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…
By Udume Chibueze Following the recent military coup in the West African nation, the Federal Government has closed the border with the Republic of Niger. In a letter to the Senate on Friday, President Bola Tinubu requested support for military action against the junta in the Niger Republic. In light of the recent political developments…
By Olugbenga Ige Northern Senators Warn President Tinubu Against Military Invasion Of Niger Republic. The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against the deployment of the Nigerian military to invade Niger Republic. Naija News recalls that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had given Niger a week from Sunday…
Junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali warned that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war” against their two countries. The warning from Niger’s military-ruled neighbours came a day after West African leaders, supported by their Western partners, threatened to use “force” to reinstate the democratically…
Malema sustains attacks on Botswana about ‘US Military base’. Julius Malema of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has sustained his attacks on Botswana about the presence of an American military base that he says should be closed because it is a threat to the security of the entire sub-continent. The outspoken opposition leader was…
Barely more than two weeks after Nigeria’s President and ECOWAS chairperson, Bola Tinubu, thundered against coup plotting in the sub-region, one is simmering in his backyard–Niger Republic. Tinubu had said to heads of ECOWAS member states: “We will not allow coup after coup in the West African sub-region. We will take this up seriously with…
