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On Saturday, the Gabonese military junta declared the borders would be reopened after having shut them down during the military coup on Wednesday that removed President Ali Bongo from power. This event in Gabon adds to a growing list of coups across Africa, including Guinea, Chad, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, since 2020. These developments…
In a bold move aimed at challenging the legitimacy of the Nigerian government within Biafraland, Mr. Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, recently made a significant announcement via his social media handle, @simon_ekpa. Under the banner of “DELEGITIMIZATION OF NIGERIA GOVERNMENT WITHIN BIAFRA TERRITORY,” Ekpa declared the commencement…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially recalled Ambassador Sarafa Ishola, the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, as his tenure as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the UK has come to an end. This decision was conveyed through a recall letter signed by Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister…
In response to the recent coup in Gabon, the African Union (AU) has taken the decision to suspend Gabon’s membership
A former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, indicated on Thursday that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may face expulsion from
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Canada) on Wednesday spoke with President Bola Tinubu on the phone, saying the promotion and protection of constitutional democratic governance on the continent remains a paramount priority. This comes hours after a group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime”…
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, has voiced his concerns over the recent developments in Gabon, where a group of senior military officers announced a coup and took control of the country. Borrell announced that EU defence ministers are set to discuss the situation in Gabon and stressed that if the coup is…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara has raised concern that the All Progressives Congress, APC, allegedly planned to influence in its favour the awaited outcome of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto. The Acting Chairman of the PDP in Zamfara, Mukhtar Lugga, raised the concern while addressing reporters in Gusau on Tuesday….
A group of Gabonese army officers operating under the banner of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) have taken control of the country, citing serious institutional, political, economic, and social crises as the driving factors behind their coup. In a nationwide address delivered on national television, the junta outlined their reasons…
