The raging COVID-19 pandemic has led to more orphanages in the U.S. as well as serious psychological and behavioural problems in children. Rachel Kidman, an Epidemiologist from Stony Brook University said if the behavioural problems are not addressed in time, might adversely affect the next generation in multiple ways. “Those who lost at least a parent or caretaking grandparent to COVID-19 could face drastic consequences, such as depression and suicide, if their trauma is left unchecked. “They are more likely to drop out of school and become victims of sexual abuse,” said Kidman. She found that 40,000 children in the…
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The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says Air Nigeria will begin to convey Nigerians before the end of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration. Acting Director-General of the commission, Michael Ohiani said in Abuja on Sunday, that the ICRC was now working round the clock to get it operational. Ohiani said that ICRC was working closely with the Ministry of Aviation, adding that a new presidential approval had just been given that would advance the process. The ICRC boss who did not give details of the approvals, assured that the process would be moving to the next stage by the end of…
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials began on the Belarusian border on Monday, Moscow said, as Russia’s diplomatic and economic isolation deepens four days after invading Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine has become the biggest assault on a European state since World War II. Russian forces seized two small cities in southeastern Ukraine and the area around a nuclear power plant, the Interfax news agency said on Monday but ran into stiff resistance elsewhere. Talks began with the aim of an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces, the Ukrainian president’s office said, after a Russian advance that has…
Russia’s airstrikes have destroyed the world largest Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group reported on Sunday. The group in a statement said: “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv. The aircraft was unique to the world, at 84 meters long (276 feet) it could transport up to 250 tonnes (551,000 pounds) of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometres per hour (528 mph). It had been named “Mriya”, which means “dream” in Ukrainian. “This was…
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it conclude its investigation. Justice Ekwo held that the sister court, which gave the order in favour of NDLEA on Feb. 22, was a court of coordinate jurisdiction. The judge, however, said he was inclined to hear Kyari’s…
South Korea to join international sanctions and ban the export of strategic materials to Russia amid the situation around Ukraine, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “As a form of sanctions against Russia, our government has prohibited the export of strategic materials to Russia, strengthening the export verification procedure,” the ministry said in a statement. The statement said the relevant South Korean departments will consider possible restrictions on non-strategic materials and extension of sanctions against Russia, including 57 items that are subject to the U.S. sanctions, such as computers, sensors, aviation, space industries, and others. Western…
Major Canadian cable operators have said they would drop Russian state-owned broadcaster RT from their channel line-up in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shaw Communications (SJRb.TO) on Monday removed RT, saying users who subscribed to RT as a pick and pay service would receive a credit in the next billing cycle. Rogers Communications and BCE Inc’s (BCE.TO) Bell said RT would no longer be available on their systems. TELUS also tweeted that Telus Optik TV was joining the move. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission did not immediately respond to request for a comment. Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez praised…
The United Nations Human Rights Council decided on Monday to hold an emergency debate on the situation in Ukraine, according to the results of the vote. A total of 29 countries voted in favour of holding the debate, 13 states, including Kazakhstan, Namibia, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, the UAE and Uzbekistan, abstained. Five countries, including Russia, Cuba and Venezuela, opposed the proposal. The council held emergency debates only six times. As a result of the debate, a resolution can be adopted, the draft of which must be supported by at least 24 countries. Sputnik
The Attah and Paramount Ruler of Aiyede Kingdom in Ekiti state, Oba, AbdulMumini Orishagbemi was Sunday night at about 9.30pm attacked by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. This is contained in a statement by the Media and Publicity Consultant to the Attah of Aiyede Kingdom, Bashir Adefaka made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. “Kabiyesi, whose security guards provided by Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were withdrawn recently for no given reason, was returning Ijero Ekiti when he got accosted by the criminal elements, on a spot at between Isan and Iludun, in Ilejemeje local government area of the…
European Union (EU) foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell on Monday said European Union defence ministers would meet virtually to coordinate their assistance for Ukraine. Borrell in his twitter account said this came after the bloc decided for the first time to jointly fund weapons and send them to Kyiv. “We will discuss further urgent needs and coordinate our assistance, with help of the clearinghouse managed by the EU military staff,” Borrell said. On Sunday, the EU announced it would tighten sanctions on Russia, ban Russian state-owned television network Russia Today and news agency Sputnik. It added that it would fund…