A barrage of Russian missiles hit a large Ukrainian base near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding 134, a local official said, in an escalation…
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Ukraine receives additional $40m allocation from UN
The United Nations (UN) has injected additional 40 million dollars in emergency funding to its agencies supplying Ukrainians with cash, food, medicine and shelter. This was disclosed on Monday by…
China: Hike in COVID-19 pandemic becomes unbearable for second day
China’s new COVID-19 cases Tuesday more than doubled from the previous day as the country faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The National…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Conversations Between Biden, Macron Revealed
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, three significant talks between US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, have been revealed. According to the White House, Biden spoke…
Nigeria’s Oyatoye “Baba Asa” organises Asa Day in Canada
A Canada-based Nigerian, Prince Olaniyi Oyatoye “Baba Asa” yesterday visited the Timi of Ede land, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, to invite the monarch to the forthcoming Asa Day 2022, which will take…
Ukraine War: Putin Opens Global Recruitment To Fight forces, How To Apply
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked officials to help send volunteers to fight against Ukrainian forces. Speaking at a Russian security council meeting, he said those who wanted to volunteer to fight…
Sukhovetsky Russian army general murdered in Ukraine
Russian Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was killed while fighting in Ukraine, the Novorossiysk city government in Russia said. In a 3 March statement, the government said Sukhovetsky died on Feb….
Why Nigeria’s 2023 elections are of global importance, South Korean envoy reveals
South Korean ambasssador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae has stated that Nigeria’s 2023 elections are important to the world because of the country’s influence globally. This was stated on Thursday in…
UK Government Freezes Chelsea Club Owner, Abramovich’s Assets
Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich was on Thursday hit with an assets freeze and travel ban as part of new UK government sanctions targeting seven Russian oligarchs. Among others sanctioned are…
India Tops Nigeria As World’s Poverty Capital
India has reportedly surpassed Nigeria as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people. This was contained in a recent update by the World Poverty Clock (WPC) considering the COVID-19…