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The Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) has decried the sudden delay in Ajaokuta steel revitalization by the federal government after the signing of Memorandum of Understanding …
Union decries delay in revitalization of Ajaokuta steel company Read More
A Russian air attack on Kyiv damaged buildings, roads and several power lines in the city, the capital’s military administration said early on Sunday, after the military said air defences …
Russian drone attack wreaks havoc on Ukraine buildings, others Read More
Ukrainian drones have targeted ethanol factories in Russia as Kyiv continues its long-range attack strategy. The strikes hit facilities in the Voronezh region, with the local governor, Aleksandr Gusev, reporting …
Ukraine ‘bombs’ Russia Read More
A former NATO general has warned Vladimir Putin that any attack on Poland or the Baltic states would lead to the destruction of Saint Petersburg. Rajmund Andrzejczak, the former Chief …
Russia will be destroyed if… – NATO Read More
The coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has accused a group, known as “The Concerned Citizens on Economic Reform Nigeria (CCERN)” of impersonation alleging that CCERN is not known to …
Kyari: CSOs accuse group of impersonation Read More
Nigeria has commiserated with the Russian Federation over the Friday night concert hall attack in Moscow which led to the death of 114 concertgoers. The attack in which 140 people …
Nigeria sympathises with Russia over terrorist attack Read MorePresident Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant …
Breaking: Russia declares readiness for nuclear war if… Read More
A military transport aircraft carrying 15 people came down during takeoff from an air base in western Russia on Tuesday, according to the Defence Ministry. It said the Il-76 aircraft …
Breaking: Military plane crashes, all on board feared dead Read More
The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that it had dismissed the ROC’s …
Russia losses appeal against IOC suspension Read MoreRussia on Monday officially recognised Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the presidential elections in March, a vote that he is all but certain to win. The 71-year-old has led …
Official: Again, Putin joins presidential race in Russia Read More
Russian business jet that disappeared off the radar in a mountainous area of Afghanistan has crashed, Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, has confirmed. The crash occurred on Sunday morning …
Passengers feared dead as plane crashes Read More
President Vladimir Putin said Friday he will run for re-election in 2024, Russian news agencies reported, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s. …
2024: Putin declares for Russia presidential election Read More
Russia is scheduled to hold its presidential elections in March 2024. In accordance with the country’s electoral law, the first round of the election will be held from March 15 …
Russia’s presidential elections Read More
Prices of petroleum products are far from getting cheaper with giant crude oil producers – Saudi Arabia and Russia vowing to maintain their hawkish stand on supply to global markets. …
Nigeria in dire strait as Saudi, Russia vow to maintain oil supply cuts Read More
Nigerien tailor, Yahaya Oumarou, carefully ran cuts of white, blue and red fabric under his sewing machine, assembling them into the three horizontal bands of Russia’s flag. The flags have …
Russian flags flood Niger after coup Read More
Oil prices rose on Monday after top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia announced supply cuts for August, overshadowing concern over a global economic slowdown and the potential for further increases …
Oil prices rise as Saudi, Russia announce output cut for August Read More
A short-lived revolt by a rebellious Russian mercenary commander ended with his troops beating a retreat, but the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power could have …
What Russia military revolt against Putin means – Report Read MoreThe United Nations has accused Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its war of aggression against Ukraine, an internal report seen by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in New York …
2022: How Russia killed 136 children in Ukraine – UN Read More
The League of African Ambassadors and High Commissioners, a non-governmental platform has commended African leaders over their moves to resolve the lingering Russian- Ukraine war. The group whose membership is …
League of African Ambassadors hails African leaders’ move to end Russia- Ukraine conflict Read More
Former United States President Barack Obama, late night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN’s Erin Burnett are some of the “500 Americans” Russia has banned from entering the country. Russia …
Moscow bans Obama, 499 other Americans from entering Russia Read More
The defence ministry in Moscow has said a Russian fighter jet accidentally bombed the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the blast had …
Putin’s warplane bombs Russia City Read More
The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy …
Nuclear plant: US fires warning shot at Russia Read More
A Russian court has rejected the appeal of US journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention. He appeared in court in Moscow on Tuesday – the first time he had …
Detained US Journalist appears in Russia court Read More
Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance’s secretary general has announced. The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with …
Finland shuns Russia’s Putin, joins NATO Read More
Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil …
Popular Military blogger killed in Russia bomb blast Read More