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

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    Ukraine-Russia war 2022 see further explosions inside Kyiv and oda cities.

    Troops provocations dey happun as invasion enta day six on Tuesday 1 March.

    Daniel Semeniworima and Olaronke Alo go start today live coverage wit you.

    You go read tori from our reporters dem from across Nigeria and West Africa plus BBC all ova di world.

  2. Nigeria begin evacuate citizens from Ukraine back to di kontri

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  4. Fifa and Uefa suspend Russia plus oda tins wey happun for day five of Ukraine-Russia invasion

  5. FG go begin Evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine on Wednesday

    Femi Gbajabiamila and Geoffery Oyeama

    Wia dis foto come from, NASS

    Di Nigeria House of Representatives say dem go give Nigeria Foreign Ministry all di support e need to evacuate Nigerians back from Ukraine on Wednesday.

    Di Speaker of di House, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, give di assurance as e meet wit di Nigerian Foreign minister, Geoffery Oyeama to yarn on di plight of of Nigerian wey dey in dey in di middle of di Russian/Ukraine gbas-gbos.

    Oga Gbajabiamila say di evacuation suppose start dis Monday but dem gatz shift am to Wednesday to allow di ministry, the House and di Nigerian foreign missions for Ukraine, Poland and Russia to complete di formalities to move Nigerians to safe borders wit neighbouring kontris.

    Gbajabiamila, draw ear give di minister say di way di kontri di respond to emergency no quick at all.

    E explain give say e dey good for di kontri to get response mechanism like earoplanes and oda equipment dem including funds and dat di legislature go do legislation to include dis kain emergencies in di future.

    Nigeria foreign minister fo im response say Nigeria get about 5,600 Nigerian students for Ukraine and dat di delay to evacuate dem no becos di goment no ready and dat up to 80 percent to 90 percent of kontris no believe say Russia go strike.

    E explain further say im bin dey in touch wit di ambassador and dem re assure am say notin go happun as need no dey for evacuation plus di Ukranian goment no want most of di students to leave since e go affect dem to go back.

    E say dem don put everitin togeda and from dia dem go put dem inside bus and transport dem to di various airport to di kontri.

    E say dem go use Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and even Russia as exit point dem go use to evacuate Nigerians.

    "Wia we dey now na to find out di exact number of Nigerians and agree on di location wey we go use to evacuate dem” Onyeama explain.

  6. Nigerian students protest sake of unending Varsity strike

    ASUU Strike

    Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images

    Afta two weeks wey di Academic Staf Union of Universities go on anoda one month strike, Nigerian students under di National Association of Nigerian students stage protest.

    Di students cari placards wit different different write-ups to show dia grievances.

    From Unity Fountain Abuja dem waka go National Assembly, den back to di Ministry of Education wia dem call for di removal of Minister of Education Adamu Adamu.

    President of di National Association of Nigerian Students Sunday Asefon, for di National Assembly gate tok say" I give di Senate President and Speaker of di Senate four days to settle di mata between ASUU and Federal goment, if not we go comeback hia and wen we come back, we no go go back again until una open our schools" e tok.

    For di Ministry of Education, Mr Sunday Asefon and di protesting students begin chant" Adamu Adamu must go".

    For one small meeting wey di Minister hold wit di NANS Executive tori be say di Minister waka comot from di meeting afta di Union President ask am say " you no dey bothered as we dey on strike" ASUU and goment don tay for dis strike mata we don pass one decade.

  7. Snake Island Ukrainian Guards dey alive

    Snake Island

    Wia dis foto come from, Google

    Ukrainian soldiers wey tori comot say dem attack and kill for Zmiinyi (Snake) island still dey alive, according to statement wey Ukraine naval services post for Facebook.

    Di statement wey dem post on Monday say, "we dey alive say our brothers dey alive and well".

    Di sailors "bin rebuke di attack of Russian invaders twice" but bin no fit to continue to protect di island, according to di statement.

    Di navy tok say afta Russia armed forces bin destroy infrastructure, dem bin no fit reach di sailors as connection with di island bin dey completely cut off.

    On Friday, Ukraine bin dey plan to honour di 13 soldiers dem say die as dem dey defend di Islands from Russia.

  8. More than 250 Nigerians don comot Ukraine - Goment

    Africans for Ukraine borders

    Wia dis foto come from, AFP

    Nigerian Embassy don receive 130 Nigerians to Bucharest, Romania, 74 Nigerians for Budapest, Hungary and 52 Nigerians for Warsaw Poland for dia work to comot Ngerians from Ukraine.

