Tag: Ukraine

Russia Adds Zelensky To Criminal ‘Wanted’ List

ADEOLA YUSUF

Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a move Kyiv dismissed as a sign of Moscow’s “desperation”. Zelensky’s name appeared on Saturday on the Russian interior ministry’s “wanted” list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the Russian authorities. It said the Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code”, without providing further details. There was no immediate comment from Russian officials as to why Zelensky had been added to the list. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the decision demonstrated “the…

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Nigeria Undermines OPEC Projections, Fails To Meet Quota In April

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria, Libya and a handful of African countries again hobbled the projected oil production plan by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in April, failing to meet the quota allocated to them by the oil producers’ group. Crude oil theft and lack of investment made Nigeria lose on the average between 350,000 to 400,000 barrels per day during the period under review according to the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva He said the country has, however, begun to ramp up its production level and very soon…

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Transcript of the Speech by Ukrainean President Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky

From his call to Putin few hours ago, through threat on how the “step (by Putin) can be the beginning of a big war on the #European continent,” to an appeal to Russians, here is a read-for-yourself transcript of the speech by President of Ukraine, a country facong a full blown war with Russia. “Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence. Though the silence should be in #Donbas. That’s why I want to address today the people of #Russia. I…

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Russian-Ukrainian War: Prices Africa Is About To Pay, By Nurudeen Oyewole

Nurudeen Oyewole

Nurudeen Oyewole digs out some beneath-the-sufface information from the other end about what Africa will face in the raging Russian-Ukrainian war   As the booms of guns shots, the bangs of bomb blasts and the smothering of missile shelling swell the air across the length and breadth of Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, the doubts, guesses and projections of potential war between Russia and Ukraine have been laid to rest while the reality of an impending Armageddon inches closer. But while the world powers scramble from west to east, north…

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40 killed, Nigerian Students Trapped As War Rages In Ukraine

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Protect Yourself, Nigerian Government Charges Students, Citizens Trapped In Ukraine   Oleksii Arestovich, adviser to Ukraine’s president, says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. This came as the Nigerian government confirmed that many of its citizens including students are trapped in the Ukraine, advising them to take charge of their personal safety and security. The Nigerian embassy in Ukraine has asked Nigerians residing in Ukraine to remain calm and be responsible for their personal security amid the Russia invasion. READ ALSO:…

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Trump Hails ‘Genius’ Putin over Russia’s Military Action In Ukraine

Aoko Benjamin

Why Biden should be blamed for Russia’s deployment of military “peacekeepers” in Ukrain – Trump   Former US President Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin for deploying Russian troops into Ukraine. Amid the escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia, on Tuesday, Putin ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what he called a “peacekeeping mission”. The order came hours after he signed decrees recognising the independence of Moscow-backed breakaway territories of Ukraine — the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. READ ALSO: Interfere In Ukraine War, Suffer…

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