Zelensky said Ukraine is ready for a tough battle, as Russian forces were massing in the east of the countr The conflict in Ukraine has shifted to the east of the country where Ukrainian forces are battle-hardened and well-prepared EDITOR’S PICK 17-Month-Old Baby Needs N700,000 For Cancer Treatment 14-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Open Water In … Read more
Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit To Kyiv Amid Russia Invasion, Heaps Praise On Zelensky. The prime minister surprised the world after travelling to Ukraine’s capital in secret to meet his ally Volodymyr Zelensky in person. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine: Fifty Killed In Train Station Strike As Civilians Flee Women, Children Queue To Return To Ukraine At … Read more
The bombing came as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell were in Kyiv to show solidarity with Ukraine Russia’s defence ministry said suggestions that it had carried out the attack on Ukraine were “absolutely untrue” EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians … Read more
Peskov denied any suggestion that Russia’s troops were responsible for executions in the town of Bucha He baselessly claimed that images of civilians murdered in the town were staged EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians Leave Their Homes Unsure Of Returning – Wole Soyinka ‘Our Policies, Programmes Aim At … Read more
FG condemns detention of Nigerians, other black students fleeing war-torn Ukraine in Poland Dabiri-Erewa praised President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the trapped students to return home EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians Leave Their Homes Unsure Of Returning – Wole Soyinka ‘Our Policies, Programmes Aim At Nothing But The … Read more
UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From hHuman Rights Council. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 voted in favour of suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev Women, Children Queue … Read more
The security alliance’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg declined go into details of what kind of weapons allies were providing to Ukraine The tanks are reportedly Soviet or Russian-made EDITOR’S PICK 2023: First Female Presidential Aspirant In APC Announces Bid APC Announces Dates Of Party Primaries Sacking MC Oluomo After Suspension Is Baseless, Buhari Slams NURTW … Read more
Zelensky said there was still a need to convince some in Europe who believe “war and war crimes are not as horrific as financial losses”… The US said the measures will target financial and state-owned bodies, some officials and oligarchs EDITOR’S PICK Train Attack: Tinubu Visits Kaduna, Donates ₦50 Million To Victims Over 1500 Fake … Read more
Zelensky cautioned that Russia will try to cover up the traces of violence committed in Bucha and other cities In Bucha, Zelensky said there were more than 300 people killed, but that the total number of casualties will likely increase EDITOR’S PICK Anambra Commences Prayer Session To End Monday Sit At Home Order S/East Attacks: … Read more
Zelensky Fights back tears as he visits sites of Russian rape and murder. Volodymyr Zelensky surveyed the alleged atrocities with Ukrainian servicemen after Russian troops retreated from the area. EDITOR’S PICK: Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev Women, Children Queue To Return To Ukraine At Polish Train … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces of genocide, calling it the “elimination of the whole nation and the people” He said there were more than 100 nationalities in Ukraine, saying the attacks were about the “extermination of all these nationalities” EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the Russian … Read more
Thick plumes of black smoke rose from several areas on the historic Black Sea port, after air strikes shook the city but Ukraine’s army said no one was killed The ministry claimed the targets were supplying fuel to Ukrainian troops EKO HOT BLOG reports that the explosions rocked the strategic Ukrainian port city of Odessa … Read more
President Vladimir Putin ordered tanks into Russia’s pro-Western neighbour on February 24, and Ukraine estimates 20,000 people have been killed in the war so far More than 10 million have had to flee their homes EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine, on Saturday, said it has regained control of the Kyiv region, with Russian troops … Read more
Congress had last month passed a funding bill that included $13.6 billion for humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine and NATO allies in eastern Europe. One of the technologies included in the announcement is more Switchblade tactical drones. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Defense Department announced Friday it is allotting $300 million in … Read more
Putin’s Mad War by Tony Ogunlowo It’s going to be a different world when all this palaver with Ukraine is over: ‘Bad Boy’ Russia will be relegated back to its former cold war status, its economy in ruins and Vladimir Putin will become Public Enemy Number One. Ukraine, on the other hand will be rebuilt … Read more
Russia in retreat as Chernobyl Troops are reportedly fleeing to Belarus. The country’s nuclear operator announced the retreat on Thursday, amid reports of Russian soldiers digging trenches and getting ill ‘very quickly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian troops are fleeing Chernobyl and heading for the border with Belarus, Ukrainian officials say. The country’s nuclear … Read more
Before Russia’s February 24 invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the regions under government control Women and children account for 90 percent of those who have fled. Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are eligible for military call-up and cannot leave EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than four million Ukrainians have … Read more
One volunteer said she had encountered a woman with six young children, who said she was returning to Ukraine to look for a seventh child Kate, who fled Kyiv a month ago for Poland, was waiting in the dark along with more than a hundred other refugees hoping to board a train back into Ukraine … Read more
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, for peace talks. The arrival of the delegations to the Dolmabahce Palace was for talks to end the “tragedy,’’ Erdogan said. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Tuesday, welcomed the negotiators as they arrived at his … Read more
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch date and venue fixed. Oleksandr Usyk beat Joshua in September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a rematch has been set for Saudi Arabia in June. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will be held in Saudi Arabia in June after an … Read more