Ukraine's president, Zelensky say Russian shelling dey affect evacuation for Mariupol

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1. 10 March 2022UK saction Abramovich - Wetin e mean for Chelsea FC?

   

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   Roman Abramovich attempt to sell Chelsea don dey on hold after di oligarch chop sanction from UK government as part of dia response to Russia invasion of Ukraine.

   Di Russian put di European champions up for sell after UK parliament bin raise threat of sanctions.

   Freezing of Abramovich's assets,wey include Chelsea, mean say di club no go fit sell match tickets.

   Di intention of di move na to stop Abramovich from making money from Chelsea.

   Season-ticket holders fit still attend games wey dem bin don already buy tickets but di club no go fit sell any more tickets from today.

   Chelsea go also dey unable to buy or sell players, or offer new contracts, while di sanctions dey for Abramovich head.

   Dem don also close di London club merchandise shop.

   You fit read more on di tori for here: Wetin UK sanction on Abramovich mean for Chelsea.

2. 10 March 2022No progress on ceasefire after Kyiv-Moscow toks

   

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   First round of toks between di foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine don fail to yield progress on ceasefire, na so Ukraine tok.

   Speaking after di meeting wey hold for Turkey, Dmytro Kuleba say di demands im Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov make amount to surrender.

   Mr Lavrov meanwhile say im kontri military operation dey go according to plan.

   Di toks dey come after Russia bomb children's hospital, which Ukraine say be "war crime".

   Officials say three pipo including one pikin die for di attack wey happun for south-eastern city of Mariupol.

   Russia launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago and more than 2.3 million pipo don run comot from di country.

3. 10 March 2022Bombs dey fall for Mariupol - reports

   

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   Bombs reportedly dey fall ontop homes for di Black Sea port city of Mariupol again, according to one Telegram post from di city council.

   A humanitarian convoy wey dey try reach di south-eastern city don has turn back sake of di fighting, according to one social media post from Ukraine's deputy prime minister, Reuters bin report.

   One Ukrainian presidential advisor tok say on social media dat Russia dey deliberately block di evacuation of civilians from di city sake of dem fail to seize di strategically-important port, Reuters tok.

   Di south-eastern city don be di site of di fighting. Yesterday, dem bomb one maternity hospital, killing three pipo, wey include one child, Ukrainian officials tok.

4. 10 March 2022Wetin Abramovich sanction mean for Chelsea

5. 10 March 2022Di latest developments from Ukraine

   

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   Una well done, those wey just dey join us, dis na di summary of di latest happening from Ukraine:

   • Di foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine dey hold peace tok for Antalya, Turkey
   • US Vice -president Kamala Harris dey Poland one day afta her administration reject Poland proposal to transfer jet fleet to di US, instead of to give am directly to Ukraine
   • Di UK yarn say Moscow dey deploy conscript troops to Ukraine even though Russian President Vladimir Putin bin give assurance this week say e no go happun
   • Report say four pipo don die and out of dis number, no na pikin. Dem die afta Russian forces for night bomb one residential building near di city of Kharkiv according to Ukraine's State Emergency Services
   • White House officials don warn say Russia don dey grow desperate and fit use chemical weapons to attack civilians in coming days
   • US officials estimate say between 5,000 to 6,000 Russian troops don die so far for Ukraine
   • Ukraine's President Zelensky yarn give say Russia Bombing of hospital for di besieged city of Mariupol wey destroy maternity and pikin wards- na war crime
   • Plenti private companies don pledge to end business for Russia, as di kontri economic isolation kontinu.

   

6. 10 March 2022Breaking, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers dey meet

   

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   Di Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers dey meet for di first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine start, Reuters news agency dey report.

   Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and im Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, dey for Antalya, Turkey.

7. 10 March 2022Breaking, UK sama Chelsea owner Abramovich sanction

   Di UK goment don sama Chelsea football club's owner Roman Abramovich sanction.

   Di Russian billionaire na one of seven Russian oligarchs whose assets don dey frozen.

   For one UK Treasury documentwey dem post online, Abramovich dey described as "pro-Kremlin oligarch" wey get close associations to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

   Abramovich don previously deny say im get close financial ties wit Putin or the Kremlin.

8. 10 March 2022Ghana gold businessman wan buy Chelsea Football Club for $3.1billion dollars, Ghana gold business man declare bold plan to buy Chelsea Football Club for $3.1billion dollars

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   Ghanaian gold businessman and politician dey trend after he declare interest to buy Chelsea Football Club.

