ECOMIG is a standby force tasked by ECOWAS Heads of State to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate in the The Gambia
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As at Tuesday, six of Jammeh’s ministers have resigned, which is seen as an indication that his allies are not in support of his continued decision to hold on to power after 22 years as president
Observers believe the resignations showed that Jammeh, who ruled Gambia for 22 years with an iron fist, is increasingly politically isolated
With President Buhari leadership role in the Gambia political debacle, Nigeria has once more assumed its preeminent position in the sub region, and the honour and prestige the country was associated with by providing leadership in Africa have been restored
The swearing-in is due to take place on Thursday, but outgoing President Yahya Jammeh has challenged the result of the December 1 election at the Supreme Court
In Banjul, President Buhari, as the Mediator in The Gambia, is scheduled to meet with President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and the President-elect, Adama Barrow, to continue dialogue on the political situation in the West African country
The postponement of the case came one day after the Communications Minister, Sheriff Bojang, stepped down and fled the West African nation
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known in Abuja when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of a meeting of some ECOWAS leaders in Abuja
Jammeh initially accepted his defeat in the December 1 election, but a week later reversed his position, vowing to hang onto power in spite a wave of regional and international condemnation
Onyeama stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
Jammeh, who accused ECOWAS of putting forces on the alert in case he refused to step down, has vowed to stay in power despite losing a December 1 election to rival, Adama Barrow
Jammeh has vowed to stay in power in spite of losing the December 1 election to rival Adama Barrow
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture
The leaders at their meeting in Abuja resolved to attend the inauguration of the Gambian President-Elect, Adama Barrow, on January 18, 2017 in conformity with the Gambian constitution
The News Agency of Nigeria reliably gathered that the visiting Liberian President would brief President Buhari on sub-regional security challenges ahead of the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa slated for December 5 and 6
Marcel de Souza said this when he was presenting the Community Status Report at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Tuesday
The Controller of Immigration, Lagos State Command, Justina Ahmedu, said such suspects would be repatriated immediately
The Canadian government will donate between 800 to 1,000 doses of the vaccine, with the final number given dependent on how much Canada holds back for research and clinical trials
Ambassador Arrion, who, on Monday, presented his letter of credence to President Goodluck Jonathan, replaces Ambassador David MacRae, who has since completed his duty tour in Nigeria
The WAGP was conceived in the early 1980s by the Economic Community of West African States and the governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo