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Thursday, 03 March 2022 08:02

Governors’ wives confirm they celebrated Aisha Buhari’s birthday in Dubai, provide reason

Nigerian Governors Wives Forum (NGWF) has confirmed that the viral video showing its members celebrating Aisha Buhari’s birthday in Dubai is real. The forum, however, says though the celebration held in Dubai, it was a coincidence as that was not the main reason its members travelled to the UAE city. The position of NGWF was contained in a statement by wife of Ekiti State Governor and chairperson of the forum, Bisi Fayemi, on Wednesday. Fayemi, who was in the video, stated that the Nigerian First Lady’s birthday coincided with an official trip which some wives of governors were part of.…

Thursday, 03 March 2022 08:01

What to know after Day 7 of Russia-Ukraine war

The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded on Feb. 24 has reached 1 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. The tide of people fleeing Ukraine — by car, train and on foot — marks the swiftest exodus of refugees this century. Shabia Mantoo, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said “at this rate,” it could become “the biggest refugee crisis this century.” Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that they were prepared to hold talks for the second time, expected to take place Thursday in Belarus. There appears to be little common ground…

Thursday, 03 March 2022 08:00

Russia releases casualty numbers on both sides of the war

Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that 498 Russian soldiers had died in Ukraine and another 1,597 had been wounded since the beginning of Moscow’s military operation there, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. It was the first time that Moscow had put a figure on its casualties. The ministry also said that more than 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and “nationalists” had been killed and about 3,700 wounded, according to Interfax. The numbers could not be independently verified and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Reuters

Thursday, 03 March 2022 07:58

China opposes sanctions, maintains normal trade with Russia

China resolutely opposes the use of illegal, unilateral sanctions, given the fact that they are not an effective way to solve problems, but bring difficulties to people's livelihood while aggravating divisions and confrontation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on Wednesday. The Ukraine conflict has led to widening sanctions by the EU and the US, ranging from excluding Russia from the SWIFT interbank communication system to banning Russian aircraft from entering their airspace. The moves boosted global complexity while pushing Russia to launch retaliatory countermeasures. Wang reiterated China's resolute opposition to the widening sanctions against…

Thursday, 03 March 2022 07:57

US’ Middle East allies rebuff calls to move against Russia

Washington’s regional partners have so far rebuffed U.S. calls to come out against Moscow The Biden administration is pushing its closest Middle East partners to back Ukraine in its deepening war with Russia and for help alleviating the economic fallout—without much to show for it. From the Persian Gulf’s oil-rich monarchies to Israel, U.S. allies and partners are staying neutral or tempering their criticism of Moscow in a revealing sign of Russia’s growing influence in the region. Saudi Arabia, the de facto OPEC leader, has rebuffed U.S. requests to pump more oil to help tame surging crude prices, which topped…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:28

Senate and House of Reps yesterday voted on 1999 Constitutional amendments. Here are the items that succeeded, those that failed

Federal Government’s plan to retain the collection of Value Added Tax despite a Federal High Court ruling, hit a brick wall on Tuesday as the National Assembly rejected a proposal seeking to shift the collection of VAT from the concurrent to the exclusive legislative list, effectively leaving the decision to the Supreme Court which is hearing the matter. A Federal High Court had last year ruled that states had the powers to collect VAT. However, the Federal Government opposed the ruling and continued to collect VAT while it projected that it will collect N2.2tn in 2022 through the Federal Inland…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:26

Buhari off to Nairobi, London for UNEP meeting, medical check-up

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, departed Abuja for Nairobi, Kenya, where he’s billed to participate in the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme scheduled for Thursday and Friday. He will, thereafter, proceed to London, United Kingdom, for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks. Buhari’s trip comes after an invitation extended to him by his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, to attend a special session themed, ‘Strengthening UNEP for the Implementation of the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:22

What to know after Day 6 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russia bombed a TV tower in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Moscow intensified its bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a shift of tactics after its six-day invasion stalled. A U.S. official said a miles-long armoured column bearing down on the capital Kyiv had not made any advances in the past 24 hours, frozen in place by logistics problems, short on fuel and food, and perhaps pausing to reassess tactics. Russia's defence ministry urged Kyiv residents to flee and said it would strike unspecified areas used by Ukraine's security services and communications.…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:17

West's financial sanctions tougher than in 2014, but Russian economy may withstand them, experts say

The US again intensified its financial squeeze on Russia by freezing the assets of Russia's central bank, only two days after the country, along with some of its allies, announced it would drive selected Russian banks out of the international payment and settlement system SWIFT. The move was made to exert pressure on Russia amid the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, as Western countries gradually upgraded their financial sanctions against Russia in what experts called an "unprecedented" manner. But experts said that Russia's possible countermeasures, including the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) reserves, could help Moscow withstand the sanctions. The…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:15

Russia to seek legally binding security guarantees from NATO countries - Foreign Minister

Moscow believes that obtaining legally binding security guarantees from NATO members is of paramount importance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a video address to the Disarmament Conference. "[Our] Western colleagues have not yet shown any willingness to provide Russia with long-term legally binding security guarantees. For us, achieving these objectives is of fundamental importance," Lavrov emphasized. The minister stressed that the issue here is refusing NATO’s expansion any further, and abandoning the "Bucharest formula" (2008 Bucharest Summit - TASS) that sees Ukraine and Georgia becoming members of the US-led military bloc. "Western countries should refrain from establishing military…

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Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:14

The Ukraine war shows the limits of US power

America is still a superpower. But in the face of Russia, the US is not almighty. Russia has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law. The US response has been economic: sanctions against Russia that are the largest ever and yet simultaneously unlikely to alter the shape of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression. So, how should we think about the US as a superpower in 2022? It’s too early to draw broad conclusions about what war in Eastern Europe means for the future of America in the world. But there are enough clues to suggest that America’s power has limits, and…

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 06:08

US' human rights situation worsened in 2021 - Report

China's State Council Information Office on Monday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2021. The report said the human rights situation in the US, which has a notorious record, worsened in 2021 as political manipulation led to a sharp surge in Covid-19 deaths, and shooting deaths in the country hit a new record. The report revealed that despite having the world's most advanced medical resources, the US has the biggest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths globally. But the US government isn't rethinking its approach and still lacks effective anti-epidemic plans. Instead, it stoked…

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 06:16

What to know after Day 5 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles, as talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking. The country’s embattled president said the stepped-up shelling was aimed at forcing him into concessions. “I believe Russia is trying to put pressure (on Ukraine) with this simple method,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday in a video address. He did not offer details of the hourslong talks that took place earlier, but said that…

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 06:15

Presidents of 8 EU states call for immediate talks on Ukrainian membership

Presidents of eight central and eastern European nations on Monday called on European Union member states to immediately grant Ukraine a EU candidate country status and open membership talks according to an open letter published on Monday. "We, the Presidents of the EU member states: the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia strongly believe that Ukraine deserves receiving an immediate EU accession perspective," the letter said. Reuters

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