Burkina Faso junta arrested 3 journalists in latest media crackdown, rights group says
Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in ...
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ECOWAS @ 50: Man embarks on 50-day road trip across West Africa
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Bishir Dauda, plans a 50-day advocacy and solidarity journey across West African countries to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS. Mr Dauda announced his initiative in ...
Niger's junta leader is sworn in as president for a 5-year transition period under new law
Niger's junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country's president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation's constitution ...
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ECOWAS highway project: FG seeks stakeholders’ co-operation in Lagos corridor
AGBARA-The Federal Ministry of Works, FMoW, has asked stakeholders along the Agbara-Badagry axis to support the successful execution of ECOWAS Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway project. Speaking at a ...
'A lie to the country' that no classified info leaked, says Rep. Castro
Democratic congressman Joaquin Castro on Wednesday (March 26) told U.S. security chiefs during a hearing on worldwide threats ...
Toronto fair backs local businesses ahead of Trump tariffs
A Toronto fair is rallying behind Canadian businesses, encouraging consumers to buy locally as the country braces for tariffs ...
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Ijaw Youth Council Drags Tinubu Government To ECOWAS Court Over Emergency Rule In Rivers State
This time, the Nigerian government led by President Bola Tinubu has been dragged before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) in Abuja.
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Ijaw Youth leaders drag FG to ECOWAS Court
ABUJA—Leaders of the Ijaw Youth Council, Eastern Zone, have dragged the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Court of Justice, over what they described as illegal suspension of Governor ...
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Child mortality rate drops globally, as funding cuts threaten progress – UN report
The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two ...
The Guardian Nigeria4d
ECOWAS@50: Man embarks on 50-day celebration road trip across West Africa
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Bishir Dauda, plans a 50-day advocacy and solidarity journey across West African countries to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS. Dauda announced his initiative in an ...
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Group urges Sanwo-Olu to reinstate dismissed LASU lecturers
A group under the auspices of Concerned Sons and Daughters of Ikoga-Zebbe Kingdom in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos have again called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to recall the five ...
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Sahel junta poses new dilemma for Ecowas
Two months after quitting the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), three Sahelian junta-led countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are raising a new dilemma initially not anticipated ...