To legitimize their rule, the coup leaders develop a narrative of a necessary intervention to save the nation. They promise elections and a transition back to...
“About 60 per cent of power supply to Niger comes from Nigeria. Just like organised labour usually shuts down the national power grid as part of...
Also speaking, Sheikh Ahmad added: “It’s the way Sheikh Bala Lau has stated it. The President, like he said, welcomed our intervention and he has promised...
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi arrived the Presidential at about 8:25pm immediately after a high delegation of the Nigeria Islamic Ulama met with the President.
The attack has prompted Niger’s authorities to declare a state of high alertness across the country. The CNSP alerted the national and international community of “events...
The regional bloc had slammed sanctions on Niger and threatened a possible military option, a move that was widely rejected, especially in Nigeria.
“And all of this has been rooted in our shared values, including the sense of democracy, which was why it was so difficult, and remains difficult,...
“The President in recent days, particularly following the expiration of the ultimatum given by ECOWAS, has widened consultations internationally but most especially domestically, including interface with...
“And all of this has been rooted in our shared values, including the sense of democracy, which was why it was so difficult, and remains difficult,...
“The GNDF believes that the President’s desire to go to war is at the behest of foreign powers and that interest is tantamount to bowing to...