because of - nigeria's uncertainty issues there is uncertainty if tinubu is up for the task and in they forces it has taken weeks to put it together so of course they have activated the standby force to be deployed. they say it is a last resort and there is a lot of confusion among experts if they will be able to deploy it properly. i5 they will be able to deploy it ro erl . , , they will be able to deploy it --roerl. , ,., they will be able to deploy it --roerl. , _, properly. is this a sabre rattling. _ properly. is this a sabre rattling, do _ properly. is this a sabre rattling, do you - properly. is this a sabre rattling, do you think, | properly. is this a sabre l rattling, do you think, on behalf of ecowas? it has been a few weeks now. they have made these threats. they have ascending for siow. is there a real chance that we could see some sort of military action taken against these leaders of that military coup in niger? fin that military coup in niger? on sunda , that military coup in niger? on sunday, the military ignored ecowas�*s demand to return the country back to democracy

aramide tinubu: and they have this really annoying neighbor, steve urkel.sed to be a day player. that's it. jaleel: i brought the glasses, it belonged to my father. i got this little pea head when he gave me his glasses, they just kind of wobbled on my face. steve: i hear you can't get a date for the dance, so you want to go with me? girl: she'd rather eat worms. urkel: okay, some other time then. aramide tinubu: he was so quirky and so odd, but he was so beloved. jaleel: he loves polka. he loves cheese. urkel: got any cheese? cedric: he had the dancing and then "did i do that"? steve: did i do that? aramide: he really sort of took over the series. jaleel: a lot of people feel awkward. so, in the weirdest way, he instilled self-pride in other people. it's like hey that guy can be awkward and go after the girl of his dreams and share what he's about with others. laura: so what did you invent this time? steve: well, you'll see! cedric: in our neighborhoods where you had to be such a tough guy when you're outside your house, this was the character that you get

the bloc�*s current chairman, nigerian president bola tinubu, said the organisation was prioritisingf niger's ousted president mohamed bazoum was not reinstated, but the coup leaders didn't back down. instead, they have named a 21—member cabinet to consolidate power. our reporter chris ewokor is monitoring the situation from neighbouring nigeria. one of the major decisions reached by the ecowas leaders today is that, despite that all options are on the table and open, including the option of military force as a last resort, they have now ordered the activation of the ecowas standby force. when this is going to start, we don't know. one of the other things that the ecowas leaders have done is to reiterate their condemnation of the coup in niger, as well as the continued detention of president mohamed bazoum. they also condemned the condition in which they say the president and his family have been kept, and they are insisting that all the measures that have been put in place earlier, including the earlier resolution as well as border closure and restriction of movement, will remain in

the ecowas head and president of nigeria, bola tinubu, said that he's not ruling out military interventionroach is the best way forward. coup leaders have denounced what they call "a climate of threatened aggression" towards the country. reports say they have reached out to russian mercenary forces the wagner group for support. it's unconfirmed if the group has arrived in the country. meanwhile the influence of the group, continues to grow in niger and africa's sahel region. earlier, the bbc spoke exclusively to us secretary of state antony blinken about this development. every single place that this group, wagner group, has gone, death, destruction, and exportation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it hasn't been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. will continue to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner, but to the extent they try to take advantage of it and we sara peter what has happened in other countries, where they brought nothing but bad things in the way, that would be good. —— would not be good. meanwhile, th

for example, nigeria's president bola tinubu, who is the chairman of ecowas, said he wanted to see anlot of people — even though the international community really wants to see the army step down in niger and for a civilian government to be reinstated, that's going to be incredibly difficult because the military has really dug in there and says it won't leave power. there have also been sanctions against the military in niger. aid has been cut. and the reality of that is that it's actually going to be nigeriens, millions of people already living in one of the world's poorest countries, who are going to face the brunt of any economic actions. russian president vladimir putin's fiercest domestic critic alexei navalny has had his jail term extended to 19 years in a maximum security penal colony on friday. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent in this report from the court. this is the closest we were allowed to get to russia's most famous prisoner. we'd been let inside the high—securityjail where alexei navalny was already incarcerated. but journalists weren't allowed into the makeshift

the ecowas head and president of nigeria, bola tinubu, said that he's not ruling out military interventionthe influence of russia's paramilitary group, continues to grow in niger and africa's sahel region. earlier the bbc spoke exclusively to us secretary of state antony blinken about this development. every single place that this group, wagner group, has gone, death, destruction, and exportation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it hasn't been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. what will continue to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner, but to the extent they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries, where they brought nothing but bad things in their way, that wouldn't be good. meanwhile, the wagner leader, yevgeny prigozhin, released an audio message where he seemed to offer support to coup leaders in niger. the recording emerged on telegram though the date and location cannot be independently verified. translation: we are always on the side of goodness, - justice, a

says he's liaising with other african heads of state over how to respond to events in gabon, with mr tinubu continent. earlier i spoke with journalist paul njay in neighbouring cameroon — who gave the latest. well, we do know. that ali bongo is calling for support from his international partners. we did hear that. he just said that he is under house arrest. but then this coup has also had a flip of the coin. the bbc spoke to an opposition leader in gabon, actually says that this coup is he's happy that it happened because it is going to put the over 55 year long reign of the bongo family. and so it brings you about how the feeling is across gabon on the streets of gabon as well. earlier today, citizens took to the capital, libreville, celebrating this. and of course, it brings to question whether or not the military leadership is going to be in gabon. what has the military leadership said then? we heard a little bit of that statement. what do we know about who's going to be in charge, how long for what their intentions are? well, after the announcement of the house arrest of ali bongo, the

