ALLEGED WIRETAPPING: COURT REJECTS EL-RUFAI’S NO-CASE SUBMISSION, ORDERS HIM TO ENTER DEFENCE. (PHOTO).

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ALLEGED WIRETAPPING: COURT REJECTS EL-RUFAI’S NO-CASE SUBMISSION, ORDERS HIM TO ENTER DEFENCE A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to enter his defence, if he so desires, in his ongoing trial over the alleged unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order on Monday while ruling on El-Rufai’s no-case submission. The judge dismissed the application, holding that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to warrant calling on the defendant to enter his defence. The court adjourned the case until November 25 for the defence.

SAHEL STATES IMPOSE IMPORT LEVY TP FUND THEUR UNION. (PHOTO).


 Sahel States Impose Import Levy to Fund Their Union


Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods to finance their burgeoning union.


This levy, effective immediately, applies to all non-humanitarian goods imported from outside the three nations and aims to support the bloc's activities, Sputnik reported.


The AES, initially a security pact established in 2023 by the military rulers of these three countries, has evolved into the Federation of Sahel States, an aspiring economic and military union with plans for biometric passports and closer integration.


This move effectively ends free trade with the wider West African region, represented by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three nations withdrew from ECOWAS last year, citing the bloc's perceived failure to assist in their fight against Islamist insurgency and criticizing previously imposed sanctions.

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