confirmed that 11 people were injured in a stabbing incident that occurred in Albuquerque, the largest city in the U.S. state […]
Armenian president resigns over lack of influence in ‘difficult times’
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian on Sunday announced that he was resigning his largely ceremonial position, citing the inability of his office to influence policy during […]
U.S. Secretary of State heads to Kiev to discuss Ukraine conflict
United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Antony Blinken was travelling to Kiev on Wednesday as part of international efforts to address the Ukraine crisis with […]
Bus accident leaves 5 dead, 21 injured in South of Moscow
Five people were killed and 21 were injured in a bus accident south of Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, Russian authorities said. Russia’s […]