Deposed President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow after fleeing a rebel takeover in Syria, TASS, the Russian state media, reports. Assad arrived with his family after Russia granted them asylum, TASS said, citing a source Kremlin source. On November 27, armed opposition forces in Syria initiated a large-scale offensive against the government troops. On […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka Russia recently published a list of 963 government officials and leading Americans who are banned from entering the country in retaliation for similar moves by Washington since the offensive in Ukraine. The list, published on May 21, includes U.S. President Joe Biden, Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman, business leaders such as Facebook CEO […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka, 06:26am American photographer and filmmaker Brent Renaud has been shot and killed in Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday March 12, 2022. The news was confirmed by Andrii Nebitov, the chief of Kyiv police, where he said, “The invaders kill even journalists from international media who are trying to show the truth about the atrocities […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka, 06:31am On Tuesday 1st March, Canada increased pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying that holdings of all Russian oligarchs and companies in the country are under review. The Canadian Government has announced a series of measures to isolate Russia, which includes imposing […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka, 05:43am The BBC said Friday it was suspending the work of its journalists in Russia. This follows after Moscow backed imposing jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. The corporation’s director-general, Tim Davie, said the new law was “unwelcome” and “appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism” “It leaves us […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka, 5:30pm The second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in federal capital Territory Abuja. An Air Peace flight carrying the 183 evacuees, (180 adults and three children) touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, at exactly 6:35 pm on Friday. The evacuation exercise follows the attack by Russia on Ukraine […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka; 09:03am The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of $8.5 million to facilitate the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians fleeing from the Russia-Ukraine war to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. This was disclosed by The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada, who briefed […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka: 12:38pm The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that Air Peace and Max Air may begin the evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine on Wednesday. In a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Minister of foreign affairs said; the evacuation will commence following the approval of President […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka, 5:38am Due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, petrol coming into Nigeria from the warring region and its adjoining areas are likely to face some delays. It was also gathered on Sunday that traders who supply Nigeria with refined petroleum products might pause a little due to the deficit in […]
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By Mitchelle Nwanneka, 5:27am FINA, has reportedly pulled the world junior championships from Russia Monday 28, 2022 and has said no other events will be held in the country “if this grave crisis continues”. Swimming powerhouse Australia welcomed the decision, which came after criticism that FINA had been slow to follow other sports in cancelling […]
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