The 2nd edition of the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon will be held on Saturday, 16 December 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Race Director Gabriel Okon, while disclosing this information said, the 2023 edition is a half marathon of 21.09km and with a spiced 5km special race fot fun, targeted at families and other fun runners. In a statement issued on Monday, interested participants were advised to pick up their free […]
Aisha Adesanya, Edited By Grace Namiji Information gathering and sharing remains a vital tool for security agencies to effectively carry out their mandate of securing the Nation. To this end the Federal Government has expressed its willingness to continue to collaborate with the ECOWAS Commission, European Union and the INTERPOL to ensure the success of the West Africa Police Information System, WAPIS. The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has directed immediate activation of the use of force against the Niger Republic military junta. It also called on the African Union (AU), partner countries, and institutions to support the resolution taken by the sub-regional body. The resolution by ECOWAS leaders was reached at the Extra-ordinary Summit on the Political situation in the […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be holding an emergency summit on Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Abuja over the coup in Niger Republic. Two weeks after the coup that toppled Mohamed Bazoum, the ECOWAS said it is seeking a diplomatic solution but has not ruled out using force to resolve the crisis. Important decisions are expected from […]
An International Civil Group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged President Bola Tínubu of Nigeria before the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, invoking the Protocols of the Court to stop the planned military action against the Republic of Niger over the coup plot. The group in the suit instituted on its behalf by a Nigerian lawyer, Dr Oluwakayode Ajulo, is praying the Regional Court to […]
Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger read by the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, the leaders also rejected any form of […]
Following the coup in the Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West African country, the Chairman, of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja, by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President Special Duties, […]
A Civil Society Organization, ECOWAS Community Citizens has condemned the recent coup in Niger Republic. They made the condemnation while addressing newsmen in Abuja. One of them and National President of National Association of Nigerian Traders, NANTS, Dr. Ken Ukoaha described the coup as unconstitutional and undemocratic in the 21st century. Dr. Ukaoha advised ECOWAS Commission against placing economic sanctions that could affect ordinary citizens and economic activities in that […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the development in the Republic of Niger as unpleasant. The President in a statement on Wednesday confemns the unpleasant development around the country's highest political leadership. According to the statement, Tinubu says it should be clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation […]
