DHQ Dismisses Coup Request In Nigeria, Pledges Loyalty To Tinubu
THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed calls from certain quarters that the military interfere in the democratic process in Nigeria. The military high.
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PHOTOS: Muhammadu Sanusi II Meets Niger Coup Leaders In Niamey
THE 14th Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday met with the coup leaders of Niger Republic in Niamey. News Point.
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Niger Closes Air Space Citing ‘Threat Of Intervention’
NIGER’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours. Flight tracking website.
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Senegal Willing To Send Troops To Niger
SENEGAL has said it would be prepared to send troops into Niger if regional bloc Ecowas decided to do so. At the weekend,.
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Coup: Nigeria Cuts Niger’s Power Supply, ECOWAS Vows To Confront Military Junta
POWER supply from Nigeria to the Republic of Niger was stopped on Wednesday, as sanctions against the neighbouring country by the Economic Community.
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Niger Coup: Ousted President, Bazoum Meets Chad’s Leader, Deby
NIGER’s ousted president has been seen for the first time since the military detained him in a coup last week. Mohamed Bazoum met.
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Niger Coup: EU Suspends Security, Budgetary Aid
THE EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup. It comes shortly after the.
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Niger Republic Coup: US VP Harris, UN Secretary-General Guterres Call Tinubu
UNITED States Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong support for Nigeria’s efforts toward the restoration of constitutional.
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Niger General Tchiani Named Head Of Transitional Government After Coup
GENERAL Abdourahamane Tchiani is the new leader of Niger following a military takeover, state television reported Friday. The chief of the Presidential Guard.
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Niger Coup: President Bazoum In Good Health – France
NIGER’s President Mohamed Bazoum is in good health after being taken captive by his own presidential guard, the French foreign minister has said..
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Soldiers Overthrow President Bazoum In Niger Republic
SOLDIERS in Niger claimed to have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power late on Wednesday, hours after members of the presidential guard detained.
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Niger Republic Coup Attempt: Tinubu Warns Plotters As Elite Guards Detain Bazoum
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority.
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Reports Of Attempted Coup In Niger Republic, President’s Residence Sealed Off
ACCESS to the official residence of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was blocked off early Wednesday by members of the elite Presidential Guard, a.
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Burundi Arrests Former Prime Minister Over 2020 Coup Plot
BURUNDI’s justice ministry has confirmed that the country’s former prime minister, Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, is in police custody following reports of his arrest.
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South Africa Warns Against ‘Attempts To Overthrow Government’
SOUTH African police have said that the planned opposition protests on Monday are not a mere shutdown but an attempt to overthrow the.
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Sudan 2021 Coup Was A Mistake – Deputy Junta Chief
THE deputy head of Sudan’s ruling council, Mohamed Daglo, has called the 2021 military coup a “mistake”. In a televised address, Mr Daglo.
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Moldova’s President, Sandu Accuses Russia Of Coup Plot
MOLDOVA’s president has accused Russia of plotting to use foreign “saboteurs” to overthrow her pro-EU government. Maia Sandu nominated a new prime minister.
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DSS Invites Fani-Kayode Over Coup Allegation
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Femi Fani-Kayode, an All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, over his his allegations of an attempted.
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Chad Foils Attempted Coup
THE government in Chad says security forces have foiled an attempt by a group of army officers to destabilise the country. A statement.