Civilians in Ukraine are allowed to open fire on troops identifiable as hostile forces under a new law that went into effect this week, Ukrainian media reports. According to the law, which went into effect on Monday, foreigners and the stateless living legally in the country can also obtain...
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Russia on Wednesday warned the West that it was working on a broad response to sanctions that would be swift and felt in the West’s most sensitive areas. Russia’s economy is facing the gravest crisis since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union after the West imposed crippling sanctions...
U.S President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the United States would no longer allow for the importation of Russian oil, the latest sanction to punish Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Biden who announced the sanction from the White House said Russian oil would no longer be accepted...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria and other countries that have very close economic links with Ukraine and Russia are at risk of scarcity and supply disruptions. It added that poor households across the world would suffer from the increase in food and...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he’s not afraid and will not hide from anyone. He made the statement while revealing that he’s in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in spite of the ongoing fighting there. Zelensky, in a video message, said he would not hide and wasn’t afraid of...
A former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych has told Volodymyr Zelensky to surrender to Russia. The message by Yanukovych, considered to be extremely corrupt and currently living in exile in Russia after being sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption was circulated by Russian state agency Ria Novosti on...
Russia will immediately stop its military operations if the Ukrainian authorities amend their country’s constitution to abandon their ambition to enter “any bloc,” and recognise the Crimean referendum and the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR). The Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told Reuters...
Ukraine has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to do everything in its power to stop the violence against the backdrop of Russian attacks, “Russia is perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity,’’ the representative for Ukraine, Anton Korynevych, said in The Hague on Monday. “Russia has...
The Federal Government on Monday said it will not tolerate the recruitment of Nigerians as foreign fighters in Ukraine. According to a statement signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, the government is in talks with Ukrainian counterparts to forestall such an occurrence. The government’s statement comes...
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has defended Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. In a statement released by his foundation on Sunday, Mr Zuma described the US and its western allies as “bullies” using Ukraine as a front to bring Russia to its knees through unjustifiable sanctions. According...
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...
A new batch of 306 Nigerians returned home from war-ravaged Ukraine on Sunday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) stated that they arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 00:30 a.m. aboard Air Peace Boeing 777-300 Flight APK7534.through Budapest. The arrivals increased the number of Nigerians evacuated...
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...
The Federal Government on Friday gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abuja. Recalled that the first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded...
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...