INTERNATIONAL

Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”. “Faced with the threat of intervention, which is becoming clearer through the preparation of neighbouring countries,…

A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County in the United States has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the PDP candidate, former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to get access to President Bola Tinubu’s confidential educational records at Chicago State University. The former…

The coup in Niger will undermine the fight against resurgent terror groups in Africa’s Sahel region, France’s defence minister said this week, accusing the country’s junta of taking “hostage” not just President Mohamed Bazoum but the entire country. Speaking in an interview with…

The security committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) comprising Military Chiefs of some West African countries, on Friday said they would give diplomacy a chance in the Republic of Niger over current activities of junta in the country. The…

Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been given three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations. A court in Islamabad found him guilty of not declaring money he had earned from selling state gifts. He denies the charges and says he will appeal.…

Some aggrieved residents of Niger Republic have staged a protest against President Bola Tinubu, who is chairman of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). In a viral video on Friday, people were seen chanting anti-Tinubu songs. They also wielded placards that bore…

The World Bank, on Friday, commended President Bola Tinubu’s initial steps in office, saying he is determined to do the right things and taking the right steps. President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, who stated this after meeting the Nigerian President, also…

A West African delegation failed to secure the return to power of Niger’s elected government on Friday despite proposals to resolve the crisis as the junta curtailed military cooperation with former colonial power France. The ECOWAS regional bloc’s team arrived Thursday in the…

Russia on Friday handed jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny 19 years behind bars on extremism charges, cementing a crackdown on voices critical of the ruling elite. The heavy sentence against Navalny, who had mobilised massive protests, is the latest in a string of…

After 51 years of operation in Nigeria, British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced plans to end its prescription medicines and vaccines in the country. In a statement sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the multinational pharmaceutical company said it would transition to…