for example, the must powerful leader in west africa at the moment, the president of nigeria, bola tinubu he would like an amicable resolution of this crisis. as you can imagine, any military action would have severe consequences for people in niger, but also for neighbouring countries as well. in terms of what the president was saying in the washington post, that there are huge implications for the west and troubling implications in terms of what is happening in the whole sahel region, isn't there? a lot of people might not have heard of niger before this crisis or know where it is, but so much of our world is interconnected. it is an important part of the world, it sits in the sahel region where you have a lot of islamist groups operating, groups linked to isis and al-qaeda. this is obviously of concern to western countries that have faced terrorist attacks from these organisations in the past. it also sits close to libya and major migration routes. you have many people using niger as a route to try to get to europe. this is the reason why niger has been an important partner for the int

for example, nigeria's president, bola tinubu, who is the chairman of ecowas, said he wanted to see ans. now, a lot of people, even though the international community really wants to see the army step down in nigeria for a civilian government to be reinstated, that's going to be incredibly difficult because the military has really dug in there and says it won't leave power. there have also been sanctions against the military in niger. aid has been cut. and the reality of that is that it's actually going to be nigeriens, millions of people already living in one of the world's poorest countries, who are going to face the brunt of any economic actions. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. five weeks to go until her big day. on saturday the 2nd of september, millie and herfiance, mitchell, should have been tying the knot at the club at tuffley park. but now, who knows? after the club confirmed it was going into liquidation. to my family, i think it meant a lot. i am their first grandchild that was meant to be ge

for example, nigeria's president bola tinubu, who is the chairman of ecowas, said he wanted to see ana lot of people — even though the international community really wants to see the army step down in nigeria —— in niger and for a civilian government to be reinstated, that's going to be incredibly difficult because the military has really dug in there and says it won't leave power. there have also been sanctions against the military in niger. aid has been cut. and the reality of that is that it's actually going to be nigeriens, millions of people already living in one of the world's poorest countries, who are going to face the brunt of any economic actions. video has emerged purporting to show a sea drone driving into the side of a russian naval vessel in the black sea. the bbc has not yet verified this video, but the footage appears to show a drone hitting the side of the large ship. the video was released by the ukrainian security services, but russia's defence ministry says it repelled an attack, not admitting to any damage. here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. unlik

nigeria's president bola tinubu has assured the citizens that the current price of petrol will remain since the president resumed office late may. they said this is due to nigeria's foreign exchange crisis. those are some of the other stories were looking at from across the you're live with bbc news. north korea says the us soldier who crossed into its country last month had wanted to seek refuge there — the country's first public acknowledgement of the soldier. north korean state media says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army, and american society in general. private king ran across the heavily fortified border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. our correspondent in south korea, jean mackenzie, gave us this update. it's been a month now since this soldier dashed across the border when he was on this tour of the demilitarised zone. and he ran into north korea and effectively has disappeared into north korean custody. and this is the very first we publicly heard from the north koreans who say that travis king has told them that he was being inhuma

at the same time, nigerian president bola tinubu, said the organisation was prioritising diplomacy.s of military action, if niger's ousted president mohamed bazoum was not reinstated. but the coup leaders didn't back down. instead, they have named a 21—member cabinet to consolidate power. niger's ambassador to the us kiari liman—tinguiri joins me now. get to see you again. west african states have wrapped up their emergency summit saying that diplomacy is their top priority by that at the same time, they have put a joint military force on alert. what do you think of this outcome? thank you for having me. honestly, the situation who has been, as you know, kept hostage since the beginning, the situation is not acceptable. the head of thejunta is targeting him. he's been deprived for the last five days. he's now running out of that, so this is inhumane and cruel treatment. they should not let that happen, to kill people, to get one man and his family, this is not something that we should accept. this is not something the world should tolerate, and it tells a lot about two are the perpe

and there's a new president in nigeria, bola tinubu . he is allergic to tinubu.schist s he really is. he was incarcerated by military dictatorship and he believes that actually what we're seeing in west africa at the moment is a struggle between democracy and autocracy. and so he's very focussed. my own view is that i'm hoping that deploy pharmacy good offices track new processes that's more discreet using other other people. for example , the other people. for example, the sultan of sokoto might prevail and that there's an off ramp for the putschists in niamey. we'll see. but as you've mentioned, it's crunch time at midnight tonight and a are two countries won't participate, presumably in the intervention, the ones that have already had coups, burkina faso and mali. >> am i right? >> am i right? >> yeah. so you're absolutely right . and actually, third right. and actually, a third said kind of support said that they kind of support the putschist which is the putschist two, which is guinea, there have been guinea, because there have been three coups and of course

this is nigerian president bola tinubu speaking from yesterday's emergency ecowas summit in abuja. >> as you will see from the summit, there's no option taken off the table, including the use of force as a last resort. we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting nigeria in a journey towards peaceful and democratic stability. amy: the associated press reports he nigerian military coup leaders threatened to kill deposed president mohamed bazoum if any military action was attempted to restore his rule. meanwhile, the intercept is reporting the u.s. has trained at least five members of the new ruling junta in niger. the u.s. has since paused security assistance to niger's military. african officers trained by the u.s. military have now taken part in 11 coups in west africa since 2008, including in burkina faso and mali. in ecuador, one suspect is dead and six others have been arrested in connection with the assassination of ecuadorian presidential candidate fernando villavicencio. officials said all suspects in custody are colombian and alleged members of a drug trafficking group.