Tag: ECOWAS

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AzeezJanuary 1, 2017

Gambian Jammeh accuses ECOWAS of declaring war against him

Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has accused the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) of declaring war against him for ...

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RoqeebahDecember 23, 2016

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 23rd of December

  RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 23, 2016

ECOWAS troops on standby to kick out Gambia’s Jammeh

Following the refusal of Gambian president, Yayha Jammeh to step down after his defeat at the polls, the Economic Community ...

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AzeezDecember 17, 2016

ECOWAS seeks solution to election crisis in Gambia

West African leaders on Saturday called for a solution to the election dispute in Gambia where incumbent President has said ...

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RoqeebahDecember 17, 2016

Why Gambia’s election chairman is a true African hero

The first we heard from this good man was on the 28th of November when he boldly expressed his disappointment ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 16, 2016

Olusegun Adeniyi: Tales of the unexpected

by Olusegun Adeniyi SCENE ONE: In the course of a break-in at a local branch of the Central Bank (not ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 14, 2016

BREAKING: National Assembly shut ahead of Buhari’s 2017 budget presentation

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the National Assembly on Wednesday, security operatives have shut all three entrances into ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 12, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: State governors steal LG funds – Obasanjo | Army kills 2 B’Haram terrorists in Borno | Policeman kills Ghanaian in Anambra

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. State governors steal LG funds – Obasanjo – YNaija Army kills 2 ...

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AzeezOctober 5, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. ECOWAS court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case against FG The ...

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AzeezOctober 5, 2016

ECOWAS court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case against FG

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Wednesday adjourned IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights case against the Federal Government. ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 29, 2016

Nigeria owes ECOWAS $694,000 in levies, dues

Nigeria is owing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a year’s worth of levies amounting to $694, 000, the ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 29, 2016

ECOWAS court adjourns ‘indefinitely’ on Dasuki’s case against FG

An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court, on Wednesday, adjourned its judgement on an unlawful detention suit brought ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 9, 2016

This is why FG cannot expel violent herdsmen

Despite the number of violent attacks credited to foreign herdsmen that roam within Nigeria, the federal government, on Thursday, gave ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 8, 2016

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) Jonathan’s cousin granted N500 million bail An Abuja ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 8, 2016

BREAKING: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for Apo killings

An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court, on Tuesday, ordered Nigeria to pay a fine of $3.3 million ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 21, 2016

Opinion: Dear Mr President, it’s the economy that really matters

Today, there is this issue that really bothered me and got me thinking so much I already had an article ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 6, 2016

FG to ECOWAS court: ‘Hands off Nnamdi Kanu’s case’

The Federal Government has called on the ECOWAS community court sitting in Abuja to hands off the case brought before ...

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Azubuike AzikweApril 11, 2016

Dasuki claims first victory against FG at ECOWAS court

Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser secured a favourable ruling on Monday, at the Economic Community for ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 7, 2016

Nnamdi Kanu sues FG for $800m [DETAILS]

Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, has filed an $800 million lawsuit against the federal government ...

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Janeth JFebruary 24, 2016

13 Edo state indigenes with fake passports, arrested in Kano (PHOTOS)

The Kano state Police command on Tuesday, announced the arrest of 13 Edo state indigenes in Kano, who were discovered with ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoApril 27, 2015

Opinion: We need a new strategy to effectively fight malaria

by Jibrin Ibrahim Even if everybody in Nigeria uses treated nets of high quality, the mosquitoes will get us on ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 23, 2015

ECOWAS gets support from ECCAS to fight Boko Haram

by Laila Ibrahim The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on Monday met with President Goodluck Jonathan seeking to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 10, 2015

Accept election postponement in good faith – ECOWAS implores stakeholders

by Ranti Joseph The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on stakeholders to respect the decision to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 15, 2014

ECOWAS leaders officially launch ‘Common External Tariff’

by Laila Ibrahim   The Economic Community of West of Africa States (ECOWAS) have formally launched the new regional Common ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 15, 2014

Security is the issue that GEJ and other ECOWAS leaders will talk about

by Laila Ibrahim On Monday, December 14, President Goodluck Jonathan will host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 5, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls to write Chadian President over Chibok girls

by Kolapo Olapoju After staging a protest to the Chadian Embassy on the 3rd of December, 2014, the Abuja chapter ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 6, 2014

Ebola aid: ECOWAS donates $1.5million to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone

by Laila Ibrahim The Extra Ordinary meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and ...

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YEditorNovember 5, 2014

West Africa targets 2020 as single currency date, but what’s the point?

by Tunji Andrews A new date has been set for the launch of the single currency for the Economic union ...

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Isime EseneNovember 4, 2014

Big Brother is here: Jonathan heads to Burkina Faso for crisis talks

by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Ouagadougou tomorrow as a member of the three-man delegation of Heads ...

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Isime EseneOctober 16, 2014

Terrorism: FG reviews Firearms Act, to stop weapons proliferation

by Isi Esene As part of its broader strategy to stop the illicit flow of Small Arms and Light Weapons ...

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