Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic are set to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by mid-2025, according to ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray. Touray announced the planned exit during the 66th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government held on Sunday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. … Read more
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the 66th Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the State House in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP Declares Ethiope East Federal Seat Vacant Following Ibori-Suenu’s Defection to APC Retired Principals Call for Recognition and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger military junta has announced the formation of a new government and the appointment of 21 persons as ministers. This online media platform reports that the coup leaders made the announcement in a televised broadcast on Wednesday night, two weeks after toppling President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup. The … Read more
The President described Jonathan as an “astute mediator” and congratulated him “for his untiring efforts thus far” President Muhammadu Buhari hailed his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan during his address at the ECOWAS summit in Ghana. The President joined other Heads of State of Government for the mid-year statutory meeting of the regional bloc. The Nigerian leader … Read more
The statement by the Nigerian leader at the Summit also addressed other pertinent issues of concern in the organisation… President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on West African leaders to exert pressure on the military leadership in Mali to ensure that the transition process in the country is not aborted. He made the call in … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The one-day summit, according to the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 … Read more