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Trump’s sweeping agenda is hitting legal roadblocks

Washington, Feb. 7, 2025 – The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government. In his first weeks in office, Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders aimed at reshaping the government, from targeting birthright citizenship to changing how transgender inmates are housed. Government agencies have also used the orders to try to freeze federal funding nationwide and offer buyouts to the bulk of government employees. The flood of orders has led to over two dozen lawsuits to …

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso formally leave ECOWAS

Abuja, Jan. 29, 2025 – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from today. The ECOWAS Commission announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. “The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective today, 29th January 2025,” the commission said. The statement, however, said that In the spirit of regional solidarity and in the interest of the people, all relevant authorities within and outside ECOWAS Member States were …

Jittery junta leaders and compelling needs for ECOWAS unity

By Paul Ejime Abuja, Jan. 29, 2025 – Ahead of the jan. 29, 2025 deadline for their self-imposed exit from ECOWAS, the junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have become jittery, deploying every trick, including disinformation, misinformation and blackmail to deflect blame for the inevitable consequences and uncertainty of their military adventure. ECOWAS leaders at their last Abuja summit in December 2024 warned the three countries that having served notice of their withdrawal from the regional bloc in January 2024, the separation …

I will remain committed to the vows I made to the people of Rivers – Fubara

Port Harcourt, Jan. 28, 2025 – Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says he will remain committed to the vows he made to the people of the state on his assumption of office. He also said he would never be power-drunk to mis-use his office nor allow the perks of office to derail him from his commitments to the state. Fubara made the promise on Tuesday while addressing elders of the state who paid him a courtesy visit on the celebration of his 50th birthday anniversary. “I want to say …

FG will fix economy, fight corruption, strengthen judiciary to stabilise democracy  – Shettima

Abuja, Jan. 27, 2025 – The federal government will fix the economy, fight corruption, strengthen the judiciary and improve national cohesion in its bid to stabilise democracy. Kashim Shettima, the Vice President, made the promised in Abuja on Monday at a National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria. He said the current administration had a key responsibility of improving the elements that constitute the democratic system. The vice President, who was represented by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, his Special Adviser on political issues, said democracy is still considered the best form of …

Aregbesola, supporters dump APC

Osogbo, Jan.27, 2025 – Rauf Aregbesola, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dumped the party with his supporters called The Omoluabi Progressives. The development was announced by the group in a statement on Sunday. Oluwaseun Abosede, the Publicity Secretary of the group, said their decision to quit APC was the consensus of the stakeholders in the group  She said the decision was taken after the group ratified an earlier resolution of members from the 332 wards across Osun State at its monthly meeting held in Ilesa …

As Nigeria’s Supreme Court prepares for Rivers State proxy wars

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Lagos, Jan. 27, 2025 – The 10th of February 2025 promises to be a day of Proxy Wars at the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja. On that day, a panel of five Justices will take arguments on seven appeals connected with the synthetic political crisis in Rivers State. The issues in dispute include the validity of last October’s local government elections in the state, the fate of a faction in the Rivers State House of Assembly which claims to have switched affiliation from the Peoples’ …

PETROAN urges Ogoni youths to participate actively in oil production

Lagos, Jan. 23, 2025 – The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has advised Ogoni youths to participate actively in oil exploration activities as government resumes oil production in the area. Joseph Obele, its Spokesman, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday following a meeting of President Bola Tinubu with Ogoni leaders in Abuja earlier this week. PETROAN advised the Ogoni delegates to organise town hall meetings in all four local governments in Ogoniland and urged the youths to henceforth participate actively in the decision-making process …

Trump pardons 1,500 Capitol rioters

Washington, Jan. 21, 2025 – US President Donald Trump granted pardons on Monday to more than 1,500 of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump, just hours after taking office, also ordered that all pending criminal cases against Capitol riot defendants be dropped. Among those receiving a pardon was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for directing a military-style assault on the Capitol. …

Trump returns to power, emboldened to reshape American institutions

Washington, Jan. 20, 2025 – Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago. Trump overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, and he planned to act swiftly after the ceremony.   Dozens of executive orders have already been prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil …