WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: Heartbreak for England as Spain Rules The World
England goalie Mary Earps denying Jennifer Hermoso from the penalty spot was not enough to stop Spain from winning the Women’s World Cup. Olga Carmona’s 29th minute goal was enough to hand Spain a 1-0 win against the reigning European Champions. La Roja’s win marked the first time a new World Cup champion has been […]
ECOWAS Rejects Niger Junta’s 3yrs Power Transition Plan
The ECOWAS vehemently rejected the Niger Junta’s decision on a transition of power to that of a democratic government only after 3years “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” General Abdourahamane Tiani said in a televised address. Any transition of power “would not go beyond three years”, he said. However, the West African Commissioner for […]
Premier League Updates
Manchester City and Brighton Maintain Perfect Start, As Manchester United Suffer Defeat in the Premier League Manchester City have maintained a hundred percent start to the Premier League season with two wins in two matches. The defending champions defeated Newcastle 1-0 courtesy of a Julien Alvarez goal to see off Eddie Howe’s men on Saturday […]
ECOWAS Military Chiefs Decide on D-Day To Intervene In Niger
A plane conveying the ECOWAS delegation to Niger capital, arrived Niamey at about 1pm on Saturday. This was a day after Military Chiefs expressed readiness to intervene on the toppled government of Nigerien President, Bazoum. Niger’s governing council (military), confirmed the arrival of ECOWAS representatives headed by Ex. Nigerian President Abdulsalami Abubakar. The West African […]
ECOWAS Reacts to Killing of Niger Soldiers
The Economic Community of West African States has condemned the killing of seventeen Nigerien soldiers by suspected jihadists. The attack happened on Tuesday near the country’s western border with Mali, according to a statement by Niger’s defence ministry. “The provisional toll” is 17 soldiers killed and 20 wounded, six of them seriously, “all evacuated to […]
Military Chiefs from ECOWAS Will Meet in Ghana
Military chiefs from the Ecowas will meet in Ghana this week to discuss intervention in Niger and political sources in the region. The meeting that was formerly scheduled for last week but was postponed after ECOWAS leaders approved “stand by” force deployment to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic. Recall that the president of the […]
Ex. United States President, Donald Trump Indicted at Georgia Court
A Georgia jury has indicted former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, for his attempts to upturn the 2020 elections of the nation. Trump was charged alongside 18 others on 41counts of felony misconduct and several other charges, on Monday 14th of August. Lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Kenneth Chesebro, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, […]
Arsenal, Manchester City Wins, As Premier League Returns
Reigning Premier League Champions, Manchester City made a statement of intent in their bid to retain the title for a fourth successive season. Newly promoted Burnley were no match for Pep Guardiola’s men, as Vincent Kompany started life as a Premier League manager with a defeat to his former Boss. Erling Haaland picked up from […]
41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy
At least 41 migrants have been confirmed dead in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Four survivors of the accident told rescuers on Wednesday that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy. The survivors – a 13-year-old boy, two men […]
Niger military junta shuts airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires
The Nigerien military junta has closed the country’s airspace indefinitely over the threat of military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The junta spokesman told journalists on Sunday the armed forces are ready to defend the country against external aggression. ECOWAS on July 30 gave the junta a seven-day ultimatum to […]