The high profile international friendly between Russia and the Super Eagles of Nigeria played at the Luzhniki Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw. The home…
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Breaking News: Tragedy Strikes as Plane Carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin Crashes in Tver Region
A private Embraer Legacy aircraft en route from Moscow to Saint Petersburg met with a devastating crash near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver…
View More Breaking News: Tragedy Strikes as Plane Carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin Crashes in Tver RegionRussia Take FIFA, UEFA to CAS
Just few days after the Federation of International Football Associations and the European Football Union dropped their sledge hammer on Russia following the invasion of…
View More Russia Take FIFA, UEFA to CASFIFA, UEFA Suspend All Russian Clubs and National Teams
The Federation of International Football Federation and the European Football Union have banned Russia from international football following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This means that…
View More FIFA, UEFA Suspend All Russian Clubs and National TeamsRussia to appeal against four-year ban from major sporting events for doping offences
Russia is set to appeal against the decision to ban it from all major sporting events for four years. Its anti-doping agency, Rusada, says it…
View More Russia to appeal against four-year ban from major sporting events for doping offencesRussia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup
Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). It means the Russia flag and anthem…
View More Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup75 Nigerian football fans Disappear in Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans vanished in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup . The…
View More 75 Nigerian football fans Disappear in RussiaPromote international peace Buhari charges Putin
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to use his re-election to promote international peace and stability. Putin, whose country is having some…
View More Promote international peace Buhari charges PutinRussian plane with 71 people crashes
A Russian passenger plane believed to be carrying 71 people crashed Sunday afternoon near Moscow, shortly after takeoff from one of the city’s airports. The…
View More Russian plane with 71 people crashesTrump renews attack on CNN
President Trump seems not to be relenting on his criticisms of America’s famous news channel CNN and this time around the U.S. president has carpeted…
View More Trump renews attack on CNNUS will confront Russia’s aggression against Europe- Rex Tillerson
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has sent a message to Moscow, saying Washington will confront Russia’s “aggression” against its European neighbors. Speaking at the…
View More US will confront Russia’s aggression against Europe- Rex TillersonRussia slams Google over ‘censorship’
Russia has protested to US tech giant Google for its planned de-ranking of Russian media outlets over allegations that Moscow meddled in the 2016 US…
View More Russia slams Google over ‘censorship’Russia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiry
Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical…
View More Russia blocks bid to briefly extend Syria chemical weapons inquiryNigeria’s Super Eagles stun Argentina in Russia
In what analysts said may be a dress rehearsal for Nigeria’s performance in next year’s Russia World Cup, the Super Eagles stunned football superpowers Argentina…
View More Nigeria’s Super Eagles stun Argentina in RussiaRussia, US agree to create 1st lunar space station
As part of a long-term venture to send humans to Mars, the US and Russia have agreed to team up to build a crewed spaceport…
View More Russia, US agree to create 1st lunar space stationFacebook to share Russia-linked political adverts with investigators
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says his company will share 3,000 Russia-linked political adverts with US investigators. He also pledged to make political advertising more transparent…
View More Facebook to share Russia-linked political adverts with investigatorsHackers infiltrate US., European energy sector
Advanced hackers have targeted U.S. and European energy companies, in a cyber-espionage campaign that has in some cases successfully broken into the core-systems that control…
View More Hackers infiltrate US., European energy sectorUS orders Russia to close 3 missions within 48hrs
In a retaliatory move, the U.S. has given Russia 48 hours to close three of its missions in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York.…
View More US orders Russia to close 3 missions within 48hrs