Tech giants, Google have been fined the whooping sum of $360 million over the display of “false information.” The Moscow court ruled that Google refused to remove content concerning Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. It said Google-owned video platform, YouTube failed to block “false information” on the offensive in Ukraine, “extremist and terrorist propaganda” and … Read more
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda reaffirmed on Tuesday in a joint press conference that NATO will not send troops to Ukraine. “NATO is not going to be part of the conflict. NATO is not going to send troops into Ukraine or to move planes into Ukrainian airspace,” … Read more
Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanding immediate action against Russia and invoking the Genocide Convention. Ukraine claimed that Russia “falsely claimed” that genocide was taking place in the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk in order to justify an invasion. According to the indictment document, Russia … Read more
The Russian army claims to have taken control of Kherson, Ukraine’s most strategically important city. On Wednesday, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine entered its seventh day, with Russian forces also fighting to take over the capital city of Kyiv. “Russian divisions of the armed forces have fully control of the regional center of Kherson,” said Igor … Read more
The General Overseer and Lead Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has called for prayers concerning the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Recall that the Russian soldiers have invaded the Ukrainian capital , throwing bombs and missiles under the command of President Putin. Reacting to this, Apostle Suleman, in a video on his … Read more
The Ukrainian Government has approved for the evacuation of Nigerian students stranded in Sumy as a result of Russia invading the eastern European country. This was confirmed on Sunday by the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affair, Geoffrey Onyeama, via his official Twitter handle. Onyeama noted that the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, approved for the … Read more
As the Russian-Ukraine war enters its third day, 27 countries, including the US and the UK, have pledged to send weapons, medical supplies, and other military aid to Ukrainian forces. “The assistance includes lethal aid, such as ammunition, anti-tank weapons, and anti-air weapons, as well as non-lethal aid, such as medical supplies,” according to the … Read more
President Joe Biden of the United States President, has revealed that NATO will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine Biden stated this via a series of tweets on his verified Twitter account, saying a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia would result to World War III. Biden wrote , “I want to be … Read more
Delegates from Ukraine and Russia are reportedly set to hold a second round of peace talks, even as the war between both countries enters day seven. According to AFP, Ukraine’s delegation was already on its way to the Poland-Belarus border, where the talk will hold. This will be the second round of talks between the … Read more
A 21-year-old Zambian student, identified as Rebecca Ziba, has been arrested in Russia for twerking at the World War II memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk. According to the video cautioned; “Shaking ass for the dead, I’m sure they are sleeping well tonight,” she was seen exercising her twerking skills. However, Russian investigators reacting to it, described her … Read more
A Zambian student, Lemekhani Nyirenda, 23, who was serving a prison verdict in Russia has been killed on the front line in Ukraine. The Zambian foreign minister has told reporters in the capital Lusaka. Reports held that Nyirenda was pursuing nuclear engineering at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, but in 2020 he was sentenced to … Read more
UEFA is set to suspend Russian teams from all competitions in response to the invasion of Ukraine, according to a report Monday by German sports agency SID, an AFP subsidiary. The first Russian team affected would be Spartak Moscow, who face RB Leipzig away in a Europa League last 16, first-leg tie on March 10. … Read more
World’s football governing body, FIFA has ordered the Russian national team to play their upcoming matches without the Russian national anthem and flag. FIFA also ordered the Football Union of Russia to play its matches in a neutral territory, following the invasion of Ukraine. Earlier, many football nations announced their refusal to play against Russia, … Read more
Chief of army staff, Faruk Yahaya has asked the Russian government to support Nigeria with sophisticated equipment to tackle security challenge in Nigeria. According to a statement issued by Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, Yahaya made the request on Thursday, when Alexey Shebarshin, Russian ambassador to Nigeria, visited him at the army headquarters. The statement reads: … Read more
The United Nations General Assembly has greatly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UN General Assembly, also voted for Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. A total of 141 nations voted in favor of the move, while five nations were against it, with 35 countries abstaining. A standing ovation greeted the outcome when the … Read more
United States President, Joe Biden has announced a $1 billion new security help to Ukraine. Biden also disclosed the deployment of longer-range weapons to invaded country — assuring the Zelensky of America’s “unprecedented” support in its war against Russia. The cash, approved with Russian forces closing in on Ukraine’s besieged capital Kyiv, includes $200 million … Read more