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Stop Fighting, Putin Tells Ukraine, as Anti-War Protests Grow

Persistent fighting blocked efforts to evacuate 200,000 people from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in…

3 years ago

Russian Attacks Halt Plans to Evacuate Ukrainian Civilians

A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday amid renewed Russian shelling, while…

3 years ago

Putin Says Ukraine’s Future in Doubt as Ceasefires Collapse

A promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror but a pro-Russian official said…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Most Presidential Aspirants Should Be in Jail If Anti-Graft Agencies Did Their Jobs, Obasanjo Says

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said most of the politicians aspiring to be Nigeria’s president in 2023 should…

3 years ago

Russia Announces Ceasefire in Two Besieged Ukrainian Cities

The Russian military will observe a ceasefire in two areas of Ukraine starting Saturday to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian…

3 years ago

Buhari in Surprise Return to Abuja, Defers Departure for London Medicals Till Sunday

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Friday after a three-day visit to Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in…

3 years ago

US Remains Resistant to Banning Russian Oil

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday reiterated that the Biden administration remains resistant for now on banning Russian…

3 years ago

Russia-Ukraine War: Putin’s Forces Seize Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant after Shelling Starts Fire

A huge blaze in a building at the site of Europe's biggest nuclear power station was extinguished on Friday and…

3 years ago

Nigeria Authorises ‘Super Cop’ Kyari’s Extradition to the US as NDLEA Arraigns Him for Drug Trafficking

Nigeria's federal government has commenced moves to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, to the United…

3 years ago

Ukraine, Russia Make Progress on Evacuation Corridors as War Rages

A Ukrainian negotiator said on Thursday that a second round of ceasefire talks with Russia had not yielded the results…

3 years ago