Today's Headlines: Italy Urges ECOWAS To Extend Ultimatum Issued To Niger Military Junta, Atiku Files Fresh Case in US Court Seeking Release of Tinubu’s Academic Records After Withdrawing Suit from Lower Court
Italy Urges ECOWAS To Extend Ultimatum Issued To Niger Military Junta
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The Italian government has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend the deadline issued to coup plotters in Niger Republic for the reinstatement of the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
The Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, on Monday said the only way to handle the Niger Republic issue is for the West African States to be diplomatic.
It was reported on Sunday that there was anxiety in Northern Nigeria as the one-week ultimatum given to the Niger military junta by the ECOWAS led by President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria expired on Sunday.
Supporters of the coup in Niger reportedly converged at Naimey, Niger capital on Sunday. However, ECOWAS has not announced exactly when it will execute its proposed military action in the country.
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Atiku Files Fresh Case in US Court Seeking Release of Tinubu’s Academic Records After Withdrawing Suit from Lower Court
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Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a separate case at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, United States, against President Bola Tinubu after he withdraw an existing one before a circuit court in Illinois.
Following the withdrawal, the court consequently dismissed the suit. Special Assistant on Public Communications to Atiku, Phrank Shaibu, stated this yesterday in reaction to enquiry about the dismissed suit by the Circuit Court of Cook County.
He said it was funny that Tinubu and his supporters were rejoicing over the development as if it were a Supreme Court judgement. He added that Tinubu’s academic records from primary school till university remained questionable, hence, the president’s failure to identify a single former classmate.
Meanwhile, the county court in Illinois had dismissed the suit filed by Atiku, seeking release of the academic records of Tinubu at the Chicago State University. It was learnt that the dismissal was sequel to a formal withdrawal of the suit by Atiku.
As ECOWAS Ultimatum Expires, Tinubu Mulls Options, Meets Govs of States Bordering Niger
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Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh, Michael Olugbode, Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja, and John Shiklam in Kaduna
President Bola Tinubu, last night, met with governors of five Nigerian states sharing boundary with Niger Republic at State House, Abuja, to consider options in the bid to restore democratic governance in the troubled republic.
The meeting, held at the expiration of the one week ultimatum handed the Nigerien coup plotters by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), presidency sources said, was part of further consultations by the Tinubu administration on the political situation in Niger.
However, senior security officials, who spoke yesterday, criticized the senate for undermining Tinubu’s diplomacy by not supporting military action in Niger.
Lagos CP nabs police, FRSC, LASTMA officers at extortion joint
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The suspects were arrested following a covert operation at the Mile 2 area of the state. Police sources said the operation was predicated on repeated reports of extortion from victims.
According to the source, the CP team went to Mile 2 that is famous for extortion spree, and arrested some suspects, whose confessions led to the arrest of the security agents.
Meanwhile, the police boss has assured that such an operation would be sustained and would be carried out at various hotspots across the state until sanity is restored.
He warned that the enforcement team would arrest any security agent found culpable irrespective of rank, and such a person would be dealt with in accordance with extant laws.
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