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 ...
Makinde Backs Bimbo Adekanmbi for 2027 Oyo Governorship Race
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reportedly settled for Bimbo Adekanmbi, a former Commissioner for Finance under late Senator...
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Gombe Magistrate Jailed 2½ Years for Bribery, Fined ₦250,000
A High Court sitting in Gombe State has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Suleiman Kumo, to two years and...
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IGP Orders Nationwide Audit of Police Arms, Ammunition
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has directed all Commissioners of Police in Nigeria to immediately begin a comprehensive...
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Police, INEC Strengthen Partnership for Peaceful 2027 Elections
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, hosted the Chairman of the Independent National...
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