Foreigners displayed Russian flag during hunger protests - Ex-NIIA DG Akinterinwa The former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Professor Bola Akinterinwa, disclosed that those carrying the Russian flag during the nationwide hardship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said, “The foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu against the military takeover in Niger. The display of the Russian flag during the protest which...