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Moscow Attack Update: Causalities Rise to 133, Arrests  

Web News 23 March 2024 241 0

Victims of an attack by gunmen at a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, are at least 115 with 100 more injured, according to Russian security services. Attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Four men Continue Reading

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Gunmen Leave Deaths, Horrors Behind at Crocus City Hall in Moscow

Web News 23 March 2024 250 0

Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 60 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-west suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Crocus City Hall was about to host a rock […]Continue Reading

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Alexei Navalny: Biden Slams Over 500 New Sanctions on Russia

Web News 23 February 2024 139 0

The United States has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death in custody of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment and Russia’s war machine, President Joe Biden said. Export restrictions will be imposed on nearly 100 firms or […]Continue Reading

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Global Outcries Trail Death of Alexei Navalny in Russian Prison

Web News 17 February 2024 177 0

Protests and vigils have been held near Russian embassies in many countries following the death of Alexei Navalny in a Russian jail More than 100 street protesters were detained in Russian cities, reports say, as people were warned not to rally The 47-year-old outspoken critic of President Putin had been in a Russian jail since […]Continue Reading

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Prison Service Declares Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Dead

Web News 16 February 2024 184 0

Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of Continue Reading

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Blast Hits Gas Export Terminal in Russia

Web News 21 January 2024 183 0

An explosion has occurred at a gas export terminal near the city of St Petersburg in Russia, officials say. The blast caused a large fire, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency said. It said the fire had been contained, and there were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is not known, but […]Continue Reading

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Russia Accidentally Bombs Own Village

Web News 2 January 2024 157 0

Russia said it had accidentally bombed a village in its southern Voronezh region near Ukraine on Tuesday but stressed there were no casualties. The accident occurred the same day as Russia hit Ukraine with a large-scale missile attack. It is not the first such incident during Moscow’s almost two-year-long Ukraine offensive. “On January 2, 2024, […]Continue Reading

Religion

Christmas might remain a mere ritual if… – Bishop Badejo

Web News 26 December 2023 124 0

By Kayode Oguntona Until the crisis of hunger, bloodshed, injustice and prevailing sufferings around the world today are properly addressed, the Christmas celebration may continue to be a mere ritual. The Bishop, the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, the Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo who stated this in his Christmas message in Oyo Town noted that […]Continue Reading

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Moscow Says Genetic Analysis Shows Prigozhin among Crash Deaths

Web News 27 August 2023 235 0

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed dead after genetic analysis of bodies found in Wednesday’s plane crash, Russian officials say. The Investigative Committee (SK) said the identities of all 10 victims had been established and corresponded to those on the flight’s passenger list. Prigozhin’s private jet came down north-west of Moscow on 25 Continue Reading

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Russia’s Tanker Suffers Another Hit Near Crimea

Web News 5 August 2023 191 0

A Russian tanker with 11 crew members has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea, Russian officials say. They said the vessel’s engine room was damaged in the overnight strike in the Kerch Strait. No-one was hurt. Ukraine has not publicly commented. But a Ukrainian security service source told the BBC a […]Continue Reading

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Russia not Opposed to Peace Talks, Putin Tells African Leaders

Web News 30 July 2023 266 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not reject the idea of peace talks on Ukraine. Speaking after meeting African leaders in St Petersburg, he said African and Chinese initiatives could serve as a basis for finding peace. President Putin also said it was hard to implement a ceasefire when the Ukrainian army was […]Continue Reading

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Shettima in Rome for Russia Summits

Web News 24 July 2023 266 0

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international summits in Rome, Italy, and St Petersburg, Russia. Shettima, who left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 3 pm Sunday, will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment Summit, with the theme, “Transforming Food Systems […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine : Explosion Forces Over 2,000 Residents out of Crimea Depot

Web News 19 July 2023 208 0

More than 2,000 residents are being evacuated from four villages in Russian-occupied Crimea after a fire that triggered hours of explosions at a nearby ammunition depot. Russian-installed officials also shut a stretch of the motorway that crosses the southern half of the peninsula. They did not explain the cause of the fire at a military […]Continue Reading

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Russia Air strike Kills 9 in Syria

Web News 26 June 2023 513 0

The UN has expressed deep concern about an escalation of hostilities in north-western Syria after at least 11 people were reportedly killed in Russian air strikes on rebel held Idlib province. Nine were killed when warplanes dropped bombs next to a market outside Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, rescuers said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]Continue Reading

