Ukraine's president, Zelensky say Russian shelling dey affect evacuation for Mariupol

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1. 3 March 2022Another night for underground as Kyiv dey bombarded

   

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   Kyiv residents of all age, adults and children again go underground last night as di capital city continue to be target.

   Some, as e dey for picture here, bin go down to di metro stations wey bin dey used as bomb shelters. As many as 15,000 pipo dey shelter for di stations, di city mayor don estimate.

   Some bin manage to sleep while odas try to dey entertain young children.

   Witnesses bin hear four major explosions overnight and capture am on video, although e no dey clear wetin di targets be or if casualties dey.

   BBC correspondents don tok say di blasts fit dey heard from two storeys underground for dia bunker.

   

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2. 3 March 2022Ukraine Russia War - See who dey support Moscow vs who support Kiev

3. 3 March 2022First seven days of Russia war on Ukraine - Summary

4. 3 March 2022Russian Foreign Minister say 'Third World War fit be nuclear'

5. 3 March 2022How African kontris vote on UN resolution against Ukraine invasion

   17 African kontris abstain from di vote at di UN General Assembly to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine.

   UN General Assembly vote in favour of one resolution wey condemn Russia invasion and ask make Russia immediately pull all dia forces comot from Ukraine.

   Five kontries vote against condemning Russia invasion for di emergency.

   UN General Assembly for New York. Di UNHCR dey beg for nearly $2bn (£1.5bn) for relief operation as refugees hit one million.

   

6. 3 March 2022Zelensky: Another virus don attack us

   And dis na more from Ukrainian President Zelensky latest video update.

   Im refer directly to Vladimir Putin, tell di Russian president to: "Go home. To your home."

   Im say Putin should defend di Russian-speaking pipo - not around di whole world - "but in your home".

   "E get quite a few of dem there too. About 150 million."

   Dis appears to be one reference to Moscow claim say dia action na in defence of Russian-speaking pipo for parts of Ukraine.

   Zelensky also liken Russia invasion to one virus, say e don be two years since Ukraine record im first Covid case: "E don reach one week now wey another virus attack."

7. 3 March 2022Get ready to pay for di wrong una do, Zelensky tell Russians

   

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   And another line from di Ukrainian president:

   Afta days of shelling for Ukraine cities, Zelensky vow say dem go rebuild di kontri and im say Russia go learn about "reparations".

   "Even if you destroy all our Ukrainian cathedrals and churches, you no go destroy our faith, our sincere belief in Ukraine and God, belief in pipo," im tok.

   "We go rebuild every single house, every single street, every single city."

   "And we dey tell Russia - learn di words 'reparations' and 'contributions'. You go pay back fully to us for wetin you don do against our state, against our every single Ukrainian."

8. 3 March 2022Who dey Putin inner circle wey dey help am run di war?

9. 3 March 2022Breaking, Russian Foreign Minister say 'Third World War fit be nuclear'

   

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   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dey give news conference in Moscow.

   Lavrov say US President Joe Biden don tok say di only alternative to sanctions go be a third world war.

   And e go on to say a third world war could only be "nuclear war".

   Di Foreign Minister say e dey only inside di heads of Western politicians - and e no dey inside di heads of the Russian people.

   "If real war is waged against us then those wey make such plans gatz think about and [and] in my opinion such plans dey being made," e tok.

   We go bring una more updates from Lavrov's conference soon.

   Lavrov compare US to Hitler for 'dominating Europe'

   He repeat di Russian claim say Ukrainian goment be a neo-Nazi goment.

   And e say gangs loot towns and cities, including for Mariupol.

   BBC never see evidence to support dis claims dem.

   Lavrov also tok say Ukrainians dey "now try to use civilians as human shields".

   He again and again refer to Hollywood and say make pipo no "just look at dis Hollywood movie" wey di Western media "wia ultimate evil boku" dey make.

   Di Russian foreign minister also say Nato dey try to bolster di West security at di cost of Russia.

   He dey compare di US to Napoleon and Hitler, saying "back in di days, Napoleon and Hitler bin get a goal to dominate and control Europe - now Americans dey do so".

   He says di cancelling of the Nordstream 2 gas pipeline" shows di place" of di EU, suggesting say US dey behind di decision.

10. 3 March 2022Ukraine-Russia war - Timeline of five major invasions around di world

11. 3 March 2022Air Peace don deploy aircraft to evacuate stranded Nigerians for Ukraine

    Air Peace confam dem don deploy dia aircraft to evacuate Nigerians wey dey stranded for Europe as a result of di invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

    Dis na di first batch of Nigerians dem go evacuate since di war start eight days ago.

    Di aircraft depart Nigeria at 2:20am today, Thursday, March 3, 2022, for Warsaw, Poland.

12. 3 March 2022Ukraine-Russia War - Wetin be di nuclear risks?

13. 3 March 2022Breaking, Russia and Belarus don dey banned from 2022 Paralympics

    Di International Paralympic Committee [IPC] say dem no go allow athletes from Russia and Belarus for di 2022 Winter Paralympics for Beijing.

    Pipo bin criticise di International Paralympics Committee after dem first allow di athletes to compete as neutrals.

    One statement on Thursday tok say diem no fit defend di “situation for di athlete villages”

    IPC president Andrew Parsons say di athletes wey dey affected na victims of dia govment actions.

    Di Winter Paralympics go begin on Saturday, and di opening ceremony go take place on Friday.

    "We be very firm believers say sport and politics no suppose mix," Parsons tok.

