Category: iNTERNATIONAL

Ukraine: Food crisis may worsen in Nigeria, as Russia pulls out of grain export deal 

Aminu Imam

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, has pulled out of a deal to allow the supply of grain from Ukraines Black Sea ports. This is coming three months after both the Ukrainian and Russian military delegations signed an agreement to allow Russia to export its grain and fertilisers. The deal, which also involved the United Nations (UN) and Turkey, was to re-start grain exports from Black Sea ports which have been blocked since Russias invasion, in a bid to ease the ravaging global food crisis; as it would enable Ukraine to…

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Diplomatic Row: UAE suspends visa approval for Nigerians, rejects applications

Aminu Imam

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) immigration authorities have announced a ban on visa applications from Nigerians. In a notice issued on Friday to its trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents, the Dubai authorities said that all submitted applications will be rejected and fees non-refundable.  The UAE government said rejection notices would be sent in batches to applicants. It added that the rejections are general for Nigerians and Approvals are on hold at the Moment. The latest decision made by the UAE immigration authorities is for all Nigerians seeking to…

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After 44 days in office, Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister

Aminu Imam

…Anger over purported plan by Boris Johnson to return as PM UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss yesterday resigned 44 days after her assumption of office on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. It was gathered that Truss made the announcement after a rising chorus of members of her own Conservative Party called for her resignation hours after saying she was a fighter and not a quitter, and so would continue in office. Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson who resigned from his appointment as Prime Minister in July over a series of scandals.…

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Flooding: “Dont travel to Nigeria”, Australian govt. warns its nationals

Aminu Imam

The Australian government, yesterday, warned its citizens to desist from travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. A travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulates website read: There have been significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure caused by severe flooding. Essential services may be disrupted. Follow the advice of local authorities and check the media for updates. The potential for terrorism, kidnapping, crime and civil unrest remains high throughout Nigeria, it stated. The consulate further alerted its citizens to research…

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Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in his first term, in London, Feb. 4, 2013 [Sang Tan/AP Photo].

Somalias government says it has killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of the armed group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The countrys information ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that the operation that killed Nadir happened on Saturday. It said he was al-Shababs chief prosecutor and was in line to replace the groups leader, Ahmed Diriye, who is sick. His death is a thorn removed from the Somali nation, the statement said. The government is grateful to the Somali people and international friends whose cooperation…

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Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government

Aminu Imam

A Burkina Faso army Captain, Ibrahim Traore, has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television yesterday evening. Traore said a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to deal with a worsening Islamist insurgency.  He announced that borders were closed indefinitely and that all political and civil society activities were suspended. It is the second takeover in eight months for the West African State. Damiba took power…

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Putin signs documents to annex 4 contested Ukrainian provinces

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the document to formally annex four Ukrainian provinces occupied by Moscows troops. Putin said the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson are now part of Russia, during a televised ceremony in the Kremlin. Russian occupation authorities staged referendums in the four areas in the past week which they said showed an overwhelming majority in favour of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia. Ukraine and Western powers have dismissed the vote, saying the results were a foregone conclusion that would never be recognized internationally.

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Putin calls on Kiev to agree to ceasefire, negotiation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Friday said Ukraines government needed to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table. We are ready for this, Putin said as he declared the parts of Ukraine occupied by Moscows forces to be part of Russia. Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions were to be incorporated through treaties signed with the states, which Moscow had recognised as independent. Putin stressed that the people in these regions had become our citizens forever. He stressed that there would be no negotiations with Ukraine concerning…

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Sierra Leone: “My husband has Ph.D in staging coups, so nobody can overthrow him”, Says Presidents wife

Aminu Imam

The wife of Sierra Leones president, Julius Maada Bio, Mrs. Fatima Bio, has said her husband holds a Ph.D. degree in staging coups, and therefore nobody can overthrow him. According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report yesterday, she was referring to the violent protests of August 10th in opposition strongholds which left 31 people killed, including six police officers. The president blamed the protests which were generally about the high cost of living on the opposition, alleging that they were part of a plot to overthrow him,…

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Buhari raises alarm on danger of escalation of war in Ukraine

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari says the danger of escalation of the war in Ukraine further justifies Nigerias resolute calls for a nuclear-free world and a universal Arms Trade Treaty. The Nigerian leader, who stated this while addressing world leaders at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), in New York, United States, said the call had become necessary to prevent global human disasters. He, therefore, demanded that world leaders must find quick means to reach consensus on the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty with related commitments by nuclear weapon states. In a speech…

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