The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. ECOWAS President, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The sub-regional group also called on the African Union, AU, partner countries, and …

It was the immortal Winston Churchill who once described democracy as the worst form of government except all other governments that have been tried and discarded in the past. The truism is obvious. It accentuates the Lincolnian classical definition of democracy. Despite its flaws , democracy offers the best hope of man in a conflicted world. It gives room for free expression, …

The Senate on Saturday advised President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to explore diplomatic and political options to address the Niger Republic coup. In a resolution read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, after a two-hour closed-door session, the Senate also clarified …

It is the eighth month of the year. The historically inclined will most probably remember that 33 years ago this August, leaders of the 15 countries which make West Africa took the bold initiative to poll combatants and resources together to rescue one brother nation specifically from the throes of internecine unrest. It was an agglomeration of Anglophone, Francophone and …

Again, Africa is in the news. And for the wrong reasons! While other continents are deepening and consolidating on the gains of democracy, Africa is retreating to the days of the military jackboots. In the last 18months, soldiers have struck and taken over power in Chad, Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and lately, Niger. More could be in the offing. …

Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger …

The Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday in Abuja. This follows the coup in Republic of Niger that has . Armed presidential guards seized power in Niger Republic on Wednesday, detaining President Mohamed …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu for emerging as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session that took place on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. In a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today (Saturday) for Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a statement by the presidential Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake on Friday evening, “the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has protested alleged anti-labour practices by a Chinese construction firm, Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation. While picketing the Chinese company, the workers temporarily shutting down construction work at the new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at Lugbe in Abuja. Angry construction workers, who are affiliates of the NLC, pulled down …