Tag: Mohamed Bazoum
French President withdraws ambassador, troops from Niger following coup
FRANCE- French President Emmanuel Macron has declared the withdrawal of his country's ambassador and troops from Niger, following the coup that ousted democratically-elected President...
Niger’s junta wants to try ousted President Bazoum for high treason
NIAMEY- Niger’s new rulers want to charge ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum with high treason, a spokesman for the junta said on national radio.
The spokesman...
U.S. to hold Niger military junta accountable for detained leader’s safety
WASHINGTON- The United States would hold the junta that took power in Niger Republic accountable for the safety of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum,...
UN chief ‘very concerned’ about Nigerien president’s detention conditions – Spokesperson
MOSCOW- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” about the living conditions and safety of detained Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and his...
Niger’s tailors rush to make Russian flags after coup
NIAMEY- Nigerien tailor, Yahaya Oumarou, carefully ran cuts of white, blue and red fabric under his sewing machine, assembling them into the three horizontal...
Vigilantes observed on streets of Niger’s capital as airspace closed
NIAMEY- Youths in Niger’s capital Niamey have formed vigilante groups ahead of possible military intervention by the country’s neighbours to unseat the new junta.
The...
Niger: Pursue peace not war, Ex-APC diaspora chairman tells Tinubu
LAGOS- A former Chairman of the Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has urged President Bola Tinubu to pursue peace and...
ECOWAS Deadline: Niger Shuts Air Space, Places Troops On Standby
NIAMEY- Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice.
This is as they rejected an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate...
Niger coup: West Africa defence chiefs to meet in Nigeria
ABUJA- Defence chiefs from West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, will meet today, Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria, to deliberate the recent coup in the Republic...
Niger’s military rulers arrest 180 from former govt, party says
NIAMEY- The new military rulers of Niger, who took over government in a coup last week, have detained at least l80 members of the...
ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic
ABUJA- In a swift response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone...
Niger presidential guard names himself new ruler following coup
NIAMEY- The head of the presidential guard in Niger, Gen. Omar Tchiani, has appointed himself president of the National Council and thus the country’s...
Blinken calls for immediate release of Bazoum
WELLINGTON- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
Bazoum has been removed from power,...
Niger’s president, Bazoum makes defiant vow to save democracy after coup
NIAMEY- Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a day after he...
Niger: Presidency says uprising by national army ‘in vain’
NIAMEY- Presidential guards on Wednesday held Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey, but the presidency said the guards had...
Niger’s president being held inside palace – Security sources
NIAMEY- Niger presidential guards are holding President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in the capital, which has been blocked off by military vehicles...
Bazoum decorates Buni with Niger’s National Honour Award
By NABILU BALARABE
DAMATURU- Niger’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, has decorated Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe with the country’s National Honour Award.
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Buhari alerts Nigeria’s neighbours on multiplicity of threats in W/Africa
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat escalating volatilities and multiplicity...