Shipping group Maersk will temporarily halt all container shipping to and from Russia in response to Western sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine, the company said on Tuesday. The move follows similar decisions by Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE), Germany’s Hapag Lloyd and Swiss-based shipping group MSC. The …

PRESIDENT BUHARI ATTENDS SPECIAL SESSION ON UNEP@50 IN KENYA Sequel to an invitation extended to him by his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Tuesday, 1st March to participate in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd …

Hungary will not allow the transit of lethal weapons to Ukraine through its territory, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. The Hungarian government, which nurtured a close relationship with the Kremlin over the past decade, has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and agreed to European sanctions. It also signed …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Monday his country “won’t give up” on its relations with either Russia or Ukraine, but says it will implement an international convention that allows Turkey to shut down the straits at the entrance of the Black Sea to the warships of “belligerent countries.” …

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) discussed again today the dilemma the Olympic Movement is currently facing after the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this. The Olympic Movement is united in its mission …

A 7-year-old girl, Xivono Ndlovu, who was raped and murdered in South Africa has been laid to rest. Xivovo was buried at Petanenge village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo on Saturday, February 26. It was gathered by NaijaCover, that the deceased was abducted, raped and murdered by a 28-year-old man from …

Reno Omokri: If You Really Want To See World War 3, Let All Firstborns Do DNA Test Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has stated that the paternity issues in many Nigerian families can be more disastrous than the Russia-Ukraine crisis that many Nigerians regard as world war 3, Newsextra24 reports. …

Kremlin ‘sends more than 400 mercenaries from private militia into Kyiv to assassinate President Zelensky and his government’ – with group told peace talks are ‘smoke and mirrors’ *Private militia known as the Wagner Group ‘flown in from Africa five weeks ago’ *It is run by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, a …

SANCTIONS: China opposes US, EU sanctions against Russia; says will carry out normal trade with Moscow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi3g3FLJVJw China, a close ally of Russia, said on Monday that it was opposed to illegal unilateral sanctions and will continue to carry out normal trade cooperation with Moscow, as the US, EU and …

White House Responds To Russia’s Decision To Put Deterrence Forces On High Alert Washington (CNN) White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and …