One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday reopened its border with Nigeria in the regions of Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi and Dosso. The Informant247 reports that the land border between the two neighbours was closed following the…
Niger’s government on Saturday evening on national television announced that it was breaking off “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. According to reports, the declaration came a day after a senior US delegation left Niger following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, directed the opening of the country’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said the directive complied with the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government…
In a surprising move, the military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, deeming it a threat to member states. The Sahel nations, grappling with jihadist violence and poverty, cited a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States without…
Niger’s Minister of Defense, General Salifou Moby in a talks with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in the capital Lomé earlier on Tuesday declared that Togo will act as a mediator in its negotiations with ECOWAS and international community. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) had, as a consequence of the July 26 coup…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in Niger Republic. It would be recalled that the chairperson of ECOWAS, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said the bloc had resolved to use force as a last option if the coup leaders in Niger…
Abdourahmane Tiani-led Niger coupists has said that the country is fully ready to defend itself against any form of attack from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tiani, while speaking on Saturday night in a televised address, stated that the country is not keen on war but will resist any “manifestations of it”….
Following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike, Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic to support the military junta in the country It would be recalled that the regional bloc had given Niger coup plotters a week ultimatum…
The activation of the standby force in Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order has begun. It was gathered that the ECOWAS made this known on Wednesday, after a meeting of the bloc’s defence chiefs in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. It was learned that although the defence…
In an unexpected turn of events, Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita, engaged in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing the unfolding situation in Niger, where a junta recently seized control through a coup. Using the X social media platform (previously known as Twitter) as his medium, Goita shared that Putin emphatically highlighted…
The leader of the Niger military junta, Abdourahmane Tchiani, on Saturday during a meeting with Nigeria’s intervention team comprising Islamic scholars, said that the coupists are ready to explore diplomatic dialogue. The Informant247 gathered that Bala Lau, the national chairman of Jamatul Izalatu Bida Waikamatu Sunnah was said to have led the islamic scholars and…
Following the directive of the military force by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return normalcy to Niger, some protesters in Kano state have taken to the streets to kick against the imminent use of force to resolve the Niger coup crisis. It was learned that the protesters on Saturday, embarked on…
Following a move by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Russia has warned the bloc against using military intervention in Niger Republic, saying it could escalate the crisis. The Informant247 had reported that the leaders of ECOWAS member states on Thursday, met in Abuja, where it resolved to deploy a “standby force” in…
Following a successful take-over of government from democratically elected government, which saw president Mohamed Bazoum being sacked, the Niger Republic military junta led by Abdourahamane Tchiani has formed a cabinet to oversee the affairs of the various areas in the country. Mahamane Roufai Laouali, who is cited as ‘secretary general of the government’, while making…
Following the expiration of the directives of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to reinstate democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, ECOWAS scheduled yet another meeting to resolve the crisis It could be recalled that the regional body had met in Abuja on August and issued a 7-day deadline for the Niger junta to…
Following the expiration of the directives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in its bid to reinstate democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, Italy has called on ECOWAS to prolong the timeframe for the reinstallation of the deposed president of Niger. As reported by NAN, this counsel was offered on Monday, by Italian…
Military leaders in Niger on Sunday, announced that the closure of the country’s airspace. Amadou Abdramane, spokesperson for the junta, while reading a statement on national television, said they were closing the country’s airspace until further notice due to “the threat of intervention”. He said, “In the face of the threat of intervention, which is…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday, met with governors of states that share boundaries with the Niger Republic. The states represented at the meeting, which was held at the presidential villa were Sokoto, Kebbi, Yobe, Katsina, and Jigawa, Meanwhile, the issues discussed were not immediately known yet, but could be part of wider consultations…
The Nigerian Senate on Saturday, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to apply diplomacy to address Niger Republic coup. It could be recalled that president Tinubu had in an official communication sent to the Senate on Friday sought the support of the senate…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written the National Assembly about ECOWAS proposed military action against coupists in Niger Republic. Tinubu made this known in an official communication addressed to the Senate and read at plenary by Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate. Part of the letter read, “Following the unfortunate political situation in…
