“Don’t call me General Obasanjo unless you’re my opponent,” OBJ tells Ghanaian journalist

Nigeria’s former President and military Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, felt embarrassed at being referred to as General Obasanjo by a Ghanaian journalist. Mr. Obasanjo travelled to Ghana as Head of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Observer Mission for the Ghanaian elections held on Friday. During a press conference held on... Read More

ECOWAS, elections, Ghana, olusegun obasanjo

May 22, 2012

Malian President hospitalised after severe beating from protesters

by Stanley Azuakola Diancounda Traore, the Malian interim president was hospitalised yesterday after protesters burst into his office and beat him up. Eyewitnesses report that the soldiers who stood guard at the presidential palace stood by and did nothing as civilians entered buildings on the compound. Some of the protesters even parked their bikes in rooms... Read More

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May 15, 2012

Love thy neighbour: Nigeria set to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau

by Lekan Olanrewaju In a move that will serve to yet again underscore just how great a neighbour Nigeria is, the country is set to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau this month. Speaking on Monday at a meeting of ECOWAS Defence Chiefs, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed said that the troops would be joining a group of... Read More

ECOWAS, Guinea-Bissau, nigeria