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  Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday confirmed the death of their youth coach who died while protecting Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. The CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, Serhyi Palkin announced the development on Thursday evening. Palkin in his statement said, “One of our employees was killed, he was a children’s coach. “He ...

  In what could be termed as a big win, Ukraine fighters have reportedly killed a top Russian general amid fierce war. Reports obtained by Naija News on Thursday claimed that Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky was killed yesterday after Ukrainian defence forces repelled the Russian offensive. The General who was ...

  In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. The order to put Russia’s nuclear weapons in an increased state of readiness ...

  The clash between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday recorded at least six casualties. Reports obtained by Naija News confirmed that a bomb exploded today in the southern Odesa region, injuring no fewer than seven people. The bombing was confirmed to newsmen in a statement credited to Ukraine’s General Office ...

  Russia on Thursday morning announced that it has destroyed Ukrainian military airbases and its air defence systems. Naija News reports that this was made known by Russia’s defence ministry. “Military infrastructure at Ukrainian army air bases has been rendered out of action,” the defence ministry said in a statement. ...

  Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, in violence that has claimed over 70 lives, a monitor said. The assault on the Ghwayran prison in the northern city of Hasakeh is one ...

  At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying tourists on a lake in Brazil, authorities said Saturday. Rescue teams including a dive squad and members of the Brazilian Navy rushed to Furnas Lake in Minas Gerais state, where panicked tourists ...

North Korean citizens have been banned from laughing, drinking alcohol, or showing any form of happiness for 11 days as the country marks the 10th year anniversary of the death of former leader, Kin Jong Il who died in 2011. Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea from 1994 until his ...

  The government of United Kingdom will add Nigeria to its red list following reports of covid-19 Omicron variant confirmed in about 21 travelers from the country. The new decision was disclosed in an official press release on the UK government’s website which joins Nigeria with Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, ...

Popular R&B Singer, R. Kelly found guilty in sex-trafficking trial   R. Kelly was found guilty of all charges preferred against him bordering on sex trafficking and related crimes R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer ...