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US Set To Send $13bn In Military, Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine

US Set To Send $13bn In Military, Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine

The Government of the United States has concluded plans to send $13.6 billion in humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine after the US House approved a $1.5 trillion spending bill to keep the government’s doors open for the next six months.

Africa Daily News,, New York gathered that the bill included more than $4 billion which would enable the country assist Ukraine and others in Eastern Europe grappling with the millions of refugees fleeing the former Soviet republic following Russia’s invasion two weeks ago.

Nearly $7 billion would backfill the transfer of US military equipment to Ukraine and its allies, …

We Will Fight To The End, Ukraine President Zelensky Insists

We Will Fight To The End, Ukraine President Zelensky Insists

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, invoking the wartime defiance of British prime minister Winston Churchill, has again vowed to ‘fight to the end’ and not give up in the ongoing war.

The Ukrainian leader made this known in a historic virtual speech to UK lawmakers on Tuesday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘We will not give up and we will not lose,’ he said, giving a day-by-day account of Russia’s invasion that is anchored on the costs in lives of civilians including Ukrainian children.

‘We will fight to the end, at sea, in the air. We

Ukraine We Have Credible Reports Of War Crimes – US Govt

Ukraine: We Have Credible Reports Of War Crimes – US Govt

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has disclosed that there are ‘very credible reports of deliberate attacks’ on civilians in Ukraine by Russian soldiers and the US would take action at the appropriate time.

Blinken made this disclosure in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

According to him, the attacks would be considered a war crime and would not go unpunished.

Blinken also noted that the US has begun documenting evidence to determine whether or not war crimes have been committed against Ukrainian civilians.

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At Least Six Conformed Dead In US Tornado

At Least Six Conformed Dead In US Tornado

About four adults and two children were among those killed when a tornado hit Madison County in the US state of Iowa on yesterday, officials have confirmed.

No fewer than four other adults were injured in the tornado that caused ‘widespread damage to both homes and properties,’ the county’s emergency management director told a press briefing which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Sunday.

An official of the emergency management agency identified as Diogenes Ayala said told newsmen that; ‘This is, I think, the worst that anyone has seen in quite a long time,’ she went on …

Evacuation We ‘Didn’t Know’ Russia Would Invade Ukraine –FG

Evacuation: We ‘Didn’t Know’ Russia Would Invade Ukraine –FG

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama yesterday defended the Federal Government of Nigeria’s response to the evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine by saying that the country never expected Russia to invade Ukraine.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, the Minister pointed out that it was difficult to plan ahead because the Nigerian government didn’t know how the situation would evolve and therefore had no clues of what to expect.

‘The majority of people did not know the Russians would invade,’ he said. ‘Putin was saying we are not going

Putin Orders Instructs Nuclear Forces To Be On High Alert

Putin Orders Nuclear Forces To Be On High Alert

As the tensions in Europe continue to build up, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear ‘deterrence forces’ on high alert while also accusing the West of taking ‘unfriendly’ steps against his country which would not go unnoticed.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that international tensions have continued to soar over Russia’s last Thursday’s invasion of Ukraine.

Recall that Putin had also warned the West of severe consequences should any of them consider military intervention.

It is now believed that Putin’s order will now cause further alarm and more tension if steps

'Biden Ready To Meet Putin ‘At Any Time’ To Prevent War'

‘Biden Ready To Meet Putin ‘At Any Time’ To Prevent War’

US President Joe Biden would be willing to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin ‘at any time’ to forestall a war in Ukraine, according to US Secretary of State who said Sunday Russia appeared on the verge of invading Ukraine.

In a rapid-fire round of US talk shows, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Sunday evening ‘everything we’re seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion.’

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that aggressive military action has already begun in and around Ukraine, which is facing increased shelling from Russian-backed …

US Dispatches Troop Reinforcements Near Poland-Ukraine Border

US Dispatches Troop Reinforcements Near Poland-Ukraine Border

Hundreds of US paratroopers landed at a Polish airport near the Ukrainian border yesterday as part of a deployment of several thousand others to bolster NATO’s eastern flank as tensions with Russia continue to build up.

On Thursday morning, a number of soldiers were sighted leaving a Boeing C-17 military transport plane and boarding buses at Rzeszow Airport, located around 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine.

Another group of soldiers, around a dozen, boarded two Black Hawk helicopters which was also sighted taking off.

Two Chinook helicopters were also seen landing.

Armoured cars, military trucks, containers and …

Ukraine Attack Will Bring Severe Costs, Biden Warns Putin

Efforts to de-escalate the tensions in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy was unable to achieve any serious results on Saturday, with the White House insisting that Russia would face ‘swift and severe costs’ if its troops carry out the planned invasion.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier slammed Western claims that such a move might be on the horizon, calling the idea ‘provocative speculation’ that could result to a conflict in the ex-Soviet country.

Just a few weeks of tensions that have seen Russia nearly surround its western neighbour with more …

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

Iran on Tuesday announced that it has imposed symbolic sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and several current and former members of the Trump administration.

In addition to Trump and Pompeo, Iran also sanctioned acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, CIA Director Gina Haspel, US Special Representative to Iran and Venezuela Elliot Abrams, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) chief Andrea Gacki.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, former US envoy for Iran Brian Hook, and former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper were also sanctioned.…

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Lauretta Onochie: US Told To Prevail On Buhari’s Appointment

Deji Adeyanju, the convener of Concerned Nigerians, has urged the United States, US, to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari not to destroy the integrity and independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Adeyanju made the appeal while condemning Buhari’s nomination of his aide, Lauretta Onochie as an INEC Commissioner.

The activist explained that Onochie’s nomination was unconstitutional and illegal.

In a letter to the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Adeyanju described Onochie as partisan and a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

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According to the activist, Nigeria’s …

Trump Mourns US ‘Titan Of The Law’ Ginsburg

Donald Trump Mourns US ‘Titan Of The Law’ Ginsburg

President Donald Trump on Friday hailed the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “titan of the law” whose legal expertise and historic decisions inspired generations of Americans.

“Today, our nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law” who was “renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court,” Trump said in a statement.

“Her opinions, including well-known decisions regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled, have inspired all Americans, and generations of great legal minds,” he added.

“May her memory be a great and magnificent blessing to the …