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Monday, 31 July 2023 04:44

Pro-coup protesters attack French embassy in Niger as ECOWAS leaders threaten force

Thousands of protesters supporting a coup in Niger took to the streets on Sunday and attacked the French embassy as West African governments warned of possible military action to restore democratic rule. Demonstrators in the capital, Niamey, many waving Russian flags, smashed windows at the French embassy and set a perimeter door on fire but never breached the walls of the embassy compound Protesters filled the Boulevard de la Republique and several other main thoroughfares in the capital, some running, others riding motorcycles, and many packed into vehicles. They blocked cars at traffic circles, backing up traffic on side streets.…

Monday, 31 July 2023 04:43

Niger military coup leaders warn ECOWAS against using military force

Niger’s military leaders have warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to send troops to the Republic of Niger. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani, and the chief of Niger’s presidential guard, declared himself leader while the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been held by the military since the coup took place last week. The military leaders in Niger warned against any military intervention in a statement read on Niger national television. “The objective of the ECOWAS meeting is to approve a plan of aggression against Niger through an imminent military intervention in Niamey…

Monday, 31 July 2023 04:41

Six things we know about Niger’s military coup leader

Days after General Abdourahamane Tiani declared himself Niger’s new leader, a picture is emerging of the little-known presidential guard commander who overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum last week. In his announcement on state TV on July 28, Tiani denounced domestic corruption and management of Niger’s security, while pledging to honor international partnerships that have made it a key ally for governments fighting Islamist militants in West Africa. But democratic backsliding in the country — also one of the world’s top uranium producers — may make it difficult for the United Nations and the West to continue their support. Such a move…

Monday, 31 July 2023 04:40

Foreign military intervention in Niger will turn West Africa into battle zone between foreign powers, armed dealers, expert warns

A peacebuilding think tank, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro, has warned the leadership of the African Union (AU) and ECOWAS against military intervention in Niger Republic. PeacePro also noted that no foreign nation or organization has authority to intervene militarily in any sovereign nation over internal issues. Executive Director of the group, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, in a statement said it supported the strong position of African Union and ECOWAS on the restoration of democratic order in Niger Republic and all other proposed measures, except military intervention. He warned that military intervention would turn West Africa into a battle…

Monday, 31 July 2023 04:40

Tinubu appoints Special Investigator to probe CBN

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities. In a letter sighted by Daily Trust, the president named Jim Obazee, former Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), as the investigator. The President asked the Special Investigator to investigate CBN and key Government Business Entities (GBEs). He also said Obazee would report directly to his office. “In accordance with the fundamental objective set forth in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), this administration is, today, continuing the fight against…

Sunday, 30 July 2023 14:35

Adamawa shut down as residents complaining of hunger loot food stores, warehouses

Governor of Adamawa State has declared a 24-hour curfew across the state as some residents broke into government and private food stores on Sunday. Witnesses told our correspondent that the looters complained of hardship following the removal of fuel subsidy and the high cost of foodstuff. “Aside from food items, people were also seen with items such as generator sets, mattresses, and other non-food items were said to have been looted from stores owned by private individuals,” a resident, Manu Haruna, said. Chief press secretary to the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, announced the curfew Sunday afternoon. He said the government was…

Sunday, 30 July 2023 14:16

ECOWAS directs Defense Chiefs of member countries to forcibly remove Niger military junta

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Sunday, announced a one-week ultimatum for coup plotters in Niger to return the democratically elected government or risk the use of force. “… in the event the authorities demands are not met within one week, take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger such measures may include the use of force,” the ECOWAS communique states. It was read by ECOWAS Commission chairperson, Omar Touray, at the Extraordinary Summit convened in response to the development in Niger. To this effect, all ECOWAS Chiefs of Defense Staff are to…

Sunday, 30 July 2023 04:36

Nigerians groan louder as effects of subsidy removal bite harder

• Decry Delay Of Interventions, Repair Of Refineries• Pregnant Mothers Skip Antenatal Care Over High Transport Fare• CLO: Current Hardship Orchestrated To Punish Nigerians Exactly two months after President Bola Tinubu removed subsidy on petrol and said the decision would free up money for education, regular power supply, transport infrastructure and healthcare, Nigerians have started lamenting that they are yet to feel any positive impact of the policy. Among their complaints is that life has rather become more miserable for them. They criticised the president for ‘foisting an anti-people economic policy’ on the country. Tinubu had during his inaugural speech…

Sunday, 30 July 2023 04:34

Stock up on food, medicines; limit your travels, Labour advises Nigerians as nationwide strike looms

The Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour in an effort to prevent the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, the NLC has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the escalating cost of living in the country. The warning, it noted, had become necessary because the strike would cripple the country as movement would be severely curtailed as commercial transport operators would withdraw their services, while markets,…

Saturday, 29 July 2023 04:09

‘Nobody to meet with; they are treating us as children’, Labour accuses FG of deceit as talks fail to hold at Aso Rock

The organised labour, on Friday, walked out of a scheduled meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on subsidy palliatives at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), had led his delegation to the Chief of Staff’s office, venue of the meeting, but were soon on their way out of the villa. The Steering Committee had met with the government delegation on Wednesday where the two parties agreed to reconvene on Friday to get brief from the three subcommittees set up to look into various demands. The committee was constituted by the government…

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Saturday, 29 July 2023 04:08

Outrage over Senate’s ‘let the poor breathe joke’

Anger has continued to trail the sarcastic “Let The Poor Breathe joke” by the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate amid the prevailing economic hardship in the country. Nigerians have been complaining about petrol price hike and its effect on commodities. Some schools had increased tuition fees while electricity companies had moved to raise tarrif. On Tuesday, Akpabio, while urging the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the electricity distribution companies to stop their proposed electricity tariff increment, passed a motion in a manner many considered as ridiculing poor Nigerians. “The prayer is that, let the poor breathe, and Senator Mustapha has seconded…

Saturday, 29 July 2023 04:06

‘Anybody still engaging in sit-at-home is not my disciple’, Nnamdi Kanu writes from DSS detention facility

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, declared an end to all sit-at-home order in the Southeast and any other proposed means aimed by the group at forcing government to release him from detention. Kanu made the declaration in a handwritten letter authorised to his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, to be read out to journalists during a world press conference held in Enugu on Friday. The IPOB leader unequivocally stated that anyone henceforth engaging in any sit-at-home in the region is no longer his disciple. Kanu, in a written declaration dated July 24, 2023, which Ejimakor…

Saturday, 29 July 2023 04:05

Niger military council takes over, names Head of State

Leaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years. African countries, Western powers and regional and international organizations have voiced support for Bazoum and called for democracy to be restored. Some officials suggested the outcome was not yet final. France's Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna explicitly referred to it as an "attempted coup" on Friday, while White House national security spokesman John Kirby said there was still room…

Friday, 28 July 2023 04:43

Federal civil service adopts ‘digitalised work processes’ - HoS

Federal Government has unveiled new Public Service Rules for immediate implementation in the service. The unveiling was done by Olawale Edun, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on monetary policies, at a public service lecture, as part of the activities to mark the 2023 Civic Service Week in Abuja on Thursday. The theme for the service week is: ‘Digitalisation of work processes in the public service: A gateway to efficient resources utilisation and national development’. Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan, said Nigeria was fully keying into digitalised public service to meet the required global standards…

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