Atiku Pledges to Bring Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Back to ECOWAS

Atiku has vowed to bring Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso back into ECOWAS, while the presidency pushed back by saying Nigeria's borders are already open. The dispute is part of a wider political clash, with allies of President Tinubu accusing Atiku of wanting to draw Nigeria backward over the subsidy issue. In a separate comment, Governor Sani predicted that 80 percent of Kaduna votes would go to Tinubu and said the North is not against the President. A civic group also urged Tinubu and his ministers to probe the NSCDC's 13-month closure of an Abuja quarry.