Minister: cash paid out in tranches of N49 million‘Lawmakers are beneficiaries of agency’s contracts’ CONTRACT splitting is rampant in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio, said on Monday. According to him, the management of ...
Read More »Iran-China pact turbocharges the New Silk Roads
China will invest $400 billion in Iran energy and infrastructure but nothing in strategic pact allows for a Chinese troop presence or island handover By Pepe Escobar – republished from Asia Times by permission of author Two of the US’s top “strategic threats” ...
Read More »News flash: Capitalism has no answer for 50 million jobless people
by Ramin Mazaheri for Ooduarere via the Saker Blog Oh – did you have one? Well… we’re waiting. But we will certainly be waiting in vain because the “best” US economic minds, journalists, professors and pundits got nuthin’. Even God’s ...
Read More »Landslide Approval Of Constitutional Amendments Following Russian Referendum
On July 2nd, 100% of the vote on the referendum in Russian for amendments on the constitution was counted. The results are: 77.92% in favor, 21.27% against. The voter turnout was 67.97%. There was not a single district that voted ...
Read More »Russian Private Military Contractors Took Control Of Libya’s Largest Oil Field
Washington is concerned by the growing Russian influence in Libya as Turkish-led forces are preparing to storm the port city of Sirte, controlled by the Libyan National Army. On June 26, the US embassy in Libya released a statement claiming ...
Read More »Foreign Minister Lavrov’s statement and answers following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Zarif
16 June 202017:32 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, Moscow, June 16, 2020 Ladies and gentlemen, The meeting with ...
Read More »The cause of tension between China and India
by Zamir Awan for Ooduareere via the Saker Blog Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: “positive consensus” on resolving the latest border issue was achieved following “effective communication” through diplomatic and military channels. New Delhi said the two countries had ...
Read More »Russian Tor Surface-To-Air Missile Systems Shot Down 45 Drones In Syria
South Front Tor short-range surface-to-air missile systems have downed more than 45 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Syrian militants, according to the chief of the Russian Air Defense Forces Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov. “Since the start of combat duty, the ...
Read More »Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Passes on
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says Details soon..
Read More »Israel Strikes Sensitive Targets In Syria. IEDs Explode Near Turkish-Russian Patrol
Early on June 5, the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on a Syrian military facility near Masyaf. The strikes were conducted from Lebanese airspace. The Syrian Air Defense Forces intercepted several missiles, however the rest hit their targets. The bombed ...
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