•Lagos helmsman also named Independent Newspaper’s Governor of the Year •Dedicates awards to citizens toiling daily to make country work Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Laurel came in double for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the weekend. The Lagos State’s helmsman picked two coveted leadership prizes for redefining governance in the current dispensation. Independent Newspaper,…
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and updated him on his earlier call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a read out from the Élysée Palace. “The President of the Republic talked to President ZELENSKY about his call today with President PUTIN, during which the latter gave his agreement…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Sunday on the need to provide further defensive equipment to Ukrainian forces. “The leaders discussed the urgent needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Prime Minister undertook to work with partners to provide further defensive equipment,” according to a Downing…
French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced his “grave concern” about nuclear safety during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Readout from the French Presidential Palace says Macron told Putin it was imperative concrete steps should be taken to address nuclear safety, security and safeguards. “He (Macron) stressed the absolute necessity to avoid any…
Ukrainians have a plan for “continuity of government one way or another,” if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is killed, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “The Ukrainians have plans in place that I’m not going to talk about or get into any detail about…
More than 360 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began last month, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement Sunday. So far, 1,123 civilians have been wounded, including 364 killed and 759 injured, OHCHR said, while acknowledging that the real figures are likely “considerably…
After hearing from Ukrainian President Zelensky in a virtual meeting with American lawmakers on Saturday, Sen. Joe Manchin reiterated his support for cutting off the Russian oil sector from the US and said he wouldn’t take the option of a no-fly zone over Ukraine “off the table.” Manchin called the Zoom meeting with Zelensky “surreal,”…
The UK has called Russia’s proposed pause in fire in Mariupol a likely “attempt to deflect international condemnation” while they resettled forces for “renewed offensive activity,” the UK Ministry of Defence said Saturday. Earlier on Saturday, the Russian defense ministry declared a pause in fire in the southeastern cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to facilitate…
The American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has been in the northern Aegean Sea this week in part to ensure it can conduct flight operations from there if tensions escalate in the region due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a US official familiar with the carrier’s current task. The official did not…
