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Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey has been dropped from the Black Stars squad for the games against Angola and Niger. Partey’s exclusion and the naming of three local players are the two major calls by Otto Addo in the 25-man squad. Partey and defender Mohammed Salisu are the big misses in …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested five people caught with a human skull for money ritual purposes. The suspects told police that they were sent by an Alfa to bring the skull. Spokesman of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, Sept. …

Mohamed Bazoum, the ousted Nigerien president has applied to the West African regional court seeking his liberation from house arrest. Bazoum is also appealing to the court to order a return to constitutional order which was disrupted on July 26 when he was removed from office by a junta led …

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. The three countries are struggling to contain Islamic insurgents linked to al Qaeda …

Six West African nations are in line to contribute troops to form the military force that is expected to enter Niger to reverse the July 26, 2023 coup that removed Mohamed Bazoum from office. According to a regional security tracking and reporting site, Zagazola, the Economic Community of West African …

Aisha Sulaiman was running a countdown to September when she will write her final examination at the Maryam Abacha University in Maradi, Niger Republic. Then, the country’s democratically elected government was toppled by troops from the country’s Presidential Guard. She no longer looks forward to that examination. “With the closure …

Nigeria may have led the world in condemning the coup in Niger, but the two countries are tied to the hip when it comes to fighting insurgencies. Which is why some local officials, and security experts are banking on hope that Niger’s problems do not go beyond the coup and …

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG) has reacted to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) follow-up reaction to the coup in Niger. A statement issued by COMOG, today, Friday, 18 August 2023, said the mode of intervention chosen by ECOWAS is a “misplaced option, as it would …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has claimed that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is facing a logistical nightmare with its plans to deploy soldiers to Niger to reverse the July 26 coup. According to him, reliable sources had said the bloc requires about …

Thousands of people lined up outside the main stadium in Niamey on Saturday (Aug. 19) responding to the call for civilian auxiliaries in support of the armed forces. The event organiser said the junta was not involved in this initiative, although it was aware of it. Regional countries have threatened …