•Nigerian migrants return to the country A fresh batch of 390 stranded Nigerian migrants has been repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic, as part of ongoing efforts by the federal government to reintegrate citizens back into the country. The returnees, comprising 387 adult males, two adult females, and one infant boy, arrived at the Nigeria I...
•Tchiani and Tinubu Residents of border communities in Sokoto have dismissed allegations of the presence of the French Army in the area. Recall that the Head of the Military Junta in the Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, in a recently circulated video, accused President Bola Tinubu and some members of his administration of colludi...
•Tchiani and Tinubu Nigerien military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani has raised fresh allegations against the Federal Government of Nigeria. But the Nigerian government has countered the claims, saying they were nothing but tissues of lies. The recent development has further strained the delicate relationship between Nigeria and its clos...
The federal government has successfully repatriated 403 Nigerian migrants stranded in the Niger Republic, according to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). The returnees arrived on Saturday, including 165 males, 56 females, and 182 children and infants, reports The Nation. Their return was ...
No fewer than 149 Nigerians have been evacuated from Niger Republic. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Territorial Office (LTO) officers, in collaboration with other stakeholders, received the returnees. They arrived in Lagos on Tuesday. Their return, according to a post on the official X handle of NEMA @nemanigeria was fac...
•Niger Republic junta Niger Republic has said it was cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine “with immediate effect”, accusing Kyiv of supporting “terrorist groups”, two days after Mali took a similar step. The decisions to break relations with Ukraine come in the wake of heavy losses suffered by the Malian army in late July at the […]...
•Supporters wave Nigerien’s flags Niger’s junta gathered thousands of people in the capital Niamey on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of its coup. Dressed in clothes bearing photos of regime members, the crowd chanted the name of junta chief Abdourahamane Tiani, reports AFP. “We’re celebrating, our dear country will gradually regain ...
•Niger-Nigeria border President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with Niger Republic in compliance of the directive by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement today. He said the preside...
A US general and top officials visited Niger Republic today to see the ruling junta, renewing contact after the coup leaders ousted the elected leader, booted out French forces and moved closer to Russia. General Michael Langley, the commander of US Africa Command, was part of the delegation that is visiting Niger through tomorrow, the [&helli...
The silent war between the Federal Government of Nigeria and that of Niger Republic is getting deeper as the government of the Francophone African country has singled out all flights from Nigeria for total ban from its airspace. The ban which was contained in circular issued by the Bureau Notam International De L’Quest African to […]
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