Russian Invasion Will Shrink Ukraine’s Economy By Half, World Bank Estimates
The World Bank has warned Ukraine’s economy will shrink by half this year because of the Russian invasion. In an economic update of the region, the World Bank said Sunday that Ukraine’s economy is...
New Zealand To Send Hercules Aircraft, Personnel To Europe To Aid Ukraine
New Zealand will deploy a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and 50 support personnel to Europe on Wednesday for two months, a statement from the New Zealand government said Monday. The team will tr...
EU Discussing A Sixth Package Of Sanctions Against Russia, Danish Foreign Minster Says
The European Union is “already discussing a sixth package of sanctions” in an effort “to keep increasing pressure on Russia to stop the war,” Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said Monday.
One Week To 28th Birthday, Nigerian National Stabbed To Death In US By American Girlfriend
Christian Toby Obumseli, a young Nigerian man based in Miami, United States, has been killed by his white girlfriend, Courtney Tailor, in their home. The incident happened on April 3, at an apartment ...
Actor Will Smith Banned From Attending Oscars For 10 Years After Slapping Chris Rock On Stage
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for the next decade after slapping Chris Rock during the ceremony last month. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences c...
Canada To Restrict Non-Resident Nigerians, Others From Buying Houses
The Canadian government has revealed that it will restrict foreign nationals including Nigerians from acquiring ‘non-recreational, residential property in Canada for a period of two years. The rest...
Over 30 Killed In Russian Rocket Strike At Railway Station In Ukraine
At least 39 people were killed and dozens wounded when rockets hit a train station in the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine. Donetsk regional governor said thousands of people trying to flee Russi...
US Senate Confirms First Black Woman As Supreme Court Justice
History was made on Thursday, April 7 as the United States Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confir...
Ghana Bans Spending In Foreign Currencies, Says Cedi Is Sole Legal Tender
The government of Ghana has banned spending and transacting businesses in foreign currencies in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Central Bank of Ghana. According to the statement, the apex bank warned citizens and companies to stop transacting business, pricing goods and services and advertising in foreign currencies. According to the country’s apex bank, it is illegal...
UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 voted in favour of suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. It was the second-ever suspension of a country from the council. Libya was...
