Nigeria: Jonathan Bids Farewell to Ex-Sierra Leone President After 2 Years in Nigeria

Nigeria: Jonathan Bids Farewell to Ex-Sierra Leone President After 2 Years in Nigeria

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, saw off ex-Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma, who returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria.

UPDATED: How Nigeria, Tinubu and ECOWAS ended Ernest Koroma's 2-year exile — Bianca Ojukwu

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has provided fresh details on the return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to his country, describing the development as the successful conclusion of a diplomatic process led by Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Former Sierra Leone President Returns Home After Treason Case Is Dropped – Axadle

Former President Ernest Bai Koroma departed Sierra Leone for Nigeria in January 2024 after the High Court granted him permission to seek medical treatment abroad, even as he faced treason charges. Authorities had indicted Koroma over his alleged involvement in a failed 2023 military bid to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio. Former […]

Nigeria Facilitates President Ernest Koroma’s Return to Sierra Leone

Nigeria has facilitated the return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to his country after two and a half years in exile in Nigeria, marking the conclusion of a regional diplomatic process aimed at promoting peace and political stability. In a post on X by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on […]

Ex-Sierra Leone President Koroma Returns Home

Sierra Leone’s former President Ernest Bai Koroma has finally returned home, ending years of self-imposed exile in Nigeria. Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan saw him off on Sunday as Sierra Leone’s president from 2008 to 2018 left Nigeria for Freetown. Koroma had spent more than two years in exile in Nigeria, where he was allowed […]