By Solomon Odeniyi President Bola Tinubu may hold a second meeting with leaders of the Economic Community of West African States in the coming days as the one-week ultimatum issued to the military junta in Niger Republic ended Sunday midnight. A presidential aide said ...
Read More »Double Standard, ECOWAS, Democracy, and the Presidential Election Tribunal in Nigeria, By Hajiya Najatu Muhammad
Recent events in the affairs of our nation, most especially the risk of destabilising the entire West African region by the ECOWAS leaders necessitates the need to once again speak out and to call on all Nigerians to stand united ...
Read More »West Africa bloc, ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions it imposed against Mali following an August 18 putsch that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The 15-nation bloc – which includes Mali – had, on August 19 said that ...
Read More »Mali: Jonathan Briefs Buhari, Says Junta Wants ECOWAS Sanctions Removed
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), again on Monday received briefings from former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the Economic Community of West African States Special Envoy to Mali, on the current situation in the country.According to a statement ...
Read More »Full Text Of Tribute To President Jonathan By ECOWAS Heads Of State And Government In Accra
I am reading this on behalf of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, at our 47th meeting in Accra. We pay a vibrant tribute to His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for ...
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