Chelsea Owner, Roman Abramovich, Promises to Sell Club and Send Proceed to Ukraine Victims

LAGOS — The owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, has on Wednesday confirmed that he will sell the English club amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian billionaire maintained that it is in the “best interest” of the Champions League winner if he parts ways with the club he has transformed since he bought in 2003. “As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the club’s best interest at heart,” Abramovich...

Nigeria Joins 140 Countries to Vote against Russia Invasion of Ukraine as China, Others Stay Neutral

Nigeria on Wednesday took side in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, joined 140 other countries to demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The General Assembly of the United Nations overwhelming adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia’s “immediately” withdrawal from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’s invasion by a vast majority of the world’s nations. Also on Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group said they would respond to Ukraine’s request...

OPINION: Ukraine Crisis Should Hasten Efforts to Rethink Policy Toward Africa

Citizens of African states are natural partners in the fight to support a rules-based international order that curbs authoritarian regimes’ excesses.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest Columnist and Blogger As the world’s attention is riveted by the dramatic and consequential struggle for Ukraine, last week it was a voice from Africa—that of Kenyan Ambassador to the United Nations Martin Kimani—who clarified the stakes in Ukraine for the rest of the world. His defense of rules-based multilateralism and...

Ukrainian President Demands for Ceasefire From Putin

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zalenskyy, has demanded from Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to stop shelling Ukrainian cities as Putin continued his onslaught following the first round of peace negotiations between the two countries. Hundreds of civilians have already died in Russia’s war in Ukraine, while many bystanders were injured. The office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said. At least seven children were also counted among the dead. The Ukrainian government said the...

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