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Mali Calls for Speedy Exit of UN Peacekeeping Force

Web News 17 June 2023 1000 0

Mali’s foreign minister has called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country “without delay”. Abdoulaye Diop accused the force, Minusma, of having “become a part of the problem in fuelling intercommunal tensions”. He was addressing the UN Security Council. Minusma has more than 13,000 troops. Its decade-old mission has Continue Reading

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Ukraine Launches Attacks on Russian Forces

Web News 9 June 2023 273 0

Ukraine’s military has launched attacks on occupying Russian forces in the key southern Zaporizhzhia region, Russian officials and military bloggers say. Reports say Ukrainian troops – backed by tanks, artillery and drones – are trying to advance south of the town of Orikhiv for the second night running. A senior Ukrainian defence official said the […]Continue Reading

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We ‘thwarted’ another Major Ukrainian Attack- Russia

Web News 6 June 2023 989 0

Russia’s military says it has thwarted another major offensive by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, destroying military equipment and inflicting huge personnel losses on the enemy. A defence ministry statement early hour on Tuesday said Russian forces had repelled Ukraine’s second major offensive in two days, destroying, among other military equipment, eight main Continue Reading

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Ukraine War: Mothers Evacuate Children From Russia

Web News 31 May 2023 319 0

A 15-year-old Sasha Kraynyuk has studied the photograph handed to him by Ukrainian investigators, as he recognised the boy dressed in Russian military uniform immediately. The teenager sitting at a school desk has the Z-mark of Russia’s war emblazoned on his right sleeve, coloured in the red, white and blue of the Russian flag. But […]Continue Reading

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Pro-EU Mass Rally in Moldova Amid Tensions with Russia

Web News 22 May 2023 1242 0

A huge pro-EU rally has taken place in Moldova’s capital Chisinau, organised by the country’s President Maia Sandu. An estimated 75,000 people turned out to support Moldova’s push to join the European Union. Her pro-Western government has accused Russia of stoking tensions by supporting Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition Sor party. Moscow denies Continue Reading

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Russia Conducts Pre-Dawn Attack On Ukraine

Web News 1 May 2023 314 0

Russia has launched a series of missile and artillery attacks on Ukraine, the second pre-dawn attack in three days. One person died in the Kherson region and 25 people – including three children – were injured in Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine’s armed forces said 15 of 18 missiles fired were intercepted by the country’s air defence. One […]Continue Reading

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Four killed in Fresh Russia attack on Ukraine

Web News 22 March 2023 221 0

At least four persons have been killed in a fresh Russian attack on several Ukrainian cities. Upper floors of two student dormitories were hit early on Wednesday in a drone strike in the city of Rzhyshchiv, on the outskirts of the capital. A rescue service said an 11-year-old was among the wounded. Separately, officials in […]Continue Reading

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Drone Collision: US Alleges Russia of Reckless Behaviour

Web News 15 March 2023 280 0

The US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets. The US says the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two Russian jets tried to intercept it. The incident highlights the increasing risk of direct confrontation […]Continue Reading

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, “Affront” to Collective Conscience – António Guterres

Web News 23 February 2023 380 0

UN head António Guterres has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an “affront” to the world’s collective conscience at a meeting of the General Assembly nearly one year on. The meeting was debating a motion backed by Ukraine and its allies demanding Russia pull out immediately and unconditionally. Ukraine hopes that by supporting the motion Continue Reading

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Ukraine: US Echoes Concerns China May Give Russia Weapons

Web News 19 February 2023 296 0

China is considering giving Russia weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine war, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said. Mr Blinken told CBS News that Chinese companies were already providing “non-lethal support” to Russia – and new information suggested Beijing could provide “lethal support”. This escalation would mean “serious Continue Reading

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“We are a de facto member of Nato Alliance” – Reznikov

Web News 13 January 2023 415 0

Ukrainian defence minister says, as Western countries, once concerned that military assistance could be seen as an escalation by Russia, change their “thinking approach”. In an interview with BBC, Oleksii Reznikov said he was sure that, Ukraine would receive long-sought weapons, including tanks and fighter jets, as both Ukraine and Russia seemed to be preparing Continue Reading