•Ukraine President Zelensky, EU Ambassador Gautier Mignot and Russian President Putin On the fourth anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the EU ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, voiced concern over what he described as a disturbing development — Russia’s recruitment of Nigerians and other Africans to fight in the war. Mignot, speaking ...
•A ‘Grad’ self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region, Russia Russia has denied hiring Nigerians as soldiers to fight in its war against Ukraine. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the current phase of the...
•Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Russian leader Vladimir Putin gave the impression during recent talks in Moscow that he wants to end the war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said yesterday. “Their impression was… he would like to see the war ended,” Trump said, referring to negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who took […]...
Oil prices rose today as concerns about supply disruptions grew amid an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The market is also weighing whether the upcoming U.S. jobs data will lead to interest rate cuts, reports Reuters. Brent crude added 37 cents, or 0.54%, to $68.52 a barrel by 7:17 AM WAT, while […]
•Zelensky, Trump and Putin Russia and the United States yesterday agreed to establish teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion. Washington noted European nations would have to have a seat at the negotiating table “at some point”, following the […]

