West Using Ukrainians As Cannon Fodder – Putin
The West is using the people of Ukraine as cannon fodder to maintain its hegemony, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video address to the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security on Tuesday. "They (Western countries - TASS) need conflicts to maintain their hegemony. This is why they have been using the people of Ukraine as cannon fodder while...
Three Nigerian Nationals Arrested In India For Allegedly Duping Over 1,000 People On Matrimonial Sites
Three Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the police in India for allegedly cheating over 1,000 people of several crores of rupees in the last eight years via matrimonial sites and social media platforms. The Delhi Police identified the accused ...
Russia, Burkina Faso Meet For Military Cooperation Talks
Russia’s Defense Minister met with Burkina Faso’s PM, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, to discuss expanding the nation's military cooperation. Moscow has been pursuing a combination of military, diplomatic, and economic interests in Africa, vying with the West for influence after Russia’s war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and Washington in decades. After Putin’s landslide win in Russia’s...
UK Envoy Finally Explains Why Nigerian Students Were Barred From Bringing Family Members
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Wednesday, explained that the United Kingdom (UK)’s decision to ban international students from bringing family members with them from 2024 is to prevent undue pressure on the host’s housing infrastructure and control migration. He made the assertion to correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential...
Trump To Testify At Civil Trial Targeting His New York Empire
Former president Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday in the New York civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year. The 77-year-old Republican is due to take the stand at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), sitting next to Arthur Engoron, the judge...
Possible Nuclear Blast In Ukraine Will Also Affect US, Russian Lawmaker Warns
A possible nuclear blast that the Kiev regime’s instigators may set off would also affect the United States which claims that neither Washington nor Kiev has anything to do with a "dirty bomb," Chairman of the Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky said on Tuesday. "Washington continues to claim that its Ukrainian puppets...
Ukraine War: Joe Biden Rules Out Sending F-16 Fighter Jets
US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, despite renewed calls from Ukrainian officials for urgent air support. Asked by a reporter on Monday if the US would be providing the planes, Mr. Biden simply replied "no". His comment comes a day after Germany's leader also ruled out sending jets. Ukraine has long been pushing its allies...
World’s Second Richest Man Bill Gates Loses Father
William H. Gates II, the father of Microsoft co-founder and the world's second-richest man Bill Gates, has died at the age of 94, the family announced on Tuesday. In a moving message, his son paid tribute to an 'amazing and dignified man' who was a 'quiet influence on almost everything I have done in life.' The lawyer, philanthropist, and U.S. Army veteran...
Buhari Mourns Zambian Former President, Rupiah Banda
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Zambia over the passing of former President Rupiah Bwezani Banda, 85. Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, commiserated with the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, over the loss. He urged approximation of the footprints of the former leader who started his service as a career diplomat,...
Increasing NATO’s Military Capacity May Distort European Security Structure – Expert
Bolstering NATO’s military potential may increase the internal tension in the alliance and disrupt the structure of European security, Executive Director of the Shanghai Society for Russia and Central Asia Li Lifan told reporters on Monday. "Increa...
