…urges Nigerian politicians to learn from coups in Niger, Gabon United Action Front of Civil Society, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has expressed concern over the recent spate of civilian and military coups in countries across Africa, pointing out that flawed elections and compromised judiciary are fertile grounds for military intervention. A press statement on Friday signed by Wale Okunniyi, also called Veteran Che, Head, National Coordinating Centre, United Action Front of Civil Society, stated that military...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will exhaust diplomatic channels with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last resort of military intervention comes into the picture. He maintained that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains “wholly unacceptable.” Receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House,...