Britain tackles dirty money from Russia, Nigeria, others
Britain is significantly stepping up efforts to tackle the dirty money funnelled by Russians and other “corrupt elites” from Nigeria, Pakistan etcetera into or through the United Kingdom, a senior…
President Xi wants Moscow, Beijing to unite to fight protectionism
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China should work together to oppose protectionism and what he called unilateral approaches to international problems. Xi made the comments at…
Clinton email probe: FBI fires Special Agent over unethical anti-Trump text message
The FBI on Monday fired Special Agent Peter Strzok, who worked on both the investigations into Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and Russian interference…
Moscow to treat new U.S. sanctions as act of economic war
Moscow considers Washington’s new anti-Russia sanctions over the ex-spy poisoning as a declaration of economic war, Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Friday. “All I can say is: if…
World Cup: FG spends $1m to evacuate stranded fans
Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, said Federal Government spent one million dollars to evacuate 355 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 World Cup. Onyeama who made…
Trump says attorney-general should stop Mueller probe ‘right now’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions, to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation…
Japan to discuss peace treaty with Russia ahead of September summit
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday said he would discuss the Russia-Japan relations with focus on the signing of the peace treaty ahead of the summit slated for September….
OPEC oil output reaches 2018 peak from Gulf nations’ supply
OPEC oil output has risen this month to a 2018 high as Gulf members pumped more after a deal to ease supply curbs and Congo Republic joined the group, a…
NAPTIP probes trafficking of Nigerian minors, others to Russia
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)Â has launched investigations into the alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors to Russia in the guise that they were football fans…
Nursing mother, 154 others arrive in Nigeria from Russia
A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The stranded football fans…