Dozens of artillery guns, hundreds of drones and tens of thousands of ammunition rounds are to be sent by the UK to Ukraine over the coming weeks. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the package would ensure that Ukrainians had the…
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s top prosecutor and security chief amid high number of cases of suspected treason
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday sacked his chief prosecutor and the head of the country’s security agency in the largest government shakeup since the start of Russia’s invasion nearly five months ago. Zelenskyy said he was firing Prosecutor General…
EU officials encourage Montenegro to press on with reform
Senior European Union officials on Thursday praised Montenegro for siding with the bloc’s policies against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine and urged the small Balkan nation to press on with reforms needed to advance toward EU membership. EU foreign…
Ukraine: FG facilitates students’ admission into Nigerian schools
The Federal Government has announced that it is making efforts to facilitate the placement of Nigerian students who fled war-torn Ukraine into tertiary institutions in the country to enable them continue their education. This is contained in a statement published…
Ukrainian Creatives make in-roads with local industry in London
As the war between Russia and Ukraine closes out its fourth month, displaced Ukrainians continue to make their way to safe-haven countries, most without any guaranteed prospects of work. Diana Olifirova — a Kyiv-born and London-based cinematographer — saw the…
Germany faces gas supply ‘crisis,’ declares alarm level
Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, saying Europe’s biggest economy faces a “crisis” and warning that storage targets for the winter are at risk due to dwindling deliveries from Russia. The…
Russia-Ukraine War: African leaders tasked on production
The General Secretary of the Food and Beverages Association of Ghana, Mr. Samuel Aggrey, has called on heads of African countries to strengthen policies that will make the continent a producing one in the wake of the war between Russia…
Russian Cinemas go pirate as Hollywood movie pipeline dries up over Ukraine war
Russian cinemas have responded to international sanctions over the war in Ukraine by going pirate. After Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a brutal assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24 — a war officially dubbed a “special military operation” — hundreds…
Russia and Ukraine: How it started and what’s going on now – Awele Onwordi
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine heads into its second week and with global condemnation attending the Russian action, I have noticed that many people, especially young people like me, are still not quite sure what the conflict is about…
More than 2,000 civilians died in first week of Russian invasion of Ukraine
More than 2,000 innocent civilians have been killed so far in Vladimir Putin’s savage invasion of Ukraine, the country’s emergency service says. The figure comes amid warnings the Russian leader knows ‘no limit’ on violence. There are fears his soldiers…