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Russian troops use chemical weapons in Ukraine to achieve any success in Ukraine

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2024 0

After the armed invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has not been able to fully occupy the entire territory of Ukraine. The Russian military leadership and Russian soldiers are demoralized, especially after the successful counterattack of the Ukrainian defense forces on the territory of

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Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Department N.T. Lakhonin, voices out against Washington’s illegal extradition of Venezuelan Special Envoy A. Saab

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2021 0

Comment by Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry N.T. Lakhonin on Washington’s illegal actions to extradite Special Envoy of the Government of Venezuela to the United States A. Saab. We would like to draw attention to the egregious situation around Venezuelan Special Envoy A. Saab, who in June […]

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Russian authorities ban online videos about man-made origin of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, on Wednesday, asked the country’s communications watchdog to block online videos alleging that COVID-19 is a man-made bio-weapon. The office said in a statement that it has discovered videos posted on the VK social network and YouTube, alleging that the coronavirus is a genetically modified biological weapon.\ READ ALSO: [Video]

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Russian ex-prison official kills self in court after sentencing

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

A former senior official in Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, on Wednesday shot himself dead in a Moscow courtroom after being sentenced to prison time for corruption, state media reported. READ ALSO: Russian scientists to construct telescope capable of detecting signals from ‘space aliens’ The man, who had previously headed a Transportation Department in the

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Russian hacking group attacking banks in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Kaspersky security researchers have reported on thousands of notifications of attacks on major banks located in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. The malware used in the attacks indicates that the threat actors are most likely to be an infamous Silence hacking group, previously known to be responsible for the theft of millions of dollars from […]

Politics

Hillary Clinton: ‘Shameful’ of UK not to publish report on Russian meddling

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2019 0

Britain’s failure to publish a parliamentary report on alleged Russian meddling is “inexplicable and shameful”, former U.S. presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on Tuesday. The report by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has been cleared by the security services but it has not yet been given approval for publication by Prime Minister Boris

Business

NNPC, Russian oil company, Lukeoil sign MoU

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

Abuja – Nigeria and Russia on Thursday in Sochi, Russia, signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will enable both countries’ oil giants, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukeoil to elevate commercial relationship to a government-to-government backed partnership. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the

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FG, Russian to revive Ajaokuta Coy — Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2019 0

The Federal Government says it is partnering the Russian government to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company. Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, disclosed this at an interactive session with Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy in Abuja on Friday. He further said that the main feature of President […]

Sports

FIFA thanks ´responsible´ Mutko stepping down

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2017 0

FIFA has thanked Vitaly Mutko for his “responsible step” in removing himself as the president of the Russian Football Union (RFS) as he appeals a lifetime Olympic ban. Mutko, who is Russia’s deputy prime minister, was banned by the IOC this month after the release of the Schmid Report, commissioned by the IOC, confirmed allegations […]