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UKRAINIAN BEAUTY QUEEN JOINS WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

  Ukrainian Beauty Queen Turns Soldier Former Miss Grand Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna has become a member of Ukraine's fighting force to block Russia from taking over her country. Lenna shared photos of herself armed and taking a position against the invading Russian army.

PUTIN'S MILITARY IS GETTING FRUSTRATED BY UKRAINE'S RESISTANCE

  Putin Races the Clock as Fast Military Advance ‘Frustrated’ Russia’s plans for Ukraine face rapidly rising costs due to delays caused by tougher-than-expected resistance from forces on the ground, even as its military retains overwhelming advantages. A person familiar with Russian planning said the military would have hoped for faster progress. The Kremlin has declined to comment on details of the military operation, and its Defense Ministry says the campaign has been successful. A senior  U.S.  defense official said on Saturday the U.S. had indications Moscow had become frustrated by slow progress, caused by an unexpectedly strong Ukrainian defense and failure to achieve complete air dominance. On Sunday, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert, citing “aggressive statements” from North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states. He also agreed for Russian and Ukrainian officials to meet for talks near the Ukraine-Belarus border. Still, with Russian fo

UKRAINE: TWO RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRES CALL FOR PEACE

  Two of Russia's billionaires call for peace in Ukraine Russian businessman, co-founder of Alfa-Group  Two Russian billionaires, Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska, called for an end to the conflict triggered by President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, with Fridman calling it a tragedy for both countries' people. Billionaire Fridman, who was born in western Ukraine, told staff in a letter that the conflict was driving a wedge between the two eastern Slav peoples of Russia and Ukraine who have been brothers for centuries. "I was born in Western Ukraine and lived there until I was 17. My parents are Ukrainian citizens and live in Lviv, my favourite city," Fridman wrote in the letter, excerpts of which Reuters saw. "But I have also spent much of my life as a citizen of Russia, building and growing businesses. I am deeply attached to the Ukrainian and Russian peoples and see the current conflict as a tragedy for them both." Russian billionaire, Oleg D

NIGERIAN CONSULAR IN NEW YORK ISSUES 10-YEAR VALIDITY PASSPORT

  Nigerian Consulate in New York to issue 10-year validity passport Nigerian Consulate in New York                                                                     The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has announced that the Consulate will start the issuance of passports with 10-year validity to its nationals. The Consul-General, Ambassador Lot Egopija, who disclosed this at a virtual 4th Town Hall for Nigerian nationals within the New York jurisdiction, said the headquarters (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs) had communicated the development to the Consulate. “Last month (January) we were informed that 10 years passport will be brought to New York. “We have been asked to prepare for the take-off to issue 10 years passport. We know to qualify for the 10 years passport, that applicant must have a National Identify Number,’’ he said. Egopija, however, urged Nigerians who have not enrolled for NIN to do so, noting that information was displayed at the Consulate as that would

GERMANY COMMITS 100 BILLION EUROS TO NEW ARMED FORCES FUND

  Germany commits 100 billion euros to new armed forces fund German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Germany is committing 100 billion euros to a special fund for its armed forces, raising its defense spending above 2 percent of GDP. “It’s clear we need to invest significantly more in the security of our country, in order to protect our freedom and our democracy,” Scholz told a special session of the Bundestag in Berlin Sunday morning. The move is a significant one for Germany, which has come under criticism from the United States and other NATO allies for not investing adequately in its defense budget. Scholz’s announcement, which came during a special session of Germany’s Bundestag Sunday morning, was the latest in a series of major shifts in German defense and security policy this weekend in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Saturday evening, the German government announced it would be sending weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to kee

CHELSEA FINANCIAL, ROMAN ABRAMOVICH HANDS OVER CLUB TO FOUNDATION

 Following Britain's ban on Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich from residing in her soil, the Russian billionaire has taken his hands off the club.  The ban was imposed due to his close relationship with Russian President Putin, who invaded Ukraine on Thursday. https://www.edoborsblog.com/2022/02/ukraine-chelsea-billionaire-owner-roman.html In a statement, he gives hus charity organisation the right to run the outfit.  Read the full text below:

UKRAINE: 198 CIVILIANS KILLED, 1,115 WOUNDED

  Ukraine: 198 civilians killed, 1,115 wounded in Russian invasion Ukraine’s health minister said Saturday that 198 civilians, including three children, have been killed so far by Russian forces attacking the pro-Western country. “Unfortunately, according to operative data, at the hands of the invaders we have 198 dead, including three children, 1,115 wounded, including 33 children,” Health Minister Viktor Lyashko wrote on Facebook. Also, Polish Deputy Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker on Saturday said 100,000 people have crossed the border into Poland from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion this week. “From the onset of warfare in Ukraine through today, along the entire border with Ukraine, 100,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Poland,” Szefernaker told reporters in the border village of Medyka, southeastern Poland.

UKRAINE: POLAND REFUSES WORLD CUP PLAY OFF WITH RUSSIA.

  Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday. “It is time to act. Due to the escalation of the Russian Federation’s aggression in Ukraine, the Polish team does not envisage playing the play-off against Russia,” wrote Cezary Kulesz, adding it was the “only correct decision”. He said he would work with the Swedish and Czech federations — the winners of their match would have to play in Russia if the latter beat Poland — to present a unified pisition to Fifa.

2023: I HAVE MENTAL CAPACITY TO LEAD NIGERIA, IGNORE THOSE SAYING I AM SICK, TINUBU

  Ignore those saying I’m sick, I’ve mental capacity to lead Nigeria – Tinubu Bola Tinubu                                                                       Ex-Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday said his ambition to succeed the incumbent president, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2023, was seeking a job that requires brain and focus and not one that requires strength. Tinubu spoke at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, when he visited the monarch, as he continues to visit royal fathers in Osun state to seek their blessings for his presidential ambition. Speaking on insinuations that he was unhealthy thus ineligible to contest for the post of president, Tinubu said the work of president he has applied for was not bricklaying, race running, or grave digging, but the one that requires the use of brain and intelligence. He said, “I have the brain and the capacity. If you hear them saying, he is sick, I didn’t apply for the job of race running. I d