Niger: ‘Don’t go to war against our brothers’ – El-Rufai warns president Tinubu-led ECOWAS

August 22, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by President Bola Tinubu, has recommended a military solution to end the continuing political crisis in the Niger Republic. Nasir el-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, has compared the proposal to a fight between brothers. El-Rufai stated this on his X, previously Twitter, on Tuesday morning, adding that the battle between ECOWAS and Niger Republic would be a fight […]

Ministerial portfolio: How Wike schemed his way into Tinubu’s cabinet

August 17, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

Barrister Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike, the recently-departed governor of Rivers State, surprised many when he was appointed to the state’s ministerial position despite not being a card-carrying member of the APC, the state’s dominant party and believed to be a reserve only for registered APC members in the oil-rich state. According to the Daily Trust, Wike’s defection to the APC may occur sooner rather than later as a result of his Tuesday visit to the APC national chairman. After fully settling down at the Aso Villa, President Bola Tinubu gave a nod to the APC across the 36 states of the […]