The West Africa Health Organisation says it is collaborating with some stakeholders to strengthen epidemic preparedness in the Economic Community of West African States and beyond. The Director-General of the…
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#KadunaTrainAttack: SERAP Sues Buhari Government In ECOWAS Court, Seeks N50Million Compensation For Each Victim, Family
by James Davies
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to prevent a recent attack on a Kaduna-bound train by…
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Integrity of legal, electoral bodies compromised by power hungry leaders in ECOWAS, says Jega
by James Davies
By Victoria Ojeme The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega says power hungry leaders in West Africa are threatening the democracy of the…
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Coups, tenure elongation: ECOWAS risks being called body of failed states – Parliament
by James Davies
By Victoria Ojeme The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Sidie Mohammed Tunis has warned that the organisation risks being perceived as a…
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Withdraw Conditions Imposed On Twitter Now, Wait For ECOWAS Court Decision—Group Tells Buhari Regime
by James Davies
The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticised a declaration made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the ban on the operations of Twitter in the country would be lifted it…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, Abuja, has adjourned the hearing on Twitter ban in Nigeria to January 2022, a civil society group, Social Economic…
Glory Okolie, a 21-year-old young woman arrested and enslaved by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian…
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ECOWAS Court Gives Buhari Government 30 Days To Respond To Suit Against Its Moves To Gag Media Stations
by James Davies
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government 30 days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation seeking damages and orders…
The Controller-General of the Immigration Service ( CGIS), Mohammed Babandede, says that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) traveling certificates will soon be replaced with biometric cards. The…
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ECOWAS Court Gives Nigerian Government 30 Days To File Defence In $1billion Case Involving Death Of 14-Year-Old Trader
by James Davies
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government thirty (30) days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation through a human…