    Dis na according to di Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    For statement wey dem bin release, Nigeria tok say dem dey expect 200 more citizens for di city of Budapest today, and dem dey also process 23 pipo enta Poland.

    Di statement say dem still dey finalise plans to carry all dis Nigerians enta back di kontri.

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  9. Russia-Ukraine de-escalation toks don end

    Russian and Ukrainian representatives don conclude toks wey dem hold for Belarus wey dey aimed at bringing peace even as conflict still dey go on.

    Both sides go return to dia capital cities for consultation ahead of a second round of toks wey fit take place in di days, di Reuters news agency cites Belarus' Belta news for di informate.

    Expectations for a peaceful resolution no too dey high before Monday meeting.

    Ukraine say dem want ceasefire and Russian withdrawal, while di Kremlin say dem no go announce diaposition.

    Russia negotiators bin tok of striking one deal wey go dey in di interests of both sides.

  10. Black and Indian students allege discrimination as dem run from Ukraine

  11. UN dey hold very important meeting ontop Russia-Ukraine mata

    UN president beg nations to give peace a chance

    Wia dis foto come from, UN Photo/Leo Felipa

    Wetin we call dis foto, UN president beg nations to give peace a chance

    President of di UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid don ask all kontris to demonstrate moral courage and give peace a chance as dem gada for di United Nations General Assembly 11th emergency special session to discuss di Russia – Ukraine crisis.

    Di presido remind di special session say all di 193 kontris for di world get say for di General Assembly unlike di Security Council wey get five permanent, veto-wielding members and 10 non-permanent members wey hold two-year terms.

    E also remind di 193 members of di UN say for 1946 di League of Nations bin scata because of dia failure to provide mechanism for di enforcement of international collective security.

    Shahid na di first speaker for dis ogbonge meeting, e say di UN dey founded to take effective collective measures to prevent and remove threats to peace.

    Di secretary general, Anthony Guterres plus more than 100 members of di UN go follow chook mouth for di mata over di next few days.

    Diplomats dey expect a vote on a draft resolution – wey still dey on negotiation as at Wednesday.

    Di UN Security Council call for dis session afta dem no gree dem act wen Russia ban one US draft resolution on Friday, wey kick against Russia invasion on Ukraine and demand di immediate withdrawal of all of dia sojas from di kontri.

    Di draft GA resolution dey expected to pass because no nation get veto for dis chamber, but e no dey legally binding like security council resolutions.

  12. ‘For night eh, na just bomb, bomb, na wetin we dey hear’

    Wetin we call dis Video, ‘For night eh, na just bomb, bomb, na wetin we dey hear’

    Dr Gladys Ibrahim, tok to BBC Pidgin from train station for Kyiv Ukraine wia she, her husband, young daughter and oda Nigerians bin dey try catch train to run comot Ukraine afta Russia invade di kontri.

    Di doctor wey come from Rivers state and bin don dey live for di kontri for years bin tink say dem go fit stay and bin don even call pipo to come take shelter and dey distribute free food to Nigerians before di conflict begin serious.

    DI UNHCR say di number of pipo wey dey run comot Ukraine now don reach 368,000.

  13. See vex sake of how dem treat Nigerians for Poland border

    many dey Stranded as dem try japa from di konflict

    Wia dis foto come from, AFP

    Wetin we call dis foto, Pipo dey try leave Ukraine sake of di conflict

    As thousands dey japa from crisis, Nigeria goment don condemn reports say im citizens, and pipo from oda African countries, dey prevented to leave war-torn Ukraine.

    We don hear from Isaac, one Nigerian man wey dey live for Ukraine who bin dey try to enter Poland. say border staff bin tell am say dem no dey " attend to Africans".

    Reports also dey say Ukrainian security officials dey try stop Africans from how dem go catch bus and train wey dey go to di border.

    On Sunday Nigeria Foreign Minister Geofrey Onyeama bin say e don tok wit im Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and e don get assurance say im don give Ukrainian border guards order to allow all foreigners wey dey leave Ukraine to pass without restrictions.

