LAGOS NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Republic has started restricting entry for Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, insisting on a valid international passport instead. This comes after the country, alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), signaling a shift in regional policies. While the land border between Nigeria and Niger…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period for them to reconsider. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plan to withdraw from Ecowas in January after refusing the bloc’s demand to restore…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital on Saturday to demand the departure of U.S. troops, after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors. Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, the crowd waved Nigerien flags in…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH(NEWSRANGERS)-After the army seized power in Niger last year, the president of its giant neighbour Nigeria was at the forefront of demands that the junta step down, even warning that the West African bloc could use military force to oust the generals, while imposing tough sanctions and closing the border. However just eight…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has agreed to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday lifted the sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. The sanctions were lifted after the extraordinary summit of ECOWAS on the political, peace and security situation in the sub-region held at the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Adamawa state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Hudu Yunusa Ari, has evaded arraignment for the second time. Yunusa-Ari has gone into hiding, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), CSP Moses Jolugbo, told the Adamawa State High Court of Justice. The trial judge, Justice Benjamin Manji,…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said a swift, peaceful restoration of democratic order in neighboring Niger is crucial and that he is pushing back against pressure to apply military force. “Even as of this morning, I have been inundated with phone calls on the readiness of countries with their military force and contributions,”…