European Union (EU) foreign ministers to agree on new sanctions over Russia’s alleged attempts to take political influence in Moldova, Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu said on Monday. The EU sanctions target Russian actors and organisations accused of destabilising the…
Ondo to sanction unregistered health facilities
The Ondo State Government has directed all private health facilities in the state to register or face sanctions. The Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Adeniran Ikuomola, gave the directive during a meeting with private health practitioners…
PDP NEC: Group ask Atiku to drop 2027 ambition, wants Wike suspended
Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a pressure group within the party has asked NEC to prevail on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his presidential ambition in 2027 to…
UK sanctions chiefs of Russian prison where Navalny died
The UK government on Wednesday slapped sanctions on six senior officials of the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny died. The sanctioned individuals include Col. Vadim Kalinin, the head of the “Polar Wolf” IK-3 Arctic Penal Colony…
ECOWAS suspends Niger from regional bodies until constitutional order restored
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO) has officially suspended the Republic of Niger by all sub-regional bodies until constitutional order is restored in the country. This is contained in a statement by the regional organisation,…
Ukraine’s parliament approves sanctions against Russia ally Iran
The Ukrainian parliament has approved a sanctions package against Iran, a Russian ally it accuses of sending weapons to Moscow during its more than year-long invasion of Ukraine. The measures were approved on Monday, a day after Ukraine said Russia…
Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader Maduro
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has visited Brazil for the first time since he was banned by former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. Mr Maduro was received by the new president, fellow leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ahead of…
Russian economy more resilient than West thought when introducing sanctions – Putin
Russia’s economy turned out to be more resilient than the West expected “when introducing sanctions against our country”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Putin said this during his address to the Russian Federal Assembly. “Russia’s economy and administrative…
Olympic committee restates sanctions against Russia, Belarus
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to the remarks of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov on Tuesday, reaffirming its stance on sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state and governments. “The sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state…
Sri Lanka raises objections to sanctions imposed by Canada on 2 ex-presidents
Sri Lanka on Wednesday raised strong objections with Canada over a decision to impose sanctions on two former Sri Lankan Presidents. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that he raised Sri Lanka’s concerns at a meeting with Canada’s acting high commissioner…