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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow had no other choice but to invade Ukraine to ensure Russia’s security, speaking hours after his army crossed his ex-Soviet neighbour’s borders. “What was happening left us with no choice,” the Russian leader said during a televised meeting with business representatives, adding that “we had no other way of proceeding”. THEGUARDIAN

US President Joe Biden met with G7 allies Thursday to hammer out a raft of new sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine, and will later speak to the American people on a crisis that he warns will cause “catastrophic loss of life.” The virtual, closed-door meeting of G7 leaders — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, announced 20 million dollars for humanitarian support in Ukraine, saying protecting of civilians must be ‘Priority Number One’ in supporting the people. “Today, I am announcing that we will immediately allocate 20 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund to meet urgent needs,’’ Guterres told journalist in New York. He reiterated that the …

Six persons including two policemen have been confirmed killed in what is believed to be a coordinated robbery attack on commercial banks in Uromi, Esan North-West local government area of Edo state.It was gathered that large sums running into millions of naira were carted away by the suspected criminals. The Police Public Relations Officer in the Edo State Police Command, …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, gave an interim order forfeiting two Abuja properties linked to Sen. Rochas Okorocha to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho. Justice Nwite directed the EFCC to publish the order on a national daily …

(CNN) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the largest conventional military attack that’s been seen since World War II, a senior US defense official said Thursday outlining US observations of the unfolding conflict.”We haven’t seen a conventional move like this, nation-state to nation-state, since World War II, certainly nothing on this size and scope and scale,” the official told reporters Thursday. “And …

Edo State emergency services received a boost on Wednesday when Governor Godwin Obaseki took delivery of an additional ultra-modern industrial-sized fire truck from the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC). The governor, who spoke to journalists after test-driving the truck, at the Government House in Benin City, said the state government is committed to reviving and strengthening its fire service. …

…bans external candidates from writing exams in Edo Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sent five bills to the Edo State House of Assembly, including the Disability Rights Bill which seeks to end all forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities. He also sent the Electricity Commission and Agency Bill that aims to increase access to electricity to all …

Gombe State Secondary School Principal, Mr. Bello Muhammed Abubakar, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over alleged fraudulent activities and other ancillary offences. The Commission, in a 2-count charge brought before Hon Justice Halima S. Muhammed of Gombe State High Court 2 sitting in Gombe, told the Court that the accused person …

Former Revenue Officer with the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Mrs. Dorothy Chigozie Amalili, has been sentenced to three years in jail for defrauding the hospital of N4.6 million. Mrs. Amalili, who was jailed by Justice K. Okpe, of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Enugu, was accused by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of …