The ECONOMIC Community of West African States ECOWAS ,has ended its second extraordinary meeting in Abuja with a renewed call on the Junta in Niger Republic to restore democratic order without delay. President of the commission Omar Touray who read the communique at the end of the meeting on Thursday, […]
Day: August 10, 2023
Breaking Kano tribunal sacks Reps member over certificate forgery.
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Kano has nullified the election of Muktar Yerima , the member representing Tarauni Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives. Yerima was declared winner of the February 18th 2023 election under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples […]
Reps Committee Orders Arrest of Haruna Kolo over FCC Job Racketeering
The House of Representatives Committee investigating allegations of job racketeering in the Federal Character Commission (FCC) has ordered the arrest of Haruna Kolo, an ex – aide to the Chairman of the Commission . The Chairman of the Committee, Yusuf Gagdi ordered the warrant of his arrest on Thursday following […]
What Tinubu Said At Ongoing ECOWAS 2nd Extraordinary meeting in Abuja.
The Full Speech; Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission; Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission; The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in West Africa and the Sahel; […]
Niger Junta forms new government as ECOWAS meets Today
As the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS meets in Abuja Thursday to discuss the conflict in neighbouring Niger Republic, the junta led by Abdourahmane Tchiani has announced the formation of a new government. The new government according to the military in a broadcast on Thursday is backed by […]
14th Emir of Kano Meets Niger Coup Leaders, Briefs Tinubu On Mediation Talks.
By Our Correspondent The 14th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Mohammed, has met with the Niger military leaders who staged a coup two weeks ago. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor made this known after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday to brief him on his mediation efforts […]
Statement Circulating On Social Media Credited To Me is Fake, Says Okonjo – Iweala.
By Our Correspondent Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has debunked a statement currently circulating on social media, claiming that she has been receiving “toxic calls and messages” in the aftermath of her recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. A statement by her […]
NDDC Focuses on Regional Projects, Inspects Abia-Akwa Ibom Link Road.
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced the inspection of on-going and completed projects in Abia State, as part of its resolve to focus on regional and sustainable projects in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during an inspection of the 9-kilometre Obehie/Oke-Ikpe Road in Ukwa West Local Government Area […]