The former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been honoured with a Chieftaincy title in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, for his contributions to the peace and…
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Gunmen have killed seven Benin soldiers in an attack at the Pendjari National Park, near the border with Burkina Faso, security sources said on Wednesday. Tuesday’s…
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to establish an ad hoc mediation committee aimed at reintegrating Niger Republic,…
The US and Niger announced in a joint statement on Sunday that all American troops in the West African country will leave no later than September…
In recent times, the global cocoa industry has encountered severe disruptions that extend far beyond its fields. As the backbone of the chocolate industry, cocoa’s tightening…
In a move to enhance domestic power supply, the Nigerian Government has opted to reduce electricity supply to neighbouring countries, specifically the Niger Republic, Benin Republic…
A joint military force consisting of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have killed a “major ISIS commander” who had a $5 million US bounty…
Today, April 27, 2024, the Republic of Togo commemorated the 64th anniversary of its independence. The President of the Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on the…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A in Ikeja, Lagos, disclosed that it intercepted three trucks loaded with 1,464 bags of foodstuffs heading to…
Reporters were informed on Monday by local and security sources that scores of Muslims were slain in an attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso…