Western countries should take Russian President Vladimir Putin and his statements seriously, former German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. Her remarks came after the Russian leader issued a warning to the West last week, noting that those who use Read more…
The Kremlin has denounced as “stupid and absurd” any allegations of it being behind the suspected explosions of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines earlier this week, stating that the incident actually creates many issues for Russia. Speaking to journalists on Read more…
A group, Yoruba Global Alliance, has accused the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of applying a double standard over his refusal to grant licence to the South Western Security Network, Amotekun, to bear arms while allowing the Katsina State Read more…
The Nord Stream pipelines may have been damaged in an act of sabotage, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested when asked about the possible reasons for sudden pressure loss in three of the Baltic Sea gas network’s lines. Speaking to journalists Read more…
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained the Japanese consul in Vladivostok on Monday. Motoki Tatsunori confessed to trying to purchase restricted information, and has been ordered to leave the country. “The Japanese diplomat was detained on suspicion of receiving, Read more…
The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has defended the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to the former militant leader, Government Ekpemepulo, popularly known as Tompolo, saying there is nothing wrong with it. Last month, the Federal Government Read more…
Igbo group Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) has charged the South East governors to disband the Ebubeagu militia, which was set up to curb the activities of criminals in the region. In the statement signed by the Chief Media Officer of Read more…
The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, Monday, expressed his commitment to equipping the South-West Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, for the effective operation of the corps in securing the lives and property of the Read more…
A kidnap kingpin behind a series of high profile kidnap incidents in Bayelsa State has been arrested by operatives of Operation Puff Adder in Abuja. The suspect whose real name is John Ewa but changed it to John Lyon was Read more…
As the wanton theft of the nation’s crude oil in the Niger Delta region continues to take its toll on the Nigerian economy, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, has said the menace Read more…
Russia made its case to the world Saturday for its war in Ukraine, repeating a series of grievances about its neighbor and the West to tell the U.N. General Assembly meeting of leaders that Moscow had “no choice” but to Read more…
Greece has “unlawfully” deployed armored vehicles to the Aegean Islands, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday, citing military sources. The claim was backed by drone footage, purportedly showing the vehicles being unloaded from a Greek landing vessel. Athens has Read more…