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Several civilian supporters injured. On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote Hundeyin a letter of appreciation for his journalism. He also wrote an investigative report about the potential human rights violations coming out of a proposed infectious diseases bill in Nigeria's house of representative addressing the COVID-19 lockdown.
Chido Onumah. Chido Onumah (born 1966) is a Nigerian journalist, writer, and rights activist. He has worked for over two decades as a journalist, rights activist and media trainer in Nigeria, Ghana, Canada, India, the US, the Caribbean and Europe. He holds a PhD in Communication and Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB ...
May 11, 2024 at 1:36 PM. By Camillus Eboh. ABUJA (Reuters) - Prince Harry spoke in Nigeria on Saturday of the tragic loss of the "brave souls" in the country's military who had lost their lives in ...
The Guardian was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the Daily Times newspapers, with its model copied from The Guardian in the UK. The Guardian was a pioneer in introducing high-quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. [2]
Sahara Reporters is a news agency based in New York City that focuses on promoting citizen journalism by encouraging everyday people to report stories about corruption, human rights abuses and other political misconduct in Africa, with special focus on Nigeria. [2] [3] Sahara Reporters specializes in exposing corruption and government malfeasance.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu , a former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress , [2] [3] won the election with 36.61% of the vote, which is about 8,794,726 total votes.
lawyer. Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio CON [1] ( Ibibio pronunciation ⓘ; born 9 December 1962) is a Nigerian lawyer [2] and politician who is currently serving as the 15th president of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. [3] [4] He served as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019 and since 2023.