Niger: War is inevitable if diplomacy fails – ECOWAS military chiefs
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks in Ghana on Friday, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum….
Nigerian-born beauty queen makes First Class in Medicine in Russia
Nigerian-born beauty queen, Victoria Chiamaka Udeh, has emerged the Best Graduating Student at Stavropol University of Medical Sciences in Russia, graduating with First Class Honors in Medicine, reports Political Economist…
British intelligence: Booze responsible for many Russian losses in Ukraine
Excessive alcohol consumption and binging on booze have been the cause of many deaths among Russian forces in Ukraine, the British Defence Ministry said on Sunday in its regular update…
Corruption in Sokoto Scholarship Board may land Nigerian medical student in Russia prison
A Nigerian final year medical student at Irkutsk State Medical University (ISMU), Usman Yahaya, will be jailed or deported from Russia to Nigeria any moment from now, it has been…
Seven journalists killed in Russian war on Ukraine
May 5, 2022 Citing UN data, top independent rights experts on Wednesday said seven journalists had been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine while many had been facing unprecedented danger and…
Russia Warns Media: Don’t Report Interview With Ukrainian President
March 28, 2022 Russia’s communications watchdog told Russian media on Sunday to refrain from reporting an interview done with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and said it had started a probe…
EU foreign ministers consider new sanctions on Russia, some push for oil embargo
March 21, 2022 EU foreign and defence ministers meet on Monday to discuss imposing further sanctions on Moscow, especially whether to introduce an oil embargo. Trying to force a Russian…
Today’s nuclear weapons can damage the world, including Africa: Here’s how
March 14, 2022 Referencing the Russia war on Ukraine, researchers and scientists have warned that modern day nuclear weapons could cause more damage than the impact of the ones dropped…
No African nation among new list of Russia enemy countries
March 7, 2022 In the wake of the war with Ukraine and attendant sanctions, the Government of the Russian Federation has on Monday approved a list of foreign states and…
Presidency in review: Buhari; one week, many triumphs
March 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari, aside contending with the lingering insecurity challenge in the country was confronted with a humanitarian challenge last week with reports of many Nigerians stranded…