Foreign

Peace Needed In Ukraine For The Interest Of the World And International Laws

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2025 0

The Putin regime’s criminal war against Ukraine, launched in February 2022, has become the main destabilizing factor in the deterioration of international security in various regions of the world, in particular in the Middle East, where the armed confrontation between Israel and Iran is

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Putin And The Illegal Use Of Russian Conscripts In Combat Operations

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2025 0

Putin made a big promise when he launched his war on Ukraine on February 2022: Russian conscripts would not be involved in combat. On March 5, 2022, Putin again stated that only professional military personnel (officers and contract soldiers) are allegedly participating in the war, and conscripts are “not involved.” But as Moscow struggles to […]

News

Shettima and Putin Meet as Nigeria, Russia Pledge Closer Ties

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2023 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised closer ties with Nigeria and other African countries, assuring leaders in the continent that the European country was ready to partner with African states to develop their energy, Information Communication, education, and health sectors, among others. The promise came after Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria

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Putin and China’s top diplomats pledge to strengthen ties ahead of Ukraine war anniversary

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS Russian President Vladimir Putin said relations between his country and China are “reaching new milestones” as Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, wrapped up a visit to Moscow on Wednesday. “Russian-Chinese relations are developing as we planned in previous years. Everything is moving forward and developing,” Putin told reporters as […]

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MH17: Putin probably supplied missile that downed plane – Investigators

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE There are strong indications that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to supply the missile that downed flight MH17 in 2014, international investigators say. The passenger aircraft was hit by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people. Prosecutors said there was evidence that Mr Putin decided to provide heavy weaponry to […]

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Russian parliament expected to approve letting Putin seek re-election

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Russia’s lower house of parliament was expected on Wednesday to give its final approval for a raft of proposed amendments, including to enable President Vladimir Putin to run for another term. Putin, 67, has been in power as president or prime minister for two decades. He is the longest serving Russian or Soviet leader since […]

World

Putin appoints former government officials to new posts

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Friday signed decrees giving jobs in his administration to members of the former government. Former Economic Development Minister, Maxim Oreshkin, and former Culture Minister, Vladimir Medinsky, were all appointed as presidential aides, while former Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Kozak became a Deputy Head of administration. READ ALSO:

Politics

Merkel holds talks with Putin on Middle East, Libya, Ukraine

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

Berlin/Moscow – The Kremlin on Monday announced that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin regarding escalating tensions in the Middle East. Tensions have spiked in the region following the U.S. assassination of an Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq. Iran has vowed to retaliate. The talks between […]

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Our continent is rich, Buhari tells Putin

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says fresh energy will be injected into Nigeria-Russia relations to bolster an age-long relationship that has been mutually rewarding and promising. The Presidential aide, Malam Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying this at the second plenary of the Russia-Africa, where more than 40 leaders are participating, at Sochi, Russia, on

Education

Thousands of Africans received quality education in Russia – Putin

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen military-technical and humanitarian cooperation and offer assistance to African countries. Putin made this known in an interview with TASS, Russia’s leading news agency ahead of the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum scheduled to hold from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, in the summer