Mariupol: Fires, No Water, And Bodies In The Street
A ceasefire, and a chance for civilians to leave, was announced on Saturday morning in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where an estimated 200,000 people are trapped under heavy bombardment by Russian forces. The city arranged 50 buses, and many people travelled to the city centre to get them. But after less than two […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Fourth Batch Of 306 Nigerians Arrive Abuja From Hungary
The fourth batch of 306 Nigerians fleeing the Ukrainian war have arrived Nigeria through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The evacuees landed aboard Air Peace Airline around 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Nigerian News Agency. The trapped Nigerians were safely evacuated thanks to the Federal Government’s involvement and the help of governments […]
Most 2023 Presidential Aspirants Should Be In Jail -Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo surprised the crowd at his 85th birthday party yesterday when he said that if the country’s anti-graft agencies had done their work properly, most of those seeking high political seats in the 2023 general elections should be serving various jail sentences. Chief Obasanjo made this remark while speaking at an international […]
Petrol As Souvenir At Lagos Party: Govt Orders Investigation, Seals Venue
The Lagos State government has ordered an investigation into a viral video that surfaced over the weekend showing kegs of fuel being given out as souvenirs at a state event. The act was labeled “dangerous” by the state government. The program’s venue has been sealed, and the police have issued arrest warrants for those involved. […]
Russia Cracks Down On Dissenting Media, Blocks Facebook
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia’s war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports. The moves against the social […]
Italy Seizes $156 Million In Oligarch Wealth, Pressing Putin
European governments are moving against Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back down on his war in Ukraine, seizing superyachts and other luxury properties from billionaires on sanctions lists. Italy since Friday has seized 143 million euros ($156 million) in luxury yachts and villas in some of its most picturesque […]
Sky News Journalist Stuart Ramsay And Team Shot At In Ambush
A British journalist covering the war in Ukraine has been shot and wounded after coming under fire in Kyiv. Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his four colleagues were driving back to the Ukrainian capital when they were ambushed. As they tried to escape from the car, a bullet hit Ramsay in his lower […]
War In Ukraine: Zelensky Slams Nato Over Rejection Of No-fly Zone
Ukraine’s president has attacked Nato leaders in a fiery speech over their refusal to implement a no-fly zone around the country. Speaking from Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky said the West’s reluctance to intervene has given Russia “a green light” to continue bombarding towns and villages. Nato has argued that a no-fly zone will result in confrontation […]
Siege Of Mariupol: Fresh Russian Attacks Throw Evacuation Into Chaos
Russian forces continued to shell the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday, despite agreeing to a ceasefire just hours earlier – throwing an attempted mass evacuation of civilians into chaos. “I’m right now in Mariupol, I’m on the street. I can hear shelling every three to five minutes,” said Alexander, a 44-year-old engineer and resident […]
Uyo Court Convicts Complainant For Misleading EFCC
Justice Agatha A. Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo on Thursday, convicted and sentenced one Idongesit Samuel Eyibio to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine. Eyibio was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 6, 2020, for misleading the Commission by concealing vital information through […]
