Tag: RUSSIA
Buhari arrives Sochi for Russia-Africa Economic Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening arrived Sochi, Russia, ahead of the Russia-Africa Economic Forum fixed for between October 23 and 25.
State House correspondent...
Adeboye impressed with Nigerian embassy in Russia
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, has visited the Nigerian Embassy in Russia.
Adeboye is in Moscow, Russia for the...
Murray-Bruce, ambassador receive Russian business delegates
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Russia, Steve Ugbah, have received Russian business
delegates on a visit to Nigeria.
Murray-Bruce on Tuesday via
Twitter posted pictures of...
41 killed as Russian plane catches fire on landing
Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane
made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in
Moscow.
Videos on social media show passengers...
Russia captain, Igor Akinfeev, retires after 15 years
CSKA Moscow goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev, Russia's World Cup team captain, announced Monday he was retiring from international football after playing 111 times for his...
Russian World Cup star, Denis Cheryshev, in doping scandal
Spain’s anti-doping agency said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into Valencia and Russia winger Denis Cheryshev, following remarks from his father Dmitri...
Russian doping scandal: Blessing Okagbare to get Beijing Olympic silver
Nigeria's athletics queen, Blessing Okagbare, is set to have her bronze medal from the long jump event of the Beijing Olympics upgraded to silver.
This comes...
75 Nigerian fans absconded in Russia – Foreign Affairs ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The ministry's...
World Cup: Nigerian Ambassador vows to bring stranded fans home
Nigeria's ambassador to Russia, Professor Stephen Davies Ugbah, has vowed to make sure the fans stranded in Moscow after the World Cup are seen...
President Buhari orders repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, and Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, to commence the...