Ukraine wants to make some progress on the battlefield in its counteroffensive against Russia before the upcoming NATO summit, President Vladimir Zelensky said on Friday, although he admitted that this would lead to new losses. Speaking to several Spanish media Read more…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Ukraine of allowing foreign mercenaries and Western generals to use civilian infrastructure to fight against Russia, and has vowed to destroy these groups. Speaking at an online briefing on Friday, Lavrov said that Read more…
Pope Francis said on Friday there was no apparent end in sight to the war in Ukraine as his peace envoy wrapped up three days of talks in Moscow. “The tragic reality of this war that seems to have no Read more…
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the brutal murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, by a horde of religious extremists in Sokoto State for alleged blasphemy. In a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, described Read more…
In a statement by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission also commended the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for adhering to its latest policy on gender sensitivity in his recommendation. The Commission however expects that the Inspector General Read more…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has declared that its National Vice President, Engr. Munnir Atiku Lamido is missing. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday the National PRO, MACBAN, Alhaji Muhammad Nura Abdullahi, stated that: “we Read more…
The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Kirill is a strong supporter Read more…
Two Ukrainian generals were killed in a Russian high-precision strike on the Donbass city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Thursday, citing “updated data.” The ministry had earlier claimed that the strike targeted the temporary Read more…
The absolute majority of people in Russia oppose the idea of Moscow using nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the ongoing conflict, according to a fresh poll conducted by the media outlet RTVI and the Russian Field polling agency. Almost three Read more…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday escaped assassination at Osogbo Eid prayer ground where he had joined the Muslims for prayers to mark Eid -el-Kabir A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor is safe, saying Read more…
Sequel to the recent redeployment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army by the new Chief Of Army staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Taoreed A. Lagbaja, Maj. Gen. John O. Ochai has assumed command as the 32nd Commandant of the Read more…
The Wagner Group was fully dependent on state support, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with the country’s military commanders in the Kremlin on Tuesday. The private military company’s fighters were supplied and paid by the Defense Ministry and the Read more…