President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Sunday evening in Abuja met with governors of states that share a boundary with the Niger Republic at the State House in Abuja. The governors in attendance were, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, Umar Namadi Jigawa, Mai Malam Buni Yobe, Idris Nasir Kebbi, and Dr Dikko Radda Katsina. The meeting which took place at the State House, was part of consultations by the President on the situation in […]
The Nigerian Senate has rejected a request by President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria should intervene militarily in the Niger Republic. The Nigerien military overthrew the democratically elected government in the country last week, and Tinubu had written to the Senate requesting that they pass a resolution to allow Nigeria to intervene to restore democracy. Intelregion reported that the letter which was read during plenary on Friday by President of the […]
President Bola Tinubu, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has dispatched a delegation to the Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in Abuja on Thursday. The statement says the action is in line with the […]
The United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, James Cleverly, has said that the UK government does not support a military intervention to restore democracy in Niger Republic. Cleverly, who stated this in a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, said “The use of force to redraw borders or to take political control of countries is something we do not support. We believe in democracy. […]
Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger read by the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, the leaders also rejected any form of […]
A Civil Society Organization, ECOWAS Community Citizens has condemned the recent coup in Niger Republic. They made the condemnation while addressing newsmen in Abuja. One of them and National President of National Association of Nigerian Traders, NANTS, Dr. Ken Ukoaha described the coup as unconstitutional and undemocratic in the 21st century. Dr. Ukaoha advised ECOWAS Commission against placing economic sanctions that could affect ordinary citizens and economic activities in that […]
