ECOWAS to go all the way for Gambia
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) says ECOWAS has decided to take all necessary actions to enforce the results of the Dec. 1, 2016 presidential election in The Gambia.
Mohamed Chambas, Head of...
Buhari, Barrow head to Mali after failing to convince Jammeh
The delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari flew out of Banjul, capital of Gambia, late Friday after being unable to reach any deal with President Yahaya Jammeh.
Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign af...
AU to stop recognizing Jammeh as President from next week
The African Union (AU) will cease to recognise President Yahya Jammeh as the nation’s legitimate president from January 19.
It is the date he is due to hand over to Adama Barrow, winner of 1 December electio...
Nigeria plans diaspora bonds sale in March after eurobond issue
Nigeria is getting set to issue her first diaspora bond by March to raise funds from Nigerians abroad, after completing a $1bn eurobond sale this month, a finance ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Obama bows out, bids extraordinary emotional farewell
The text of President Barack Obama’s farewell speech Tuesday night in Chicago, as prepared for delivery.
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It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-...
Breaking Nigeria’s “Audit Wall” For Sustainable Development
Background
Transparency and accountability are said to be the most important foundational pillars of any democracy but it appears African and Nigerian democracy in particular is yet to embrace the ...
Nigerian military rescues 21 of the kidnapped Chibok girls
Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been released to the Nigerian government, a government source told SaharaReporters.
The source...
#NigeriaAt56: CSO launches in Abuja, urges Nigeria to practice true federalism
Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) had its formal launch and an independence dinner on Saturday 1st October, 2016 which was done to celebrate the 56th independence anniversary of Nigeria. The event w...
Popular Nigerian Boko Haram journalist Ahmed Salkida arrested at airport
Ahmed Salkida, one of the three people wanted for alleged knowledge of Boko Haram and the whereabouts of over 200 Chibok girls, was arrested in Abuja on Monday. Mr. Salkida, who arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe Intern...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria
Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, yesterday, arrived Nigeria unannounced. The 32-year-old tech entrepreneur surprisingly made a sudden visit and inspection of activities at the Co-Creation Hub, Yaba Lagos.
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