Up to 10 parties are considering making bids for Chelsea, with investment bankers working on the sale expecting most of the interest to come from the United States of America. Russian, Chinese and Middle Eastern money has been behind the acquisition of many English clubs over the past two...
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Many Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine have called for urgent evacuation back home amid a Russian invasion. Sumy, in North-East Ukraine, is close to the Russian border. The Federal government has evacuated more than 1,000 Nigerians who made it out of Ukraine to neigbouring countries such as Poland...
Nigeria has evacuated 807 of its citizens from war-raged Ukraine as at Saturday. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in three flights. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived aboard Max Air flight 747...
The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm local time from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace. This is according to a statement issued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @NigeriaGov @abikedabiri @toluogunlesi #NigeriansInUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/wOL5Opo4jc. Recalled that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Airtel Nigeria on Friday said it is supporting its customers to make free calls to war-ravaged Ukraine so as to reach their friends and families there. The Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Surendran Chemmenkotil, who disclosed this on Friday in Lagos, said...
U.S House of Representatives member, Jason Crow has revealed the fate of Ukrainains as fight with Russia intensifies. Crow predicted that the current war with Russia will get worse for the Republic of Ukraine because Russia’s President Vladimir Putin doesn’t care about his soldiers . Crow, who is a...
By TERKULA ATI, Abuja – The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has been described as an invasion with the aim of annexing the country to Russia. Speaking exclusively to NATIONAL ACCORD in Abuja on Thursday, the Consul’s Second Secretary, Bohadan Soltys, noted that the attack on Ukraine was...
The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle. BREAKING NEWSEVACUATION: First Batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrive Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja from Romania at 7:10 am.@NigeriaGov @abikedabiri...
Some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected to arrive the country on Friday. Jets from Nigerian airlines, Max Air and Air Peace, had arrived in Poland and Romania as of Thursday for the evacuation. Air Peace deployed its aircraft to Warsaw, the Polish capital while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has deployed its aircraft to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Europe following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Air Peace Airline’s spokesman, Mr Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Mr. Olisa noted that this is...
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning Russian aggression, with 141 countries voting in favour, 34 abstaining, and only five voting against. Known informally as the world’s “town hall”, the assembly is where all 193 UN member states had a voice. A total of 141 countries...
Russia’s Roman Abramovich has announced he will sell English football club Chelsea in the wake of his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich, who could face British government sanctions, has owned the club since 2003 and has won every title on offer with them. These include five Premier Leagues, two...
A little Nigerian boy has left people stunned after he was spotted weeping profusely over the ongoing Russian invasion When quizzed by a lady, the lad expressed fear of Russia sending bombs to destroy Nigeria, stressing that no one will survive it His response got the lady amused but...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government on Wednesday said only persons documented with the Nigerian Embassies will be eligible for evacuation. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed this in a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the ministry, Mrs Francisca Omayuli. Mr. Onyeama said that those...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of about 5,000 Nigerians caught in Russia, Ukraine war. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that majority of the affected Nigerian citizens are currently taking refuge in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. The Minister of State for Foreign...
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) citing information from Moscow said Russian forces now have control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. IAEA director general Rafael Grossi on Wednesday said Russian diplomats in Vienna had informed him of the development. According to the Russian embassy’s letter...
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has made an appeal for $1.7 billion dollars to provide urgently needed assistance to help refugee exodus from Ukraine. The secretary general, on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the flash appeal said rockets had been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine stretched into its sixth day Tuesday, as a massive armored convoy advanced toward the capital, Kyiv, and major cities were hit by more heavy shelling. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, video captured a deadly explosion at the regional state administration building that left at least...
World Taekwondo says it has “decided to withdraw the honourary 9th dan black belt” given to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013 following the invasion of Ukraine. The governing body said it “strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine … and we hope for a peaceful...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government on Monday said the Nigerian Embassies in Romania, Hungary and Poland have received over 256 stranded Nigerians from Ukraine, while awaiting the arrival of 200 more in the coming days. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, disclosed...