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Aug
09
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
Emir Sanusi Meets with Niger Coup Plotters in a crucial meeting

Emir Sanusi Meets with Niger Coup Plotters in a crucial meeting

Africa, Breaking, Politics, ,
The 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, has spoken with the coup plotters in the Niger Republic. After the junta called off a meeting with officials of the African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and a prominent US ambassador, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) met with the military leadership. A delegation sent by ECOWAS was unable to mediate a settlement with the military authorities because they refused to meet. However, videos of Sanusi, whose Tijjaniya sect has a sizable following in Niger, started to circulate on Wednesday. The sect's Khalifa…
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Aug
02
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
In Abuja, West African military leaders discuss the coup in Niger Republic.

In Abuja, West African military leaders discuss the coup in Niger Republic.

Africa, Breaking, Politics,
According to the Daily Trust, senior military officials from many West African nations are currently meeting in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to discuss the coup in the Republic of Niger. Gen. Christopher Musa, the head of the ECOWAS military, is presiding over the conference that was called after the Economic Community of West African States threatened to use military force in Niger. Chiefs from Togo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Cote'Divoire, Cabo Verde, and the Republic of Benin are among those who have already arrived in the nation. According to OHAFIATV News, ECOWAS gave the Niger…
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Jul
31
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

Africa, Breaking, Nigeria, Politics, , ,
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu passionately pleaded with Nigerians to embrace his government's strategy of removing subsidies as well as other intervention programs. In the first instance, he used the national briefing to provide justification for the policy, noting that since his administration took office, the government had saved more than a trillion Naira that would have been wasted on the useless fuel subsidy. Tinubu claimed that the questionable subsidy scheme mainly benefited fraudsters and smugglers, further supporting his assertions. He promised that the money would now be used more directly and to your family's benefit. Tinubu stated in…
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Jul
30
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
ECOWAS leaders storm Abuja for an emergency meeting over the Niger Coup.

ECOWAS leaders storm Abuja for an emergency meeting over the Niger Coup.

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The capital of Nigeria, Abuja, is already crowded with leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, who will meet urgently to discuss the coup in the Republic of Niger, OHAFIATV News can report. The meeting, which begins in a few minutes at the Presidential Villa, is anticipated to be presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco of Guinea-Bissau and President Mahamat Kaka of Tchad are among the African leaders who have…
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Jul
26
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
Mali abandons French as its official language

Mali abandons French as its official language

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More than 60 years after Bamako's independence, Mali has decided to abandon French as its official language. The choice is made under the newly established constitution of the West African nation, according to RT. The final results of a referendum held in June on a draft constitution were upheld by Bamako's constitutional court on Friday, according to which it garnered 96.91% of the vote. The 13 national languages that are spoken throughout the nation will be formally recognized as official languages, with French serving as the main working language. There will still be 70 additional local languages, some of which…
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