Tag: Russia
Nigeria fails to secure seat at UNHRC after securing only 3 votes
After securing only three votes, Nigeria on Tuesday lost an opportunity to join the revered United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The election [...]
Meet Abdulkabir Adisa Aliu, man behind petrol imports from Malta, Russia and member of Tinubu’s economic council
Nigeria was awash with news recently about the quantum leap in the quantity of fuel imports from Malta after revelations by Aliko Dangote, chairman of [...]
Putin takes oath of office for fifth term as Russia’s President
Vladimir Putin marked a historic moment as he was inaugurated for an unprecedented fifth term as Russia’s President in a lavish ceremony at the Kremli [...]
ISIS claims responsibility for grisly attack in Moscow concert hall that killed 133, leaving 100 injured
Russian authorities have detained 11 people in connection with a grisly attack in a packed concert hall near Moscow as the death toll climbed to 133, [...]
Putin becomes Russia’s longest serving ruler in 200 years as he wins fresh term of six years
Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president paving the way for the hardline former spy to become the longest-serving Russian [...]
Wagner Group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash
The boss of Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin has died in a plane crash.
He was on the passenger list of a Russian Embraer jet which crashed killin [...]
First-ever Open Africa Business Forum to hold in Moscow
The first-ever Open Africa Business Forum and the historic Russia-African business convection has been scheduled to take place in Moscow on February 2 [...]
Hollywood imposes movie production sanctions on Russia over invasion of Ukraine
Hollywood has joined the long list of countries and organisations imposing sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, with Paramount on Tuesday [...]
Report reveals how inmates are raped, tortured in Putin’s horror prisons
Horrific footage of inmates in Russian prisons being tortured and raped has been released in what’s been dubbed a “mega-leak”.
Anti-torture w [...]
Russian woman Diana Kidzhi breaks barrier, leads the way on Arctic ship
Diana Kidzhi is the most senior woman in Russia's growing nuclear icebreaker fleet -- owned by state atomic energy corporation Rosatom -- which Mosc [...]