US Orders Officials Out Of Niger
The United States has ordered its non-emergency officials out of Niger. The Department of State, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said America has no higher priority than the safety and security of its citizens overseas. It added that given ongoing developments in Niger, “the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family...
Biden Calls For Immediate Release Of Ousted Niger President Bazoum
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger’s hard-earned democracy,” Biden said in a statement Thursday, the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s independence. READ ALSO: US Orders...
Niger Coup: Hundreds Of Demonstrators Back Military
Stemming from the recent coup in Niger, hundreds of people on Thursday stormed the nation's capital, Niamey in solidarity rally, expressing support for the coup while some others wielded giant Russian flags. According to AFP report, demonstrators converged at Independence Square in the heart of the city, in response to a call by a coalition of civil society organisations on...
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Election Conspiracy Charges
Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, entered his plea during a nearly 30-minute hearing at the same Washington courthouse where hundreds of his supporters have been convicted for their...
Passenger Train Derails, Killing 30 With Over 80 Others Severely Injured (Videos, Pictures)
According to a district official, at least 30 passengers perished and over 80 were injured when a train crashed. A senior railway officer in Nawabshah, Pakistan revealed that around ten carriages of the Hazara Express derailed as the train passed near the Sarhari Station between Karachi and Rawalpindi. Hundreds of people at the scene were seen climbing the train and smashing...
Italy Calls On ECOWAS To Extend Niger Ultimatum
Italy has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend its deadline for the reinstatement of Niger’s ousted president. According to NAN, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani gave the advice in an interview published on Monday. “The only way is the diplomatic one. I hope that the ultimatum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which...
ECOWAS Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed new sanctions in response to the Niger Republic coup. The regional bloc had already given the Niger junta seven days to reinstall President Mohamed Bazoum or face penalties, including military intervention. However, the coupists called ECOWAS's bluff and promised to reject any foreign interference on its territory. It also severed connections with...
African Union Backs ECOWAS Response To Coup In Niger
The African Union has pledged support to the West African community of nations, ECOWAS. The union’s chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat, in a statement, said he stands behind the group’s response to the coup in Niger. After a key summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Thursday, ECOWAS instructed its military chiefs to put together an intervention force for possible deployment in...
Elon Musk Vs Mark Zuckerberg’s Fight Scheduled At Epic Location In Rome
Elon Musk has also intimated that his battle with Mark Zuckerberg will occur at the Colosseum in Rome. After previously tweeting 'Gladiator' alongside two sword emojis, the owner of the X - formerly known as Twitter - tweeted Friday morning that a location had been agreed upon. 'The fight will be administered by my and Zuck's foundations (not UFC),' Tesla CEO...
11-year Old Shoots 8-year Old In Her Head
An eight-year-old girl died after her babysitter's 11-year-old son shot her in the head with a gun stolen from a relative's safe. Jenesis Dockery was killed on July 23 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, an hour after her father dropped her off at the nanny's house with her five-year-old sister. The babysitter's youngster is accused of getting his hands on a gun...
