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US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy” on Sunday after Moscow launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, even as the warring countries completed a large-scale prisoner exchange. At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to Sunday. “I’ve always had a very […]
The Federal Government has announced that the N40,000 sale of a 50kg bag of rice that was earlier suspended will commence to help savage the crisis citizens face in food across the country. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu through the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, during the flag-off of […]
European Union to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid The European Commission will meet Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for European Union candidacy, which would be a step closer to membership for the country a day after the bloc’s most powerful leaders visited Kyiv as it continues to […]
A United States judge has authorized the seizure of two aircraft owned by a Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich, for violating export restrictions as well as U.S. sanctions on Russia. The Department of Justice said a federal judge in New York authorized the seizure requested by federal agents of a Boeing 787-8 and a […]
European Union (EU) countries Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic on Tuesday announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats suspected of spying, in coordinated action taken in the shadow of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes said her country was kicking out 21 diplomats from Russia’s embassy in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country will sell its gas to “unfriendly countries” in rouble. Putin, on Wednesday, in a televised meeting with top officials, said the West had erased all trust in their foreign currencies. The European nations and the United States had imposed heavy sanctions on Russia following its invasion of […]
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will target “the main artery of Russia’s economy” by banning the import of Russian energy products. “We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at […]
Ukrainian forces have killed a Russian general near the besieged city of Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion. Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, 45, was killed on Monday, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s defence ministry said in a statement. Gerasimov was the first deputy commander of Russia’s […]
Tension from parents and relations may start coming down as the first batch of Nigerians from Ukraine have arrived in Abuja. The evacuees are mainly students. The passengers, numbering about 450 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by 7:10 am (WAT) via a Max Air flight […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it will on Wednesday begin the evacuation of Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. This was disclosed by Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. With Ukraine still at […]
Crown FM Onitsha