By AFP 10 November 2023 | 11:15 am Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise overnight visit to the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don overseeing the Ukraine offensive, the Kremlin said on Friday. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik, President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russia’s Government members via video in Moscow, on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP) / Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise overnight visit to the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don overseeing the Ukraine offensive, the Kremlin said on Friday. It is his second visit to Rostov-on-Don in under a month. Putin “visited the headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in Rostov-on-Don, after completing his official visit to Kazakhstan” on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement. He was accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the commander of military operations in Ukraine, Valery Gerasimov, it said. Putin was shown new military equipment and briefed on military operations in Ukraine, the statement added. Putin was last in Rostov-on-Don at the end of October where he held talks with military officials on what the Kremlin terms the special military operation in Ukraine. 3 mins ago Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday, saying the military was performing “exceptionally well,” but insisted Israel does not plan to reoccupy the Palestinian territory. 29 mins ago Troops from the Nigerian Army have allegedly killed six ISWAP terrorists and rescued 78 people held captive in the Gamborun Ngala area of Borno State. 40 mins ago Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise overnight visit to the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don overseeing the Ukraine offensive, the Kremlin said on Friday. 44 mins ago The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, is dead. 1 hour ago A spokesman of the Nigerian police on Friday warned a media platform that publishing content that aids lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, and pansexual (LGBTQ+) community is offensive. The Nigerian media platform celebrated ‘two love birds’ who are the same sex in a tweet on its X page with more… 2 hours ago Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has urged the people of the state to come out enmasse to vote on Saturday, November 11. 2 hours ago The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public of the ban of Sheesha Beauty Cream and Dona White Extra Whitening Lotion by the European Union (EU). 2 hours ago The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has filed charges and notice for commencement of trial against the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado over alleged financial irregularities and other offences. In the notice written by the CCT Chairman, sighted by The Guardian, Chairman of Kano Anti-corruption Commission is being… 2 hours ago Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time call translation service using AI technology next year, the firm told AFP Friday, claiming it would make conversing across languages as easy as “turning on closed captions”. 2 hours ago A NON-PROFIT organisation, comprising reputable professionals with focus on proffering practical solutions to skills and management challenges in Nigeria and beyond, People Expertise and Excellence Foundation (PEEF), has set aside November 23, 2023, for the hosting of its yearly conference in Abuja. The event will be the seventh edition following the successful 2022, 2021 and…
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