Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, on Thursday seek urgent intervention of the United Nations (UN) and other relevant international organisations on the raging spate of insecurity across Nigeria and South-West in particular, insisting that Nigeria was in Read more…
Foreign volunteers fighting against Russian troops in Ukraine sounded the alarm Wednesday over two American fighters they say had been taken captive amid heavy fighting. Robert Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were serving with the Ukrainian military when they were taken Read more…
Russia does not believe a potential military operation by Turkey against Kurdish militias in Northern Syria would “contribute to stability and security” in the Arab Republic, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin’s Special Envoy on Read more…
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, Wednesday described the ruling of a United Kingdom commercial Court that there is no evidence of fraud in the OPL 245 transaction between Nigeria and JP Morgan Chase Read more…
Pope Francis on Tuesday again denounced Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine — and again suggested that perhaps Moscow was baited into invading the former Soviet republic. In an interview with Jesuit magazine La Civiltà Cattolica, the pontiff called for an immediate end Read more…
Taking up positions in cities is the Ukrainian military’s calculated tactic to minimize their own losses and maximize those of Russian forces, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed. In an interview with the New York Times Read more…
As many as 3,000 British nationals are fighting alongside Ukrainian troops against Russian forces, Britain’s The Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a foreign volunteer unit commander. Mamuka Mamulashvili, who leads the so-called Georgian Legion, told journalists that a total Read more…
A military official in the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk issued a stark warning to the remaining Ukrainian fighters in the besieged city of Severodonetsk: “Surrender or die.” Eduard Basurin, the deputy leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic, or the Read more…
Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik has called into question Germany’s ‘welcoming culture’ toward Ukrainian refugees. The diplomat told journalists that many had left the country after not getting the reception they had hoped for. Taking part in a talk Read more…
The Kiev-appointed mayor of Sviatogorsk, Vladimir Bandura, has switched his allegiance to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) following the town’s liberation from Ukrainian forces. The official appeared in a video last week, accusing Kiev’s military of murdering Orthodox monks and setting Read more…
A war in Ukraine that began with a Russian debacle as its forces tried and failed to take Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, has seemingly begun to turn, with Russia now picking off regional targets, Ukraine lacking the weaponry it needs, and Read more…
Turkey maintains its negative attitude to Sweden and Finland’s plans to join NATO, because those countries support organizations designated as terrorists in Turkey and their policies towards Turkey have been hostile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “The countries Read more…