Coup: Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar Delivers Niger’s Military Junta’s Message To Tinubu

The Leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has submitted his report on the points raised by the military junta to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He expressed preference to diplomacy and not war to prevail as stakeholders brainstorm

Corrupt Military Chiefs Pushing For Invasion Of Niger Republic — ECOWAS Parliamentarian

An Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, parliamentarian, on Saturday, said corrupt military chiefs of the sub-region were the ones desirous of military invasion of Niger Republic. Idris Wase, the first Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of ECOWAS, made the accusation when

BREAKING: Fear As ECOWAS Declares War, Orders Immediate Standby Of ECOMOG Force For Possible Invasion Of Niger Republic To Restore Democracy

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Thursday, ordered its standby force, Economic Community of West African Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), a Peace Keeping Force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the

West African Leaders Begin Summit On Niger Coup

Leaders from West African bloc have commenced a second emergency summit on the coup in Niger, after the country’s military chiefs defied an ultimatum to restore the elected president. Many West African leaders including the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African

Blinken Warns On Russia’s Wagner Taking Advantage In Niger

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned against Russia’s Wagner mercenaries taking advantage of instability in coup-hit Niger, whose neighbor Mali has become a partner of Moscow. In an interview with the BBC released Tuesday, Blinken doubted that Wagner — which in

We’ll Do Our Best To Support Nigeria — DG WTO, Okonjo-Iweala

The Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Professor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday said as the person at the helm of the world body, she alongside her team will do their best to support Nigeria at this difficult time. Prof. Okonjo-Iweala stated this while