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...
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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...
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...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he expects the Russian army will storm Kiev overnight, and called on the public to defend the capital. “The fate of the country is being decided right now,” he said in a video message on his Telegram channel. “The enemy will use all its...
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 Ukrainians on the first day. “We have been left alone to defend our state,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to the nation...
The Federal Government is planning a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine amid the escalating crisis in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in Abuja on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to direct the war effort from the front lines, state-affiliated media reported. PM Ahmed had on Tuesday vowed to lead his country’s army ‘from the battlefront’ after Tigray rebels threatened to march on Addis Ababa. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen will...