  14. Lassa Fever kill 59 pipo for di first six weeks of 2022 for Nigeria

    Rat

    Wia dis foto come from, SANJAY KANOJIA

    Wetin we call dis foto, Rats na di major cause of Lassa Fever for Africa

    Fifty nine pipo don die for Nigeria for di first six weeks of 2022 sake of Lassa fever , according to di kontri centre for disease control, NCDC.

    Di agency tok say di dead pipo bin comot from di 358 pipo wey catch di viral haemorrhagic fever for dis period.

  15. Fifa dey 'advanced toks' over suspending Russia

    Poster

    Wia dis foto come from, Reuters

    Fifa dey hold advanced toks over di full suspension of Russia until further notice, according to BBC Sport editor Dan Roan.

    Di global football governing body dey understood to be working closely wit im European counterpart Uefa and announcement dey expected later today.

    E go mean say Russia no go fit play for di women's Euro 2022 in England for di summer and Poland go get bye for di World Cup qualifier play-off next month - match wey Poland's FA don tok say dem go boycott.

    Iceland don also tok say e go refuse to play against Russia in June, and di International Olympic Committee don recommend dat athletes from Russia and Belarus be banned from competitions.

  16. Russia celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations wit South Africa

    Russia-South Africa 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations

    Wia dis foto come from, MFA Russia/Twitter

    Wetin we call dis foto, Russia-South Africa 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations

    Russia don highlight dia "strong bonds" wit South Africa, as di two nations mark 30 years since di establishment of diplomatic ties.

    Di Soviet Union wey dey defunct now bin play central role to support South Africa governing African National Congress (ANC), during dia long fight against di legalised system of racism for di kontri.

    For inside tweet, Russia foreign ministry say: "Our interaction dey notable by di strong bonds of friendship & cooperation wey dey established during di struggle against apartheid, wey continue to develop today."

    Russia no make any reference to South Africa foreign affairs ministry wey issue one statement last week as dem call on Russian troops to immediately withdraw from Ukraine.

    South Africa na di only African state wey be part of Brics – one group of emerging economies wey also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China.

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  17. Wetin be di latest for Russia-Ukraine crisis?

    If you just dey join us, or u dey try catch up on events, here be di latest developments for di fifth day of di Russian invasion of Ukraine:

    • Tok tok don begin for Belarus between negotiators for Kyiv and Moscow but expectations no dey high
    • EU defence ministers dey set to meet for discussions on top di gbege
    • Ukraine President Zelensky don call for Russian troops to put down dia weapons and for immediate EU membership
    • Pipo dey hear blasts for Kyiv and Kharkiv dis morning, as one residential building for di northern city of Chernihiv dey hit by missile
    • Russia double dia interest rate to 20% as dia currency drop and expert dey warn of possible run on banks
    • Russia central bank don more dan double dia key interest rate to 20% from 9.5%
    • Despite di financial hit di Kremlin say Russia go "ride out" economic punishment

    If you want more detail, you fit read how Ukraine remain on alert and di latest here.

  18. Ukraine-Russia war - Putin go push di nuclear button?

  19. Russia-Ukraine crisis: Women for Nigeria cari protest go Russian Embassy to call for peace, Di pipo wey comprise women, men and youths, say di protest na to call for peace for between Russia and Ukraine

    Abuja Protest

    About Fifty pipo, mostly womengada for di Russian Embassy for Abuja, Nigeria capital for peaceful protest sake of di Russia -Ukraine katakata.

    Di pipo wey comprise women, men and youths, say di protest na to call for peace for between Russia and Ukraine.

    Dem say since di katakata start dem neva hear from hear from dia children, siblingsand friends.

    And di uncertainty weda dem still dey alive maim dey trouble dem.

    Abuja Protest
    Abuja Protest
    Abuja Protest
    Abuja Protest
  20. Ukraine ask Chelsea owner Abramovich to helep dem find peace

    Roman Abramovich

    Wia dis foto come from, PA Media

    Wit tok tok wey dey currently happun for Belarus between Russian and Ukrainian officials, we dey sabi now say Ukraine don approach Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich say make e helep support dia aim to reach one "peaceful settlement" to di conflict.

    Di Russian billionaire tok-tok pesin say Abramovich dey contacted by Ukrainian officials and "don dey try to helep ever since".

    Abramovich bin announce on Saturday say "stewardship and care" of Chelsea bin dey given to trustees of di club charitable foundation.

    Di 55-year-old be one of Russia richest pipo and di believe be say e dey close to Russian President Putin.