Tag: Bola Tinubu
Giant “blackout” in the north of the country due to acts of vandalism
Northern Nigeria is facing a massive power outage. Millions of people are affected. In 17 of the country’s 36 states, there has been no electricity on the national grid for…
the north of the country faces an increase in mass kidnappings
Nigeria is facing an increase in kidnappings, after two mass kidnappings in less than a week, in the north of the country. 1 min With our correspondent in Lagos, Liza…
After the “Black Christmas” massacres, central Nigeria in mourning calls for justice
In central Nigeria, Plateau State in mourning after weekend killings. “ Black Christmas » (“ a black Christmas “), we can read in the newspapers. Armed groups, as we recall,…
Violent attacks in Plateau State in central Nigeria kill at least 160
The human toll of the weekend’s violence in Nigeria’s Plateau State has continued to rise. Monday evening, December 25, local authorities in this state in the center of the country…
justice rejects requests against Bola Tinubu’s victory
A Nigerian Court of Appeal on September 6, 2023 rejected all opposition party petitions seeking to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in February’s disputed presidential election. The candidate of…
a new ECOWAS summit as dialogue with the putschists stalls
West African heads of state are expected this Thursday for an extraordinary ECOWAS summit. Only one subject will be on the agenda: the situation in Niger. The leaders will have…
the cautious Senate on an armed operation in Niger
This Sunday, August 6 will be the last day of the ultimatum issued by ECOWAS to the Nigerien putschists to give up power. The West African organization threatens the mutineers…
arrival in Niamey, the ECOWAS delegation aims for a return to constitutional order
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived Thursday evening August 3 in Niamey. Dispatched by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, current chairman of the sub-regional organization,…
how ECOWAS boss Bola Tinubu left his mark
The Nigerian president was a key player elsewhere at the organization’s extraordinary summit on Sunday in Abuja, in the wake of Niger’s military takeover. 1 min With our correspondent in…
Bola Tinubu officially sworn in as president of a divided country
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in on Monday May 29 in Abuja to officially become the new president of Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa entangled in the economic…