The Federal Government has met with envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria, expressing worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, met with the envoys on Friday in Abuja, saying that the Nigerian government called for peace and the use of diplomacy in resolving all differences. Onyeama said Nigeria does not condone the approach of aggression by Russia, calling on Russia to pull back. “Peace and diplomacy to be prioritised by both sides. “We support every effort being made to stop the aggression and Russian troops to return to Russia,” Onyeama said. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting, German Ambassador to Nigeria, Birgitt Ory, who is also chair of the G7 Group, appreciated the African Union on its statement on the situation. Ory, who also commended Nigeria for putting in its weight, said Nigeria is a very important voice that the world needed to hear. He said that what is also c...

  More than 100 Ukrainians have died in the first day of war Brave Ukrainian woman confronts heavily armed Russian troops A Ukrainian woman is being hailed for her bravery after she confronted a heavily-armed Russian soldier and offered him sunflower seeds — so that they might bloom when he dies. The woman was captured on camera voicing her outrage as Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, with tanks rolling across the border and air strikes targeting major cities. Ukraine says it suffered 137 casualties on the first day of the war. The woman can be seen in the video asking the soldiers "Who are you?", to which a soldier standing in the street says: "We have exercises here. Please go this way." After asking if they are Russians, she said: "So what the f*** are you doing here?” As the soldiers tried to calm her down, the enraged woman said: "You’re occupants, you’re fascists! What the f*** are you doing on our land with all these guns? “Take these seeds and p...

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, never denied being the leader of the Igbo nationalist organisation while taking his plea at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said. According to the lawyer, the clarification became necessary because of what he described as “deliberate misrepresentation/falsehood and wrong   narratives being perpetuated by some mischief makers” and gaining prominence in social media. Ejiofor said this in a statement on Thursday titled, “Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu never denied being the leader of IPOB – Let the records be set straight”. According to him, it was pertinent to provide clarification and clear the doubt. He said, “S.M. Labaran Esq, who stood in yesterday (Wednesday) for the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation is a colleague I hold in high esteem, but I shall resist every mischievous ploy being adopted to misinform the unsuspecting members of the public wh...

  Nigeria's government suspended Twitter last June after   the company deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari about punishing regional secessionists . Authorities accused the social media firm of siding with the secessionists. But the government said it was reversing the ban after Twitter agreed to conditions including opening a local office in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian government, Twitter has agreed to: Register in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2022 Appoint a designated country representative Comply with tax obligations in Nigeria Enrol Nigeria in its portal for direct communications between government officials and Twitter to manage prohibited content that violates Twitter community rules Act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws Twitter did not say if it had agreed to the government demands but tweeted that it was "pleased" to be restored in the country and was "deeply committed to Nigeria". The move allows millions of peopl...

The citizens of Nigeria has began to react to the unending Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals by South Africans with the disruption of activities of South African own organisations/businesses in Nigeria (the disruption of Shopright shopping stall and the burning of an MTN office and destruction of it Sim card by its service users. Forcing Total Nigeria Plc to declare a forge margure and and official statement from MTN Nigeria condemning Xenophobic attacks on Foreign nationals by South Africans.