House of Rep Urges FG to Reopen Border with Niger Despite ECOWAS Sanctions; South Africa May Overthrow Nigeria as Biggest African Economy – IMF | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

House of Rep Urges FG to Reopen Border with Niger Despite ECOWAS Sanctions; South Africa May Overthrow Nigeria as Biggest African Economy – IMF | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. House of Rep urges FG to reopen border with Niger despite ECOWAS sanctions The House of Representatives has requested that the federal government forgo the sanction placed on Niger Republic by ECOWAS and reopen the... Read More

Alex Otti, ECOWAS, EFCC, IMF, Palliative, Tinubu

August 26, 2023

President Tinubu Aims to Curb Judicial Corruption Through Salary Review; Port Harcourt Refinery Set to Commence Operations by December | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss President Tinubu Aims to Curb Judicial Corruption Through Salary Review In a bid to tackle corruption within the judiciary, President Bola Tinubu has revealed his administration’s intention to reevaluate the compensation of judicial officers. The President... Read More

22 Officers Killed in Niger State, BRICS, Commence operations, december, ECOWAS, Judicial corruption, Military force, Niger Coup leaders, Nigerian military, Port Harcourt Refinery, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, salary review, Shettima, Yakubu Maikyau

August 23, 2023

Diezani Alison-Madueke Charged with Bribery Offences – UK Police; Peter Obi Affirms Labour Party’s Potential to Transform Nigeria | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss Diezani Alison-Madueke Charged with Bribery Offences – UK Police Diezani Alison-Madueke, former President of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has been formally charged with bribery offenses linked to her tenure as Nigeria’s oil... Read More

Abdulsalami Abubakar, Acting DG, Athan Achonu, Bisoye Coker-Odusote, Bribery Offences, Diezani Alison Madueke, ECOWAS, Gubernatorial election, Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, imo state, Labour Party (LP), Niger Coup, Niger Junta, NIMC, peter obi, President Tinubu, Remi Tinubu, UK police

August 17, 2023

ECOWAS, Niger Republic, President Mohamed Bazoum, President Tinubu, Standby Force Activation

ECOWAS Begins Activation of Standby Force in Niger Republic – Here’s What It Means

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the commencement of the activation of its standby force in Niger Republic, with the aim of restoring constitutional order. This development follows a meeting of the bloc’s defense chiefs in Accra, Ghana’s capital, on Wednesday. While the defense chiefs had initially emphasized the importance of... Read More

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August 11, 2023

Niger Junta Threatens to Kill President Bazoum Amidst ECOWAS Standby Force Directive

Niger’s junta has issued a grave ultimatum, vowing to end the life of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring nations dare to intervene militarily for his reinstatement. Sources close to the matter disclosed that this ominous warning was delivered to a high-ranking U.S. diplomat, adding another layer of complexity to an already volatile situation. Recent... Read More

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ECOWAS, kill, military intervention, Niger Junta, Niger Republic, President Mohamed Bazoum, Standby Force, threat

March 24, 2022

‘PDP not zoning 2023 presidency’; Buhari impressed with Dangote’s fertiliser plant | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

*169 APC members vie for NWC positions | *Government shuts Eko Bridge after fire | *President Buhari impressed with Dangote’s $2.5 billion fertiliser plant | *$338.7m ECOWAS off-grid electricity project takes off in Abuja | *Tambuwal says PDP not zoning 2023 presidency Read More

Aminu Tambuwal, Dangote, ECOWAS, PDP

November 8, 2021

West African regional bloc ECOWAS imposes new sanctions on Mali and Guinea | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Portuguese UN soldiers investigated in anti-smuggling operation Police investigating allegations that Portuguese troops stationed with a UN peacekeeping force in Central African Republic used military planes to smuggle diamonds, drugs and gold back into Europe have executed 100 search warrants and raided... Read More

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September 9, 2021

Father and daughter arrested over abortion | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: ECOWAS suspends Guinea, announces mediation mission West Africa bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea following a recent coup in the country, Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry said Wednesday after a virtual crisis summit. – The Guardian reports. School term... Read More

Abortion Rights, Coup, Crypto, ECOWAS, guinea, Kenya Moore, Nigeria Crypto Ban

September 4, 2020

Is Sowore truly against Okonjo-Iweala’s aspiration to be WTO Director-General?

