Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republics – all under military rule – have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The leaders of the three West African nations on Sunday issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”. There are 15 member-states in ECOWAS. Struggling with jihadist …

It was a sad end to Nigeria’s pre-Olympics qualifiers after D’Tigers lost their second consecutive game to Mali at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on Tuesday. After losing their first game of the qualifiers to Senegal on Monday, Ogoh Odaudu’s side needed a win to get back on track but they failed losing 77-68 to the Malians. Once again the …

More that 2,000 trafficked Nigerian girls are currently stranded in Mali, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The agency’s Benin Zone Commander, Nduka Nwanwene said that the agency had intelligence that girls from Mali were being trafficked to Edo State for prostitution. During the 2023 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in Benin, …

Nigeria won their first game of the 2023 FIBA AfroCan against Mali on Sunday with a 62-56 scoreline at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda in Angola. D’Tigers missed automatic qualification for the championship after losing their last game to hosts Ivory Coast 74-65, in the combined FIBA Africa Zone 2 and 3 qualifiers in Abidjan last week. They had lost …