Bola Ahmed Tinubu Archives - Page 23 of 35

Aug

24

2023

El-Rufai Warns Tinubu: “Invading Niger is a declaration of war against northern Nigeria”

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, El-Rufai, Metro, Niger, Nigeria, Politics, Security

President Bola Tinubu has received a warning from former governor Nasir El-rufai that ECOWAS forces attacking Niger will be declaring civil war against northern Nigeria. Tuesday morning, Mr. El-Rufai issued this warning in a tweet after remaining silent in public over recent political developments in Niger and the reactions of ECOWAS. "As ECOWAS beats the drums of war, I recall the 1970s rock classic by Dire Straits — 'Brothers in Arms', because a war within our subregion is a war between brothers," Mr. El-Rufai stated. He continued, "In fact, the inhabitants of the Niger Republic are the same as those…

Aug

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

PRP warns Tinubu and ECOWAS against intervening militarily in Niger

News, PoliticsAfrica, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ECOWAS, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been asked by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) not to declare war on the Niger Republic as a result of the most recent coup there. The party's position was outlined in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Alhaji Falalu Bello, the party's national chairman. PRP stated that it was still optimistic that Nigeria and the ECOWAS would engage in constructive negotiation to settle the dispute with the Niger Republic. The party believes that going to war is "not in the interests of Nigeria, Niger, and…

Aug

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu’s bid to send troops to Niger is denied by the Senate

Metro, News, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Niger, Senate

implores the leaders of ECOWAS to use more political and diplomatic means to address the political impasse in the Niger Republic The Senate has requested that the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other regional authorities exercise caution when dealing with the political impasse in the Niger Republic. The Senate requested ECOWAS to strengthen political and diplomatic options as well as other means to resolve the political impasse in the Niger Republic after emerging from a closed-door meeting that lasted nearly two hours and was held to discuss a letter sent to the Senate on…

Aug

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

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

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northern leaders caution Tinubu against going to war with Niger.

Metro, OpinionBola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Northern leadership functioning under the umbrella of the Arewa Consultative Forum has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid a fight with the Niger military junta. The group issued the warning while advocating a conversation to end the crisis in a statement released by its general secretary, Murtala Aliyu, on Friday. According to ACF, military intervention or deployment to disperse coup plotters in the Niger Republic won't guarantee peace and stability in the ECOWAS subregion. In response to a military coup d'état that ousted the democratically elected president of the Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, OHAFIATV News had earlier reported that…