Tag: Niger
Chiamaka Nnadozie has etched her name in the history books by becoming the first African, nay Nigerian to win the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) award for the best goalkeeper in the French women’s league. Nnadozie...
Juventus midfielder, Weston McKennie has shared his perspective on the enduring “GOAT debate” (Greatest player Of All Time) between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, two titans of modern football. Having played alongside Ronaldo at Juventus, McKennie experienced...
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Abia, Niger, Abuja record highest prices of diesel – NBS
Abia, Niger, and the FCT recorded the highest diesel price nationwide. The National Bureau of Statistics diesel price data for August disclosed this on Friday. Accordingly,...
Gabon: Why there’s resurgence of coups d’etat in Africa — Uwak
ABUJA – Former representative for Ure-Offong/Oruko and Udung-Uko Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the National Assembly, Chief Robinson Uwak, has attributed the...
Nigerian president speaks of 9-month military transition in Niger
Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, who also heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), spoke on Thursday of a nine-month transition for the...
Many are fed up and desperate for change in Africa, analysts say
After mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced they had deposed the country's president, many residents danced in the streets and declared themselves free from the...
ECOWAS intervention in Niger: ‘We are ready to go any time the order is given’
West African military chiefs said on Friday (Aug. 18) they were ready for an armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed...
Niger: ECOWAS chiefs of staff to meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday
The chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss a...
Niger: power cuts worsen under the effect of sanctions
In the popular district of Lazaret in Niamey, cries of joy welcome the return of electricity cut for nearly five hours: for a week,...
Sultan laments resurgence of insecurity in Kaduna, Niger, others
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has accused the media of playing different roles, positive and negative, in the just concluded 2023...
Niger intercepts nearly 1,400 Boko Haram followers – Army
Nearly 1,400 followers of jihadist group Boko Haram have been intercepted fleeing into Niger following clashes with a rival Islamic State group, according to...
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