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Aug

05

2023

Niger Coup: Timi Frank alleges Tinubu has plans of imposing state of emergency in Nigeria

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Freedom, Niger, Opinion, Timi Frank

Following a coup in Niger Republic, Timi Frank, a former APC deputy national publicity secretary, claimed that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, was planning to suspend the current Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and establish a state of emergency. In a statement he gave to the media on Saturday, he said that the President was asking the Senate for permission to declare war on Nigeria over a coup in Niger. This would allow him to impose a state of emergency and halt the meeting of the Presidential Election tribunal. He cautioned President Tinubu against leading Nigeria into conflict with…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Niger Republic severes ties with Nigeria and others after coup

News, PoliticsAfrica, Coup, Freedom

Following the failure of the peace negotiations between the representatives sent by the Economic Community of West African States, the military junta in the Niger Republic severed ties with Nigeria, France, and other nations on Friday. The ECOWAS team "arrived in Niamey with the aim of establishing a dialogue with the junta in order to obtain the return to constitutional order," Radio France International reported on Friday. The initial site interactions were favorable. But at night's end, the CNSP spoke through Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, the same man who had spoken on July 26 when the troops announced that they had…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze warns Judges that error in judgment at tribunal may result in coup situation like in Niger.

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion

The ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is being eagerly awaited by Nigerians, and the Ohanaeze sociocultural organization has cautioned the justices against rendering an incorrect judgment. Ohanaeze warned that Nigerians would go through a situation like to the military takeover in the Niger Republic if the judges make a bad ruling. The body cautioned the judiciary to exercise independence in its decision about the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, which are tainted by claims of irregularities and violations of electoral rules. The group's factional secretary-general, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, asserted that these concerns were made worse by the failure to…

Aug

03

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 is the most credible election in Nigerian history – Tinubu

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Since taking office, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, made his first appearance at the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Executive Council meeting. He referred to the election that installed him as president as the most credible in Nigerian history. Tinubu said he remains fully convinced despite ongoing legal arguments in the courts opposing the method. Although there are legal issues, he continued, "I believe that this is the most legitimate election in Nigeria. "Therefore, we should be proud of ourselves. As a Democrat, I believe that people who cannot rejoice in triumph because of the outcomes of a free and…

Aug

02

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

FG sues the NLC and TUC over protest plans

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are the targets of a contempt case brought by the federal government for allegedly disobeying a court order prohibiting them from taking industrial action. On Wednesday, a document known as "form 48" or the "notice of consequences of disobedience to order of the court" was submitted to the national industrial court in Abuja. More to come…