Tag: Niger coup
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Breaking! Niger Coupists finally grant Bazoum access to medical doctor after int’l pressure
Finally, Niger President Mohamed Bazoum who has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard last month was seen by his doctor Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern. The president “had a visit by his doctor today”, a member of his entourage told AFP, adding the physician had also brought food for…
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Niger Coup: We told Tinubu war was a no go area-Senator Ningi
Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central has said the Senate told President Bola Tinubu war was a no go area to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Senator Ningi, who was a guest on a national tv program, said there must be a joint sitting of the National Assembly before the Nigerian…
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Replacing old beliefs, culture is the way forward for Africa – Pastor Sam Adeyemi
The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Center, Sam Adeyemi has lamented the huge gap created by leaders in Africa to stay far off from their followers as a big problem in the continent. According to him, African countries are dealing with a deeply rooted leadership culture that makes the leaders very powerful while the masses…
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Niger Coup: International group drags Tinubu to ECOWAS court
A group known as Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA) has filed a suit against Nigeria’s president, Bola Tínubu in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, to seek order stopping him from carrying out planned military action against the Junta in Niger Republic.
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Niger Coup: Junta announces economist as country’s Prime Minister
Two weeks after the military dethroned Mohamed Bazoum, they have announced former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister. This was made known by the Junta’s spokesperson, on television late on Monday night.
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Coup: Army will defend Nigeria’s democracy at all cost – Lagbaja
As the neighbouring Niger Republic became the latest West African country to experience a military coup, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has declared that the Nigerian military will always defend the nation’s democracy at all costs using every constitutional means.
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Senate explains Tinubu’s letter for military intervention in Niger
Nigeria Senate on Saturday advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to employ diplomatic engagement in the ongoing suspension of democracy in the Junta – led Niger Republic. Recall that Tinubu sent a letter to the upper chamber seeking for approval for military intervention in Niger.
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ECOWAS sanctions on Niger take effect as Nigeria cuts power supply
Some cities in the Republic of Niger are facing rolling blackouts following Sunday’s sanctions imposed by ECOWAS on plotters of the July 26th coup with toppled the government of President Mohamed Bazoum. The BBC reports that Niger’s electricity company, Nigelec, stated that Nigeria, a major electricity supplier to Niger, has cut its supply in response…
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Niger Coup: Five West African countries shun ECOWAS defense chiefs’ meeting in Abuja
In its bid to restore the ousted president of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, Defence Chiefs from Mali, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, and Guinea were absent for an emergency meeting among the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) States in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
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President Tinubu holds ECOWAS summit to address Niger coup
Following the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has called for a special summit of regional leaders. The meeting will hold on Sunday, July 30th, in the Nigerian capital,…