By Cecilia Ologunagba UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is concerned about the deteriorating conditions in which the Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, his wife and his son have been detained. UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Mr Farhan Haq, said this at a news conference in New York on Friday. President Bazoum and […]
England captain Harry Kane has joined Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal, the German champions said on Saturday. Bayern said the 30-year-old striker was signed until 2027 after protracted talks between the two clubs. It is the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Bundesliga club. The […]
Twenty three Syrian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded early on Friday when Islamic State (IS) militants ambushed a military bus in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour. The IS militants attacked the bus in the desert region of al-Mayadeen City in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour, said a war monitor, the Syrian […]
The United States would hold the junta that took power in Niger Republic accountable for the safety of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government. “The United States joins the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in calling for the restoration of constitutional order in Niger,” U.S. Secretary […]
By Olajide Idowu The Nigeria Police, Osun Command, on Friday, said police operatives caught extorting money from commuters along the Ile-Ogbo/Iwo Road, had been detained and would be made to face disciplinary action. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Yemisi Opalola, who said this in a statement in Osogbo, confirmed that the affected […]
By Ali Baba-Inuwa An Islamic cleric, Malam Sabiu Abdulsalam, has cautioned against the use of military action against the military junta in Niger Republic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a military junta on July 26, led by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, seized power from Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Abdulsalam said […]
By Ijendu Iheaka The Abia Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected child trafficker named Obinna Ibe, for kidnapping three young girls and transporting them to Ghana. The news of the arrest was contained in a statement signed by the Abia Police PRO, Maureen Chinaka and made available to newsmen in Aba. […]
The leader of mutineers who seized power in Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, has signed a decree on the formation of a new transitional government, media reported on Thursday. Tchiani signed the decree on Wednesday, the ActuNiger new portal reported, adding that the new interim government consists of 21 ministers. According to the list of new […]
By Abiodun Azi Margaret Onah-Nnang, the Executive Director Safehaven Development Initiative, an NGO, has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as evil. Nnang disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday, during a media roundtable organised by the NGO, supported by Global Media Campaign to End FGM and Frontline Ending FGM. She said that women, girls […]
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday, announced a 60-day state of emergency across the country in connection with Wednesday’s assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. On Wednesday, media reported that Villavicencio had been shot dead during a rally in Ecuador’s capital Quito. Lasso later confirmed the reports. “I am declaring a state of emergency for […]