Concerns mount over missing Yabatech lecturer (Guardian) The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Yabatech chapter, has raised concerns over the missing of a lecturer in the institution, Adeyinka Ahmed Olamilekan. Before his disappearance on February 5, 2022, Olamilekan, a…
*BDC operators charged with laundering $1.6m (Nation) *Okadamen stone Lagos businessman to death for hitting partially sighted man (Punch)
BDC operators charged with laundering $1.6m (Nation) Two Bureau de Change (BDC) operators who allegedly laundered $1.6 million said to be proceeds of smuggling, were yesterday brought before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court. Chris Ogbonna and Sulaiman…
Pussy riot members lose appeal over World Cup pitch invasion (Ndtv.Sports)
A Russian court on Monday threw out appeals by Pussy Riot punk group members after they were sentenced to brief jail terms for invading the pitch at the World Cup final. The Moscow City Court upheld their 15-day sentences in…
Trump Putin: Russian leader attacks US critics of summit (BBC)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rounded on US critics of his first bilateral summit with President Donald Trump on Monday, in Helsinki. Certain forces in the US wanted to sacrifice US-Russian ties for their “narrow party interests”, he told a…
Trump Putin: US president defends meeting and press conference (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has defended his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid a backlash over his performance. On Twitter, Mr Trump condemned “haters” who did not want him getting along with Mr Putin, saying they suffered from “Trump…
Trump hails face-to-face talks with Putin ‘a good start’ (Telegraph)
The US President said talks between the two nations went “very well”. He said the disagreements between the two countries are well known, but that together the US and Russia were going to solve the problems facing the world. “We’ve seen…
Angus King says Trump is giving Putin what he wants (CNN)
Sen. Angus King said Wednesday there is “no question” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting what he wants as US President Donald Trump railed against US allies before and during this week’s NATO summit. On CNN’s “New Day,” host…
Russian cabinet resigns after Putin’s inauguration (Concise)
Russia’s cabinet resigned after President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a new presidential term, the government press service said in a statement on Monday. “Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order on the Russian government’s resignation,” the government said. Presidential elections…
