Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Exit ECOWAS
Three countries being governed by the military government Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 officially exited ...
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ECOWAS Council Meets on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Exit, Senegal Crisis
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Thursday, February 8, 2024, convened a meeting of its mediation and ...
Burkina Faso Sends 300 trucks Carrying Goods to Niger
In a bid to reduce the shortage of food and other necessary items as a result of the sanctions slammed ...
Burkina Faso Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Military Government
Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of ...
Ex-President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, Bags Life Imprisonment for Thomas Sankara’s Murder
A military tribunal has sentenced a former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, to life imprisonment for the murder of ...
West African Leaders Hold Emergency Summit Over Coups
West African leaders hold a key summit on Thursday as a wave of coups buffet a region struggling with poverty ...
Burkina Faso’s President Arrested By Mutinous Soldiers
Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks ...
Former President, 13 others on Trial for the Death of Thomas Sankara
A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in ...
FG Withdraws Eight-Count Charge Against Alleged Fake Presidential Agency DG
The Federal Government has withdrawn its eight-count criminal case against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of posing as the Director-General...
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EFCC Arraigns ALSCON over Alleged N582m Money Laundering Breaches
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) Plc over alleged money laundering...
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EFCC Remands Nigerian-American over Alleged $680,000 Luxury Car Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a Nigerian-American, Oluwatobi Adegoke, before a Lagos court over an alleged...
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IGP Disu Opens Regional Arms-Tracing Training in Abuja
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has called for stronger regional cooperation to combat the proliferation of illicit arms,...
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