The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, on Thursday abducted a motion, calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council, HRC. On its official website, the UN made known that the resolution received a two-thirds majority in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour and 24 against. Fifty-eight abstained from the […]
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Not less than 100 children have been killed since Russia’s attack on Ukraine began. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry made this known in a tweet on Wednesday, “Today, a tragic bloody line was crossed,more than 100 children were killed during 20 days of 🇷🇺 war against 🇺🇦. Every second 1 child leaves Ukraine to escape the […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine. The approval was made known by Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Dada said the approval was given on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The minister said AirPeace and Max […]
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The Ukrainian army on Tuesday said that it had shot down several Russian fighter planes as Russia’s invasion of its neighbour country entered its sixth day. Five Russian fighter planes and a helicopter were shot down during aerial attacks on Monday, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper and the Ukrainian air force reported. The planes were reportedly […]
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War ravaged Ukraine has called for a Russian immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops as Kyiv delegation arrives for talks with Russian negotiators on the fifth day of the Kremlin’s offensive against the country. A statement by the Ukrainian presidency said the key issue of the talks would be an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal […]
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The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to CNN, the very large aircraft, named “Mriya,” or “dream” in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was attacked by Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities said that they would rebuild the plane and will continue […]
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President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged foreigners to head to Ukrainian embassies worldwide to sign up for an “international brigade” of volunteers to help fight to invade Russian forces. “All foreigners wishing to join the resistance against the Russian occupiers and protect global security are invited by the Ukrainian leadership to come to our state […]
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The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres has announced 20 million dollars for humanitarian support in Ukraine, saying protecting civilians must be ‘Priority Number One’ in supporting the people. Guterres also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to return his troops back to his country, adding that he should not begin what may be the most […]
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday, offered to fund the immediate evacuation of citizens and students from Ukraine. The House of Representatives committee chairman of foreign affairs, is scheduled to be in Ukraine on Friday. A message from the official Twitter handle of the parliament said “@HouseNGR offers to shoulder immediate evacuation of Nigerians, students […]
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I am delighted to participate in this first and historic Russia-Africa Summit. I thank our chief host, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russia Federation for this important initiative and for the warm and generous hospitality accorded to usI also commend His Excellency, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt, for […]
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