   Bernard Antwi Boasiako popular known as Chairman Wontumi say he put in $3.1 Billion dollars bid to own take over affairs for Stamford Bridge.

   De popular gold businessman say he go buy Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo make dem play for de Blues.

   Social media dey blow over de idea say as African, he make bold move to own English club.

   Current owner Roman Abramovich put de club up for sale after Russia-Ukraine war start.

   

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9. 10 March 2022'I recognize dia luggage and dat na how I find out'

   

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   One man don tok about how e find out say Russian attack kill im wife and two pikin dem for Twitter wey show dia dead bodi.

   Sarhiy Perebynis tell di New York Times say "I recognize dia luggage and dat na how I find out".

   Tetiana Perebyinis and dia two pikin, Mykyta, 18, and Alisa, 9 die for di town of Irpin as dem bin dey try escape. For 2014, di family bin run comot eastern Ukraine to stay fo Kyiv on top di kasala dia between di Ukrainian army and Russian-backed separatists.

   Serhiy bin dey take care of im mama wey dey sick before di war start.

   And he tell di newspaper say e hear wiiinnn as e bin dey try enta Kyiv, dem force am go Russia to cross enta Poland.

   E tell di Russian soldiers for di Poland borde say, "My whole family die for wetin you dey call special operation and we dey call war. Do as you like with me, I no get anytin to lose."

   Serhiy write for Facebook for Russians sat wetin im face be like horror feem.

   E write say "e dey hard to watch di wife wey you love dey lie down for black bag for ground".

   E say also add, "I go go fight for dem to di end".

10. 10 March 2022Seven pipo don die for Ukraine ontop overnight attacks

    

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    Ukrainian officials don reveal say seven civilians don die from over night Russian attacks.

    Four of di pipo wey die na pikin according to reports.

    Authorities reveal say dem bin die for di Kharkiv and Sumy regions.

    Officials say overnight attacks by Russia for Sumy region bin kill at least three pipo wey include one 13 year old boy and two women.

    Reports say dem bomb residential area and gas pipeline for di area.

    While for Kharkiv, four pipo die wey include two small pikin dem according to di Ukrainian State |Emergency Services.

    Dem say di bombing for dat side bin hit a residential building near Kharkiv city just afta midnight.

11. 10 March 2022Breaking, Four killed in shelling for south-east Ukraine: SES

    

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    Four pipo dey reportedly killed - of which two na small pikin dem - after Russian forces shell one residential building near di city of Kharkiv for night, na so Ukraine State Emergency Services (SES) tok.

    Di attack reportedly take place in di village of Slobozhanske, for south-east Ukraine.

    SES add say dem also rush a five-year-old girl wey bin dey injured to hospital for treatment.

    Rescuers dey expected to continue search operations today to pull bodies from di rubble.

    Fire from bombardment also set a shopping mall ablaze for di heart of Kharkiv - however dem no report any casualties.

12. 10 March 2022Russian advance don slow: Ukraine defence ministry

    Di General Staff of di Armed Forces of Ukraine don post im daily morning update, wia e tok say di Russian advance into parts of Ukraine don slow.

    Here na oda tins wey e tok:

    • Russia's advance for di direction of Kyiv don dey restrained
    • For eastern Ukraine, defense forces continue to deter di Russian offensive for Donetsk, Slobozhansky and parts of di Tavriya operational districts. Dem dey defend di cities of Kharkiv and Okhtyrka

    • For di south, di defense of di port city of Mariupol dey continue

    • Ukrainian forces don also fend off di Russian offensive for di directions of di cities of Kryvyi Rih,Mykolayiv,Voznesensk and di settlement ofNovovorontsovka(Kherson region)
    • Over di past two days, Ukrainian fighter jets and anti-aircraft missile units don destroy four Su-25 attack aircraft and two Russian helicopters
    • Di pace of di Russian offensive don dey slowed. Di number of cases of desertion and looting don increase wella

    Di BBC neva independently verify di statement.

    

13. 10 March 2022Di latest news from Ukraine

    

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    Una welcome. See wetin you need to know about wetin dey happun for Ukraine.

