ECOWAS
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The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders came to the fore during 2025 budget defence…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Reports have emerged that more than 200 suspects who were linked with terrorism activities in different parts of the country have been convicted by the Federal High Courts, FHC, in the country after they were found guilty of the offences. Some of the suspects,…
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Stakeholders have described as disturbing the recent withdrawal of Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, saying it raises serious concerns about Nigeria’s security. The development comes amid alleged infiltration and inferences from Western powers, especially the United States of America, USA, and Russia, with a huge…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has disproved claims of manipulation of external powers in its efforts to resolve the political instability in Niger Republic. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah made this known in a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. The West African bloc…
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Northern traders have decried the loss of N13 billion weekly in revenue owing to the closure of borders in the region over the Niger coup. Ibrahim Dandakata, the chairman of the Arewa Economic Forum, disclosed this on Sunday. According to him, informal trading in livestock and food items within seven Northern states bordering Niger is…
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Thousands of supporters of a military coup in Niger have gathered at a stadium as a deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power is set to expire. A delegation of members of the now-ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP)…
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Senators have rejected the request by President Bola Tinubu for permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Niger Republic as part of an ECOWAS force to reinstate the democratically elected president of the country, President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on 26 July in a coup led by his presidential guards. ECOWAS leaders at a meeting in…
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Military Chiefs from some West African countries are currently in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for a high-powered delegation meeting over the coup in the Republic of Niger, Daily Trust reports. The meeting which followed the threat of military action in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is being chaired by the chairman…
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Any Attack Will Lead To Disintegration Of ECOWAS Since July 26, 2023, the people of Guinea, headed by the National Committee of the Rally for Development (CNRD), have been following with great interest the evolution of the socio-political situation in the sister Republic of Niger, which has led to the assumption of responsibility by the…
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In a swift response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone over the country. The decision was announced today by the ECOWAS, at an urgent meeting following the increasing tension stirred by the military actors who are attempting to take over in Niger.…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the mastermind of the supposed coup in Niger Republic, seven days to return power to Mohammed Bazoom. The decision formed part of resolutions reached at the emergency meeting of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State…
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Leaders making up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government are presently converging on Abuja, the nation’s capital, for an emergency meeting expected to deliberate on the next line of action regarding the coup in the Republic of Niger. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chairman of the…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed Beninese President Patrice Talon to the Niger Republic over the unfolding tension in the country. On Wednesday morning, a heavy military presence was reported at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger’s capital city. President Mohamed Bazoum was said to be held hostage by soldiers and…
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The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has in a strong judgment, ruled that Nigeria’s ban on Twitter, a microblogging platform, was unlawful and inconsistent with the African Charter and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The judgment, which was handed down on Thursday, stated that the…
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