West Africa

Gunmen have killed seven people in Gara and Gamji villages in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State,Nigeria. “The bandits have attacked the villagers and shot sporadically into the air and in the process, killed seven people and injured many others,” reports said. Operatives of the command …

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday, ousting democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Here are five things we know about him: Gen Tchiani, 62, has been at the helm of the presidential …

A community chief in Delta State has been arrested by men of the state police command for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of the stat, Nigeria. “The victim was lured with N50 for the third time into an uncompleted building,” reports said. The suspect had …

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It says more than four million people in the country are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the immediate and unconditional …

Men of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 10 persons for killing a police constable in Maiduguri, the state capital, Nigeria. “The suspects were two females and eight males,” reports said. The officer killed was attached to the command’s fissure police unit and deployed in Malari, in the Konduga …

Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …

Twenty-four people, including four children have died in a bus crash in northern Senegal, according to reports. “The bus had been coming from a town in the north of the country and was overcrowded with 76 people on board with 16 more than the permitted number,” reports said. “Overcrowding was …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns the unconstitutional change in government” in Niger, his spokesman said on Wednesday. It came after Nigerien soldiers announced a coup on national TV, saying they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation’s borders. “Mr Guterres said he was deeply …

Senegalese President, Macky Sall has condemned the ongoing military coup d’État in Niger, calling for the security and safety of President Mohamed Bazoum. In a message on Twitter, the former head of the African Union condemned the coup, called for the security and safety of President Bazoum as well as …

A 37-year-old farmer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter in Ijebu-Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested by men of the state police command after committing the act. “He had carnal knowledge of the victim in his room …