A massive oil field has been discovered in the Niger Republic, according to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The field, which is located in the Agadem basin, is estimated to hold up to 60 billion barrels of oil. This discovery is a major breakthrough for Niger, which has been struggling to diversify its economy away…
IN a cable message to the participants of the Army 2023 forum, Russian president, Vladmir Putin said that Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations that seek to protect their interests. His exact words: “Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership and defense cooperation with other countries, i.e with all those…
By Racheal Ayodele Niger Republic’s military junta has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve the political crisis in the country. Nigeria’s Intervention Team, comprised of scholars from various Islamic sects in the country, stated this in a statement on Sunday. The team, led by Sheikh Bala Lau,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic of Niger. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this in an interview…
“After independence, in order to build a great nation, each country went to work. But in Nigeria, after independence, our people went to pray and fast.” “So, while we were praying, Malaysia came here and took our palm seedlings and build a great factory of it.” “While we were praying, Singapore went into investment in…
Former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, says if the Federal government commissions him and his group of boys, they will go into Niger Republic and defeat the junta. In a video shared on social media, Asari boasted that he and his boys have what it takes to defeat the military officers that overtook the Nigerien government….
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked alleged statement claiming that she is being attacked for visiting President Bola Tinubu. The former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance in a post on Twitter on Wednesday evening, described the statement which she said was being circulated on WhatsApp as “wickedly false designed…
By Dave Baro-Thomas Three decades and two years ago, General Ibrahim Babangida, a flamboyant and self-styled military president, hurriedly relocated the federal capital to Abuja after the failed violent coup staged by Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar in April 1990. And Aso Rock, a more befitting edifice, became the seat of power, but Nigeria was never…
Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. Putin made the announcement during the second and final day of the second Russia-Africa Summit, saying “We are developing partnerships in military and military-technical cooperation with more than 40 African states to strengthen…
By Udume Chibueze There are major worries that President Bola Tinubu could postpone the presidential election by four years should the Supreme Court order a rerun amid rising tensions over a probable military invasion of the Niger Republic, which could turn into a full-blown war. Mr Tinubu was, on March 1, declared the winner of…
