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Eddy Dombraye, head coach of the Lobi Star football club in Benue, has lamented that his wife and child are stranded in Ukraine. TheCable earlier reported how Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine last Thursday. As Russian forces invaded Ukraine, thousands of Nigerians trapped by the war […]

The African Union (AU) has described reports that citizens of the continent are being stopped from crossing the Ukrainian border as “shockingly racist” treatment.  Thousands of people have been attempting to flee from Ukraine to neighbouring countries for safety since Russian forces invaded the country last Thursday. However, there have been reports that non-white […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are set to reconcile in the coming days — after being at loggerheads for the last couple of years. TheCable understands that both politicians have agreed to sheathe their swords and work together ahead of the […]

Nigeria on Monday recorded 35 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Tuesday.  Hong Kong mortuaries hit capacity as COVID fatalities surge Officials in Hong Kong say facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries are at maximum capacity owing to the surge in COVID-19 fatalities. […]

Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), says the “escalating violence” in Ukraine must “stop now”. He said this on Monday while delivering an address at the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session on Ukraine. The ongoing invasion, which is currently in its fifth day, has left hundreds dead and thousands […]

Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, says plans are underway to commence the evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine on Wednesday. Onyeama spoke on Monday when he met with Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, at his office in Abuja. The minister said there are about 8,000 Nigerians in Ukraine and […]

Shell Plc says it will exit joint ventures with Gazprom and related entities, including stakes in three major gas projects and the undersea Nord Stream 2 project, worth $3 billion. The decision is coming as the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered Day 5 with no signs of relentless.  The company announced its intention […]

Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase, founder and executive chairman of Complete Communications Limited, publisher of Complete Sports and Success Digest, is dead. The news of the demise of the veteran was announced in a statement by Julius Ojeagbase, one of his children, on Monday evening. Julius said his father died in Atlanta, USA, on […]