Tag: Niger Republic
Panic in Niger Republic after gunshots heard near key Airport
The violence has affected several parts of the country and continues to raise security concerns around key locations like airports…
Libya returnees narrate ordeal as NEMA repatriates 497 Nigerians
The returnees comprised 174 males, 97 females, 137 boys and 89 girls from Kano, Jigawa, Borno, Kaduna among others were…
522 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic return home
The returnees conveyed in 12 luxurious buses arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano at about 5:10…
Gunfire, blasts rock Niger Republic airport overnight before calm restored
Niger Republic, like its Sahel neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, has struggled to contain attacks from jihadist groups linked to…
Tinubu: How Nigerian Armed Forces helped foil Coup in Benin Republic
Benin further asked for Nigerian ground troops to assist its forces in securing constitutional institutions and containing armed elements involved…
Home at Last: 150 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic
According to NEMA, the group included 88 adult men, 32 adult women, 14 boys, and 16 girls.
NEMA receives 150 stranded Nigerians back from Niger
The returnees comprised 88 adult male, 32 adult female, 14 male children, and 16 female children, reflecting a broad demographic…
Police smash petrol smuggling syndicate in Sokoto, Katsina
The statement also quoted the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun as commending the officers who intercepted the Jerry…
Niger dumps French, adopts Hausa as national language
Most of the country’s population of about 26 million people understand and speak Hausa. In comparison, only around three million…
Nigerian military reacts to alleged withdrawal of Niger Republic from MNJTF
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye said this while dismissing reports that Niger Republic has withdrew from…
ECOWAS: X-raying the existential threat of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso exit
The three states notified ECOWAS that they would withdraw their membership within one year, which is the stipulated timeline for…
Niamey: With burning coals in hand, no time for debates
Tchiani’s claims might have been partly based on assertions eleven days earlier by Nigerian health practitioner, Shehu Mahdi, alleging the…
Northern groups slam Niger Republic’s Tchiani, demand apology for Tinubu
“We reject in totality, the recent allegations made by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, Military Head of Niger Republic against Nigerian President…
Tchiani’s allegations: Between facts and fiction,
The only “proof” of Tchiani’s fairytales came from a video shared by Mahdi Shehu, a disreputable social commentator. Shehu alleged…
‘Tchiani exhibiting traits of desperate, sinking military dictator’
“Our contention is that Gen. Tchiani is simply exhibiting the traits of a desperate and sinking military dictator by making…