With American aid to Ukraine stuck in limbo, defence minister says others must step up

Defence Minister Bill Blair says NATO countries like Canada must ramp up their aid to Ukraine as support from the United States languishes in a legislative quagmire. In an interview that aired Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Blair expressed optimism that the U.S. would eventually pass a significant aid bill to provide billions of dollars worth … Read more

Military kills 43 terrorists, arrests 115 others

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says no fewer than 43 terrorists have been neutralised and 115 others arrested by troops in different operations in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, a major general, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Mr Buba said the military remained focused in its … Read more

Ukraine digs in as the West stumbles to keep up with Russian war production

“War,” said British philosopher, mathematician and pacifist Bertrand Russell, “does not determine who is right — only who is left.” Those words might be the perfect lens through which to view what probably lies ahead for Ukraine in the coming year as its troops dig in — and dig deep — along a front roughly 960 kilometres wide. … Read more