“Okonjo-Iweala obtained American citizenship in 2019, her spokeswoman told Bloomberg News, after spending most of her career at the World Bank and living in the Washington suburbs.” – Bloomberg It is no news that top Nigerian economist and International Development expert, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is among the strong contenders for the position of Director-General of the... Read More

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August 25, 2020

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FG’s borrowing hands has extended to grains and we are very worried

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri Sunday, was reported to have borrowed 5,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the food stock of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Baba-Shehuri disclosed this while receiving the donated grains from ECOWAS, after which Nigerians have expressed their disappointment on Twitter over... Read More

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June 26, 2020

ECOWAS orders payment of compensation for dismissed soldiers | The #YNaijaCover

An Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Court which sat in Abuja yesterday has ordered the Nigerian government to pay arrears of salaries and other entitlements to 244 soldiers dismissed from the Nigerian Army in 2016. The soldiers who dragged the Nigerian government to court after being accused of allegedly abandoning the Boko Haram insurgency... Read More

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October 16, 2018

The Big 5: FG reacts to execution of aid worker; As Fayose bows out, PDP cautions EFCC against detaining him indefinitely | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Following the execution of a second aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Hauwa Leman, by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Monday, the Federal Government has expressed shock over the development, describing the killing as “dastardly, inhuman and ungodly.” In a statement issued by... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, David Oyedepo, ECOWAS, EFCC, Hauwa Leman, ICRC, INEC, Islamic State West Africa Province, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Mahmood Yakubu, PDP

August 1, 2018

The Big 5: Buhari is new ECOWAS Chairman, Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa resigns, joins PDP I More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was elected as the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The President’s election was one of the high points of the 53rd Session of the Authority of... Read More

Ahmed Ibeto, APC, Callistus Ekenze, ECOWAS, EFCC, Eze Madumere, Ike Ekweremadu, Kola Ologbondiyan, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, Rochas Okorocha

May 21, 2018

The Big 5: IGP directs SARS commander to sue Wike, Housewives abducted by Gunmen in Kaduna and other stories.

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), to sue the Rivers State Government for libellous publications against him. Fakorede, had earlier made a request... Read More

Akin Fakorede, Amnesty International, Court of Appeal, ECOWAS, F-SARS, House of Reps, Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police, Kaduna State, National Judicial Council, Rivers State

December 16, 2017

Heads of State meet in Abuja for the 52nd ECOWAS Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the 52nd ECOWAS Summit open on Saturday, in Abuja. Discussion amongst the West African Heads of State is centred around the political and security situation in Guinea-Bissau, the observer status of Tunisia and an association agreement with Mauritania. The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Abdel Aziz and his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid... Read More

The Big 5: Wizkid and Davido win big at MOBO awards, ECOWAS on slave auctions in Libya and, other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. At the 2017 MOBO Awards, Nigerian singer, Wizkid beat some other big names to win Best International Act, while Davido won Best African Act. See the full list here. ECOWAS has reacted to the slave crisis currently rocking Libya. The Commission said it would... Read More

ECOWAS, Godwin Obaseki, House of Representatives, MOBO Wards, Senator Olusola Adeyeye

November 30, 2017

What is happening across North Africa is unacceptable | Says ECOWAS on slave auctions

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Marcel Alain de Souza said it would not take lightly the maltreatment of its citizens across countries in Northern Africa. He said this while presenting the Status Report on the State of the Community to the Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja.... Read More

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October 30, 2017