LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senators have rejected the request by President Bola Tinubu for permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Niger Republic as part of an ECOWAS force to reinstate the democratically elected president of the country, President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on 26 July in a coup led by his presidential guards. ECOWAS leaders at…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the seven-day ultimatum given by West African leaders for the military in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum draws to a close, both sides have crucial decisions to make. Last Sunday evening, the regional bloc Ecowas, headed by President Bola Tinubu of neighbouring Nigeria, said the junta had a week to…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in 2023 General Election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended the role played so far by Economic West African States (ECOWAS) in handling the crisis in Niger Republic. In a statement, Atiku warned that as the ECOWAS continues to work towards reinstating…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, who is at the helm of regional superpower Nigeria, regards the coup across the border in Niger as a litmus test for democracy in West Africa. Having assumed the chairmanship of regional bloc Ecowas a mere three weeks ago, he was confronted with a major foreign policy challenge when…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of France, and…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations has halted its humanitarian operations in the Republic of Niger as an expression of its displeasure to an attempt by the military to oust President Mohamed Bazoum and take over power. This was as the United States and France joined the African Union and the Economic Community of West…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MaxAir says one of its aircraft is temporarily trapped in Niamey due to the ongoing military coup in Niger. In a statement on Thursday, the airline’s management said the aircraft had successfully dropped off the last group of Niger pilgrims it became stranded. Although the aviation firm did not state the number…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the coup in Republic of Niger that has suspended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. A statement signed by…