INTERNATIONAL

Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali, one of two Nigerian citizens residing in Canada, has been extradited to the U.S., for allegedly defrauding the pandemic unemployment benefit programmes in multiple U.S. states, the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Washington has said. Ambali,…

The World Health Organization and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown. The WHO classified the new variant as one under surveillance “due to the large number…

West African military chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible armed intervention to reverse a coup in Niger, as Germany called for EU sanctions against the rebel leaders. Alarmed by a series of military takeovers in the region, the Economic…

Nigeria is considering selling stakes in about 20 state-run companies in a bid to raise funds and improve governance at the entities, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is among firms the government may sell a stake in, according…

Kenya has reinstated a small subsidy to stabilize retail fuel prices for the next 30 days in the country. The development comes following public anger over the high cost of living. Al Jazeera reports that the the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya’s…

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic. The US top official said he spoke with the Nigerian President over the phone…

Niger’s coup leaders recalled their country’s envoy in Abidjan on Monday after remarks by Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara that they said amounted to “praising armed action” against Niamey. Referring to the green light given by Niger’s west African neighbours for possible armed…

Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia. The case — relying on laws…

The African Union (AU) said it was holding a meeting on Monday on the crisis in Niger following the coup on July 26 that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. “AU’s Peace & Security Council meets to receive an update on the evolution of the…

Niger’s military regime vowed late Sunday to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and slammed West African leaders for imposing sanctions on the country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions on Niger in response to the coup…