Ukraine Says It Destroyed 11 Russian Aerial Assets, Thwarted Crossing Of River. The Air Force says the operations prevented a river crossing of Russian forces across the Inhulets River located in central-eastern Ukraine. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages … Read more
Speculation is growing about Putin’s health, with a number of reports of the last few weeks suggesting that he could be seriously ill, potentially weakening his grip on power The latest of which include an unnamed oligarch telling a magazine that Putin was “very ill with blood cancer.” EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare … Read more
West ‘Has Declared Total War On Russia And All Will Suffer,’— Foreign Minister. Speaking on the 80th day of the conflict in Ukraine, Mr Lavrov said it was hard to predict how long ‘hybrid war’ would last. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In … Read more
Belarus shares a border with Ukraine and Russia sent troops from there when it launched its invasion Russia’s Vladimir Putin helped Lukashenko cling to power in 2020 after his widely disputed presidential re-election sparked mass protests EDITOR’S PICK West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
There are speculations that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, could use the 9 May Victory Parade to announce an escalation of military action Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, said there was no truth to the rumours “at all” EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks Ukraine Crisis: US To Give Heavier … Read more
Biden Praises US Workers For Making Anti-Tank Missiles For ‘Ukrainian Heroes’. The U.S. leader said the meter-long, shoulder-fired missiles have inflicted such heavy damage on Russian tanks that some Ukrainian parents are naming their new-born sons Javelin and their baby daughters Javelina. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he was still open to peace talks with Putin Zelensky said he wanted to meet Putin because “a single man decides everything” in Russia EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine Crisis: Russia In … Read more
Few details are known about the two since Putin has kept them out of public glare for security concerns Their mother is Lyudmila Putina, who was married to the president before they ended their relationship in 2013 EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover … Read more
Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break through Ukrainian front lines in the region Russia initially appeared to want to capture major Ukrainian cities and topple the government EDITOR’S PICK Easter: Gunmen Go On Rampage, Kill One In Orlu Community Bandits Claim Abuja-Kaduna Train Was Attacked To Call El-Rufai’s Bluff … Read more
Zelensky spoke in both Ukrainian and English about the horrors his country has witnessed and the urgent help his military still needs to be equipped He said that his country has no guarantee that Russia wouldn’t try again to seize Kyiv if it is able to capture Donbas EDITOR’S PICK APC Holds Emergency NEC Meeting … Read more
Russian air units had hit dozens of locations with a concentration of Ukraine’s military troops or hardware The war enters day 53 as of today and several casualties have already been recorded as a result of the conflict EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile … Read more
US officials have accused Russia of committing war crimes, but have not until now gone so far as to call it “genocide” Biden later said it would be up to lawyers to decide if genocide had been committed EDITOR’S PICK Strike: ASUU Reveals Condition For Reopening Of Varsities Nwachukwu Osinachi’s Husband Used To Make Their … Read more
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
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
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
Forbes, in its summary, said “war, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year In its estimation, America still leads the world with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk EDITOR’S PICK 2023: First Female Presidential Aspirant In APC Announces Bid APC Announces Dates Of Party Primaries Sacking MC Oluomo … 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
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
Russian soldiers raping many more Ukrainian women says MP. Ms Mezentseva, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said women are being sexually assaulted in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian MP has claimed women in besieged parts of her country have been ‘raped for hours and then murdered’ … Read more