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‘How Super Eagles can soar in Russia’

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

By Frank Jumbo We have traveled down this road before. It begins with a nerve-wracking journey through difficult world cup qualification matches only to arrive the tournament and quickly get eliminated in the early stages. It happened in USA 1994, France 1998 and JapanKorea 2002. Will it happen

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Russia unveils statue of AK-47 inventor Kalashnikov

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Russian officials and Orthodox priests on Tuesday unveiled a statue in Moscow of inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose iconic AK-47 assault rifle has claimed countless lives worldwide. A priest sprinkled holy water on the seven-metre tall statue of Kalashnikov gripping his deadly creation, which will now loom over motorists from a traffic island in one of […]

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Ukraine tests missiles near Crimea despite Russian ire

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2016 0

Russia, which annexed Crimea in 2014, had called the planned tests a provocation and threatened to shoot the missiles down. But on Thursday Russia’s air transport agency said Ukraine had moved the border of the test area further away, apparently reducing Russian concerns. A Ukrainian official said the tests were in line with international law. […]

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Kerry in Russia Meeting Putin, Lavrov

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

U.S. Secretary of State John met Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday in the resort city of Sochi, in Kerry’s first visit to Russia since relations soured over sharp disagreements on Ukraine and Syria. Before sitting down with Putin, Kerry met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for more than four hours in what was then the […]

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Ukraine Crisis: Kerry to Meet Putin, Lavrov Tomorrow

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

United State Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Russia this week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department announced Monday. It will be Kerry’s first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began. Relations between Moscow and the West have been badly damaged over Ukraine. Western nations have accused Russia […]

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North Korea Leader Cancels Russia Trip

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has canceled his planned trip to Moscow for Russia’s Victory Day, according to the Kremlin. “He has decided to stay in Pyongyang,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday, saying Moscow received the information via “diplomatic channels.” The visit, which would have been Kim Jong Un’s first

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EU Demands More Reforms in Ukraine

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Ukraine’s military reported Tuesday pro-Russia separatist rebels fired rockets on a government-held town in eastern Ukraine, in what appeared to be the latest violation of a shaky ceasefire.  The news came just hours after the Ukrainian government and the European Union held their first formal summit in almost a year. Speaking at an investors’ conference […]

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Polish Border Guards Refuse Entry for 10 Russian Bikers

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Polish border guards on Monday blocked entry into Poland for 10 Russian bikers who said they were following a path commemorating the Red Army victory’s over Nazi Germany 70 years ago. Border guard spokesman Dariusz Sienicki announced the decision after members of the Night Wolves, a nationalistic Russian group loyal to President Vladimir Putin, approached […]

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Sanctions-hit Russia Looks to Africa for Arms Sales

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Russia is pursuing costly state oil and platinum projects in Africa despite an economic crisis at home, hoping they will bolster sales, including of arms, for businesses hit by Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine. Moscow has mostly focused on building ties with Asia since the U.S. and European Union sanctions came into force […]

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Venezuela Leader Decrees Powers Divide Opinion

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2015 0

A law giving Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the power to temporarily govern by decree has been met with criticism by opposition politicians. The law was passed on Sunday by the National Assembly, where Mr Maduro’s party has a majority. President Maduro asked for the extra powers to counter what he described as threats by the […]