MALI: FRANCE ASKS MILITARY TO ‘QUICKLY’ TRANSFER POWER
Malian soldiers parade as they arrive by military vehicle at Independence Square in Bamako on August 18, 2020, after rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister…
ONE KILLED IN PORTLAND AS TRUMP SUPPORTERS CLASH WITH PROTESTERS
One person was shot and killed on Saturday night in downtown Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, as tensions between a group of U.S. President Donald…
COVID-19: NIGERIANS ASSAULT DOCTORS AT ROME ISOLATION CENTRE
Three Nigerian migrants attacked medical staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for coronavirus, the defence ministry said Saturday. The incident at the Celio military hospital, now…
BUHARI TELLS MALI JUNTA TO QUIT 12 MONTHS
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja enjoined the military junta in Mali to restore the country to democratic rule within 12 months. Buhari, a former military leader, gave the advice…
NIGERIA WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE HARASSMENT OF ITS CITIZENS IN GHANA -FG
The Nigerian Government is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities, and will no…
BUHARI CELEBRATES NIGERIAN BORN KAYCEE MADU APPOINTED JUSTICE MINISTER IN CANADA
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Nigerian born Kaycee Madu, appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Government of Alberta, in Canada. Madu makes history as the first…
CHINA SHOOTS MISSILES INTO SOUTH CHINA SEA IN WARNING TO U.S
China on Wednesday reportedly shot two medium-range missiles into the South China Sea in an apparent warning to the United States after a spy plane entered its no-fly zone during…
ECOWAS LEADERS TO TAKE STAND ON MALI FRIDAY
West African leaders will Friday take a position on the political instability triggered by the military coup in Mali, President Muhmmadu Buhari said on Wednesday. The President said he expected…
MALI: JONATHAN BRIEFS BUHARI, SAYS JUNTA WANTS ECOWAS SANCTIONS REMOVED
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), again on Monday received briefings from former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the Economic Community of West African States Special Envoy to Mali,…
COVID-19: AMERICAN AIRLINES TO LAY OFF 19,000 WORKERS
American Airlines said on Tuesday it will lay off 19,000 workers on October 1, in addition to thousands more who left the company or agreed to voluntary furloughs, unless Congress…