{"id":96127,"date":"2023-08-31T04:06:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/31\/todays-headlines-tinubu-reacts-to-coup-in-gabon-condemns-action-oba-of-benin-visits-buhari-in-daura\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T04:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:06:22","slug":"todays-headlines-tinubu-reacts-to-coup-in-gabon-condemns-action-oba-of-benin-visits-buhari-in-daura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/31\/todays-headlines-tinubu-reacts-to-coup-in-gabon-condemns-action-oba-of-benin-visits-buhari-in-daura\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Headlines: Tinubu Reacts To Coup In Gabon, Condemns Action; Oba Of Benin Visits Buhari In Daura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>BREAKING: Tinubu reacts to coup in Gabon, condemns action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the latest coup in Gabon, where President Ali Bongo has been ousted and placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Daily Post Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recall that some military personnel had hinged their plot to seize power from Bongo on what they termed as observed flaws in the recent general election in the central African country. The officers had also admitted that the  of the general elections of August 26, 2023, did not meet the conditions for a transparent, credible, and inclusive ballot so much hoped for by the people of Gabon.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cebade80ce9c490ab3a808498222ad5b\"\/><\/p>\n<p>They also cited irresponsible and unpredictable governance, resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion, with the risk of leading the country into chaos. But reacting on behalf of President Tinubu on Wednesday, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said the presidency is watching closely with deep concern \u201cthe seeming autocratic contention spreading across different regions of our beloved continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oba Of Benin Visits Buhari In Daura<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Oba Of Benin, Ewuare II, on Tuesday visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/b9734a235e3e4917af7203dd146035b9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Punch Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari\u2019s media aide, Bashir Ahmad, made this known in an X post, late Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sharing photos from the visit, Ahmad wrote, \u201cAfter Oba of Benin, Ewuare II concluded his visit to His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown, Daura, the former Leader offered to respectfully accompany the esteemed traditional leader to the Umar Musa Yar\u2019adua Airport in Katsina to bid him farewell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Sector Commends Tinubu On Economic Reforms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has been commended by the private sector for his recent policy decisions aimed at revitalizing Nigeria\u2018s economy.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/633a04d1f93b4462ba5007c2ebaadfab\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Leadership News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chairman of HEIRS Holdings and Transcorp PLC, Tony Elumelu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Elumelu acknowledged that the president had made good decisions in the interest of the country, saying the private sector had been encouraged by the steps taken so far.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, all decisions taken by Tinubu so far had been in the interest of all Nigerians, especially women and the youth. He said in the long run, Nigeria will benefit from it all, imploring citizens to be patient with the president. \u201cThe private sector is encouraged by the bold decisions President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken and we hope that in the fullness of time, Nigerians will benefit from it because it\u2019s all about the Nigerian people, it\u2019s all about our youths, it\u2019s all about making sure our women are involved and empowered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corruption: ICPC Boss Asks Lawyers To Work With Security Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has called on legal practitioners and members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to work in tandem with law enforcement agencies to curb money laundering and terrorism financing.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1ffd76d42ce1474887278d511f76e97b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Leadership News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He made this call at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), held at the Velodrome of the National Stadium in Abuja. <span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\">ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua said that Prof Owasanoye stated this as part of a panel of discussion on ethics and professional conduct of lawyers, where he also commended the NBA president, Yakubu Maikyauand its leadership for the initiative shown in discussing pertinent matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The session focused on the new NBA rules and guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, as well as underlining the role of the legal profession in the fight against the vices. According to the ICPC boss, it was inevitable that discussions on the ethical conduct of legal practitioners be brought to the table due to the perceived lack of cooperation between legal practitioners and anti-corruption agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Bash760 (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING: Tinubu reacts to coup in Gabon, condemns action President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the latest coup in Gabon, where President Ali Bongo has been ousted and placed under house arrest. 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