Cleric tasks Tinubu on root causes of coups in Africa
President Bola Tinubu has been advised to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in identifying and fighting the root causes of coup d’état in Africa, instead of threatening war after collapse of democracy in member-states. The post Cleric tasks Tinubu on root causes of coups in Africa appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News […]
ITUC-Africa gives ECOWAS peaceful resolution roadmap to Niger’s governance crisis
Tribune Online ITUC-Africa gives ECOWAS peaceful resolution roadmap to Niger’s governance crisis The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has listed diplomatic engagement, collaborative approach and strict adherence to democratic values as the best methodology leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must utilise in its quest to […]
Bad governance or external influence to blame for coups in Africa?
By Sunday Ani In the last two and a half years, the continent of Africa has witnessed a resurgence of military coups cutting across the west and central African sub-regions. At the last count, no fewer than seven African countries, including Chad, Sudan, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and most recently Gabon, had fallen into […]
The déjà vu phenomenon of coups in Africa
We have gone this road before. The news could not have been any uglier for democracy in Africa than what happened in Gabon , last Wednesday. Coming barely a month after the military in Republic of Niger carried out a putsch, and sacked President Mohammed Bazoum , the coup in Gabon must have rattled […]
Groups slam sexual harassment of female students by lecturers
The Anti-Sexual Harassment Advocacy Cluster, has expressed worry over the unabating conduct of some lecturers, who sexually harass female students for marks. The group, therefore, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to assent to the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions (prohibition) bill to end several cases of sexual harassment of under-graduates in tertiary institutions by lecturers. […]
WAEC digital certificate: Permanent solution to result falsification
•To ease admission into higher institutions The emergence of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) digital certificate access and confirmation platform has given a remarkable respite to stakeholders in the entire value chain of result verification, confirmation and as well created ease of processing student’s admission into tertiary institutions anywhere in the world in record […]
Recent coups in Africa and unheeded warnings
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Gabon, whose presidential envoy was in Abuja two weeks ago on a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu, the ECOWAS Chairman, over the Niger coup debacle, became the latest bride of coupists on the African continent. During the visit, President Tinubu said the special message of support and solidarity from […]
Africa Climate Summit: Stop the blame game, look for solutions to climate change, says Ruto
The African continent needs to stop the blame game and look for solutions to climate change, Kenya’s to President William Ruto said. Speaking on Monday while opening the Africa Climate Summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Ruto said this is no time for the continent to “catalogue grievances and list problems” but rather to “scrutinize ideas, […]
Africa’s Gale Of Coups: Asiwaju, Olawunmi Set To Dissect Evolving Wave Of Military Incursion
LAGOS – The popular Boiling Point Arena, a monthly online discourse on governance and nation-building, will dissect the now evolving wave of military incursion in governance across African States, to shield Nigeria from such aberration. Penciled as Discussants to thrash the issue are elder statesman, Prof. Anthony Asiwaju, an Emeritus Professor of History and […]
DSS warns students, other groups over planned violent protest
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday said it uncovered plans by some people to stage violent protests in parts of Nigeria. The DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) said the planned protests are meant to discredit the Federal Government (FG) and also plunge the country into anarchy. “The […]