Cristiano Ronaldo was on fire again as his brace led Al-Nassr to beating Al-Hilal 2-1 to win the Arab Club Champions Cup for the first time ever. The victory means Ronaldo has won his first trophy with the Saudi Arabian side who played
The ECOWAS Parliament was on Saturday divided over taking military action as an option aimed at tackling the political situation in Niger Republic and restoring civil rule there. Some members made called for actions that would nip in the bud military incursion into
The senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to let the United States of America (USA) and France compel him to initiate military action against the Junta in the
The six people who have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian, police say. A seventh suspect, who died from wounds in a shootout with police on Thursday, was also Colombian. Mr Villavicencio was killed
The military junta that took power in Niger Republic in a coup last month has formed a new government. The new government was formed via a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Thursday, ordered its standby force, Economic Community of West African Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), a Peace Keeping Force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against attacking Niger Republic. El-Zakzaky alleged that France and the United States, US, are trying to use Nigeria to attack Niger Republic. He said Tinubu should understand that
The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said military intervention is “not off the table” as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) battles to return democratic rule to the Niger Republic. Ngelale revealed this
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal, for trade promotion within the African continent. The SMARTAfCFTA Portal, which has the capacity to provide information
The military junta in Niger Republic is adamant on its stance not to step down as it cuts with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum