Police Arrest #EndSARS heroine, DJ Switch In Lagos
#EndSARS heroine and Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, has reportedly been arrested in Lagos. Lagos...
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Niger Signs $400m Deal With China’s CNPC For Agadem Oilfield
NIGER has inked a significant memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese state-owned oil giant China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), reportedly valued at $400 million, as revealed by Niger state television RTN in a late Friday report. While the specifics of the…
Niger Revokes Military Accord With US, Citing Diplomatic Breach
IN a surprising turn of events, Niger’s ruling junta has decided to revoke a crucial military agreement with the United States, citing a flagrant breach of diplomatic protocol during a recent diplomatic exchange. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, the junta’s spokesperson, delivered the announcement…
Niger Govt Breaks Off Military Cooperation With US Govt
THE government of Niger has officially terminated its military cooperation agreement with the United States, effective immediately. This abrupt decision was announced on national television on Saturday evening, just one day after a senior US delegation concluded a three-day visit…
Niger: France Backs Down, To Withdraw Envoy, Troops – Foreign Affairs
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has said that France would soon withdraw its ambassador from Niger Republic, followed by its military contingent. The country also insisted on the reinstatement of Bazoum. France has about 1,500 soldiers in Niger as part of an…
Niger Military Accuses France Of Deploying Forces With Eye To ‘intervention’
NIIGER’s coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to “military intervention”. Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded after Paris stood by ousted president Mohamed…
Niger’s Military Ruler Proposes 3-year Transition
NIGER new military ruler said Saturday a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” General Abdourahamane…
Niger Republic: Top Politicians In Niger Begs Tinubu, ECOWAS To Lift Sanctions (See Letter)
To His Excellency Mr. Bola Ahmed TINUBU, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Current President of the Conference of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – ABUJA, Federal Republic of Nigeria…
Air France Announces The Suspension Of Flights To Niger & Mali
AIR France, the French national carrier, has suspended flights to and from Bamako in Mali and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The suspension is to last till August 11. According to Reuters, the company announced the development on Monday. This comes…
Coup: President Tinubu Dispatches Envoys To Niger, Libya, Algeria
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday dispatched a delegation to the Republic of Niger with a mandate to resolve the current political impasse occasioned by the recent coup in the country. Tinubu, the Chairman of the Economic Community Of West…
Five Suspects Arrested In Failed Niger Cantonment Attack
THE Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has confirmed the failed attack by suspected terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province on a military cantonment in Wawa, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The CDS said…
Burna Boy makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024
GRAMMY-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has been included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024....
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill ARTMA Official In Anambra
AN official of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency, ARTMA, has been gunned down in Awka, the state capital. Trojan...
DNA: Court To Serve Mohbad’s Wife Via Substituted Means
THE Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa...