PERSPECTIVE – The Cancellation of Mother Russia Is Underway
By Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times March 6, 2022 With every passing day, the war in Ukraine becomes a bigger tragedy for the Ukrainian people but also a bigger threat to the…
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PERSPECTIVE – Ukrainian war: Time to call the Europeans to order.
By Owei Lakemfa THE eight-year war in Ukraine took a dramatic turn yesterday when Russian troops officially rolled into the country on the side of the separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine. It was also…
PERSPECTIVE – Russians, not Ukrainians should brace up for attack.
By Owei Lakemfa The United States, US, and its European allies have, for months now, saturated the world and choked the media on a poorly dramatised soap opera about Russia on the verge of ‘invading’ Ukraine.…
250 Nigerian Businesses for Africa Economic Forum in Sochi
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency says about 250 Nigerian business interests will participate in the African Business Forum, which will bring together African and Russian business leaders in Sochi, Russia, between Oct. 23 and Oct.…
France win 2nd World Cup
France players in joy, tears for Croatia France overwhelmed Croatia in Russia to clinch their second FIFA World Cup, winning 4-2. The first was on home soil in 1998. This time, French President Emmanuel Macron…
‘Have sex, make babies’: Russian MP tells nation to welcome foreign fans
Fans kissing outside Luzhniki Stadium ahead of the first match of the World Cup. Photograph: Denis Tyrin/TASS Comments come after another MP warned Russian women against sex with fans, especially those ‘of a different race’…