    • Di foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine don land for Turkey to hold peace talks for di city of Antalya on Thursday
    • US Vice-President Kamala Harris dey Poland one day afta di US reject di kontri plan to transfer im jet fleet to di US, rather dan directly to Ukraine
    • White House officials son warn say Russia dey grow increasingly desperate, and fit resort to chemical weapons attacks against civilians in di coming days
    • US officials estimate say between 5,000 to 6,000 Russian troops don die so far in Ukraine
    • Ukraine President Zelensky say Russia bombing of one hospital for di city of Mariupol - wey destroy di maternity and children wards - na war crime
    • More private companies dey pledge to end business Russia, as di country economic isolation continue

14. 10 March 2022Una good morning!

    Una good morning.

    Una welcome to our live coverage today of tori from around di world.

    We go bring una tori from Nigeria, across Africa and di rest of di world.

    Di world eye still dey Ukraine afta Russian invade dem.

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17. 9 March 2022Nigeria President express sadness ontop Kebbi killings

    

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    Nigeria president don extend sympathy to di family of di vigilante members wey bandits brutally murder for Kebbi State northwest Nigeria.

    “Dis egregious level of criminality dey shocking”, Muhammadu Buhari tok for inside statement.

    Oga Buhari say di killing dey very very sad.

    On Monday, 7 March, bandits ambush di vigilante members for Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area of di state.

    President Buhari also assure Nigerians say im go do evritin to tackle dis kain palava.

    Di Nigerian leader don direct security forces to redouble dia efforts to frustrate di operational plans of terrorists even before dem launch attacks.

    Kebbi State command tok-tok pesin, Nafiu Abubakar, wey confam di attack say dem neva fit ascertain di number of casualties as dem still dey investigate di mata.

    Buhari currently dey London for medical examination.

18. 9 March 2022Evacuations from at least one city bin stop - reports

    As we bin dey report, Ukraine and Russia don agree to hold 12-hour ceasefire for six cities for Ukraine today to allow civilians escape some of di heaviest fighting.

    But we dey hear say no be all di planned evacuations of civilians dey happun.

    For Izyum, eastern Kharkiv, one regional official dey claim say di evacuation of civilians dey "prevented by Russian shelling".

    Oleh Synehubov say di explosions for suburbs mean say di evacuation convoys no fit leave.

    For Mariupol, for south-east, di situation no too clear.

    Ukraine foreign minister write on Twitter say Russia continue to block evacuation attempts and di delivery of humanitarian aid.

    BBC no fit verify di situation for ground.

    For Sumy, north east Ukraine, di picture dey quite different.

    Pipo don fit leave di city for private cars and on bus since this morning, di city mayor tok.

    And for Enerhodar, southern Ukraine, convoys of mainly women and children don begin leave, im mayor tok.

19. 9 March 2022Court don adjourn Hanifa murder case to 22nd of March, Prosecution go present dia final witnesses on March 22

    

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    Court don adjourn Hanifa murder case to 22nd of March.Justice Usman Na’abba of Kano High Court on Wednesday adjourn di case before am of di murder of di five-year-old student Hanifa Abubakar to 22nd of March 2022 for further hearing.

    On dat day, di prosecution team led by attorney general of Kano state Barrister Musa Lawal go present dia final two witnesses before di court (already dem don present seven for di case).

    Dem present shovel wey second defendant Hashim Isyaku allegedly use dig hole wey dem bury di remains of Hanifa although im lawyer argue say as a labourer and bricklayer wey im client be e, no dey out of place to find shovel under im bed.

20. 9 March 2022Court nack popular Ponzi Scheme operator Umanah Umanah with 20 years imprisonment

    

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    Di Uyo Zonal Command of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, don secure di conviction and sentencing of one notorious Ponzi scheme operator, Umanah Umanah to 20 years imprisonment before Justice Agatha Okeke of di Federal High Court Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on 8 March 2022.

    Na 2020 di case start wen operatives of EFCC arrest Umanah following petition by one of im victims, wey allege say Umanah dupe am of over N2.9million (two million, nine hundred Thousand Naira) and give am N500, 000. 00 (Five hundred thousand naira) cheque, wey bounce as di bank dishonor am because di account no dey funded.

    During investigation, EFCC discover say Umanah lure im victims through big-big promises of return on investment of up to 50% in seven days through im company, No Burn Global Limited, wey get network for several States of di federation. Di court find am guilty on di two count charge bordering on false issuance of dud cheque and obtaining by false pretense to di turn of N2.9 million naira.

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