    "However, di war don come to dis Games and behind di scenes many govment dey get influence ontop our cherished event.

    "E dey important to ensure safety and security of athlete, and di situation in di athlete villages dey escalate and e dey untenable.”

    Russia suppose get 71 competitors and Belarus suppose get 12 – plus guides for di two kontris for di competition for Beijing.

    Parsons tok say "overwhelming number of members" don tok to di IPC and say dem no go compete in di game if dem allow Russia and Belarus compete.

    Im tok say dia decision to stop di athletes go “preserve di integrity” of di games and di safety of all participants.

14. 3 March 2022Wetin be di latest for Ukraine?

    If you just dey joining us, dis na update of wetin we sabi on day eight of Russia invasion of Ukraine:

    • For Kyiv, witnesses don capture four major explosions in di past few hours on video, but e no dey clear wetin be di targets and if casualties dey

    • •BBC correspondents say dem fit hear di blasts from two storeys underground for dia bunker

    • One US defence official say one massive convoy of Russian military vehicles close to Kyiv don "hook" sake of fuel and food shortages

    • Russian forces don seize control of di key southern port city of Kherson, according to local officials. Dis na di first major Ukrainian city wey dem go take since di invasion start

    • Dem don also bombard di kontri second largest city, Kharkhiv wit shells.

    • For di southern port city of Mariupol, fear be say hundreds of pipo don die afta hours of sustained shelling, di city deputy mayor says. Ukraine military claim di city remain in Ukrainian hand

    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky release one late-night video, dey praise di courage of citizens wey dey defend dia kontri

    • More than one million pipo don run from Ukraine since di start of di invasion, di UN tok, and di number dey rise rapidly

    • The International Criminal Court for The Hague don launch one investigation into possible war crimes for Ukraine

    • For di first time, Russia admit say dem dey take heavy military casualties during im attack on Ukraine, wit 498 troops killed and 1,597 injure

15. 3 March 2022Catch up on di latest

    Day eight of di Russian invasion begin for Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

    Dis na wetin you suppose sabi:

    • Dem don hear massive explosions for Kyiv in di past hour, as video posted on social media show one enormous fireball light up di night sky.

    • Di International Criminal Court for The Hague don open one investigation into alleged war crimes by Russia

    • Di United Nations say di number of refugees wey dey run comot Ukraine don reach one million.

    • Ukraine President Zelensky release one video, dey call on citizens to do everything dem fit do to resist di Russian occupation.

    • US officials say one 40-mile (60km) Russian armoured convoy idon somehow "stuck" on im way to Kyiv.

    • Witnesses say Russia artillery bombardments don increase in di past 24 hours and fierce fighting still dey go on.

    • Russian troops don surround di strategic port cities of Mariupol and Kherson.

    • Kherson mayor say Russian troops don enter di city, but say for now e go remain under di Ukrainian flag.

    • For di northern city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials say two cruise missiles don hit one hospital.

    • For Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, Russian shell continue to fall, report say e don kill and wunjure dozens of citizens.

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18. 2 March 2022Ukraine city of Mariupol dey 'near to calamity'

19. 2 March 2022Wetin don happun today?

    

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    If you just dey join us, or want recap, here be di summary of some of di key points on day seven of di invasion of Ukraine.

    • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich tok say im dey plan to sell di Premier League club.

    • Five kontries vote against condemning Russia invasion for di emergency UN General Assembly for New York.

    • Di UN General Assembly vote in favour of one resolution wey condemn Russia invasion and ask make Russia immediately pull all dia forces comot from Ukraine.

    • Di UNHCR dey beg for nearly $2bn (£1.5bn) for relief operation.

    • Athletes from Russia and Belarus go compete as neutrals for di 2022 Winter Paralympics for Beijing

    • Russia defence ministry don give im first numbers for soldiers wey don die during im invasion of Ukraine.
    • National Motorsport Authority don ban Russian drivers from competing for UK.

    Russian forces don increase attacks on key cities.

    For di south:

    • Russia say dem don take control of di PorKherson, although dia mayor say Ukrainian forces still dey hold on
    • Fears of mass casualties for di city of Mariupolnear di border wit Russia, wit di deputy mayor saying one district don dey "almost totally destroyed"

    For di Northeast:

    • Reports of one rocket attack for Ukraine second city of Kharkiv, on di regional police department and part of one university
    • Earlier, Russian paratroopers bin land for di city and begin fight for control, Ukraine military say

    for anoda developments:

    • More dan 2,000 civilians don die since Russia begin invasion, Ukrainian authorities don say
    • Peace tok go resume for Wednesday evening between Russia and Ukraine, according to Russia state news agency Tass
    • Di UK PM don urge opposition leader Kier Stamer to target Roman Abramovich owner of Chelsea Football Club - wit sanctions. Abramovich don deny say e dey close to Vladimir Putin

20. 2 March 2022Breaking, Chelsea: Roman Abramovich say e plan to sell club and go 'donate proceeds to war victims'

    Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich tok say im dey plan to sell di Premier League club.

    Di Russian billionaire for statement tok say e ''don take di decision to sell di club'' and promise say e go 'donate di proceeds to charitable foundation for di benefit of ''all victims of di war for Ukraine''

    E say ''I believe say dis na in di interest of di club, im fans, di employees, as well as di club's sponsors and partners.''

    Abramovich wey don deny say e get financial link to Russian President Vladimir Putin or di Kremlin but don come under increasing scrutiny in recent days, tok say di sale go dey fast-tracked.Link