Tag Archives: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday said the Football Union of Russia (FUR) had withdrawn its appeal against football’s world governing body Fifa as well as the Polish, Swedish and Czech Republic Football Associations. Fifa and European governing body Uefa decided together that all Russian teams, whether …

Ukrainian star actor and TV host Pasha Lee has died while defending his country from Russian troops.⁣ According to a Facebook post by Sergiy Tomilenko, President of Ukraine’s National Union of Journalists, Lee died from shelling in Irpen while defending his country.⁣ Prior to his tragic death, the actor who …

Government has taken the necessary steps to improve service delivery with regards to passport administration both in Ghana and its missions abroad. In a tweet, the Presidency noted that Ghana has signed visa waivers agreements with eight countries. They are Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and …

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has revealed that fifteen Ghanaian students have refused to return to Ghana, although government has provided air tickets for their trip. He explained that government is making frantic efforts to ensure the safety and evacuation of all Ghanaian students in …

Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is selling Chelsea Football Club. Earlier this week, Labour MP Chris Bryant used Parliamentary Privilege to also reveal Abramovich is selling his UK home and another flat, telling the House of Commons the Russian billionaire is “terrified of being sanctioned”. The Chelsea owner is now …

As hundreds of Nigerians in Ukraine are struggling to return home, there are reports that about 115 young men have offered to join Ukraine in its fight against Russia. According to the Guardian in Africa’s most populous country, the men, who besieged the Ukraine Embassy in Abuja, also put down …

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has disclosed that as of March 1, about 500 Ghanaians have been evacuated from Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Ministry said the information it has gathered is that these countries include Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, …

Ukraine has introduced a temporary visa-free policy for foreigners wishing to join their forces fighting Russian military intervention. The policy, made official today, doesn’t apply to Russian nationals, who are referred to as “citizens of the aggressor state” in a directive signed by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier in the …

Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah predicated the Russia-Ukraine conflict many years ago in his book titled ‘Dark Days In Ghana.’ Visionary Kwame Nkrumah foresaw the invasion of Russia in Ukraine and wrote it in his book which was published in December 1968. This was revealed by Host of …

Russian shelling has hit the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukrainian officials reported Tuesday. Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said the administration building in the center of Kharkiv came under Russian shelling Tuesday along with residential buildings. Sinehubov didn’t give any specific numbers of casualties …