Nigerien Ministry of Defence officials said on Friday that over 100 militants were killed in a counter-offensive after hundreds of Islamist militants riding motorbikes attacked a town in the south-western part of the country, killing 12 soldiers. Seven soldiers were killed in combat, while five others died in a road accident responding to the attack. Jihadist attacks on the army …

The African Union (AU) on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month’s coup “until the effective restoration of constitutional order”. In a communique on Tuesday, the bloc noted that its decision to suspend Niger followed the failure of the military junta to hand over power to the democratically elected President, Mohammed Bazoum. “The AU …

A delegation from the West African organisation arrived in Niger Republic on Saturday for discussions with the military junta that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, according to sources close to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The regional body decided to mobilise a “standby force” as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger following the detention of Bazoum …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that 36 officers were killed in the ambush of troops in Niger State following an helicopter crash on Monday. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba disclosed this on Thursday During the biweekly briefing of the Defence Media Operations on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba …

A Niamey court on Monday scrapped a nine-month jail sentence handed to Abdoulaye Seydou, head of a leading activist group that supports the ruling military, his entourage said. Members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power in a coup late last month. Seydou, head of the M62 group, had been behind bars for seven months in a case involving an army …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic, stating that the disadvantages clearly outweigh the benefits. The leaders of the ECOWAS member states met on Thursday in Abuja and decided to send out a “standby force” in an effort …

The Muslim human rights advocacy group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned military intervention in Niger Republic. Reacting on Saturday to the President’s request to the Senate to implement a resolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Niger Republic, MURIC’s Kano State chairman, Hassan Indabawa said that the group believed …

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro has resigned. He said that the resignation was voluntary and did not mean that there is a crisis in the party in the state. After an emergency State Executive Council meeting, which he called, Jikantoro to newsmen that his resignation was in the best interest of …

Bandits have freed 14 more abductees kidnapped after spending 76 days in the hideout of the bandits leaving only seven still in their hideouts. They were all abducted from Adunu and Kwagana communities in the Paikoro Local Government Area and the Beni community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. This brings to 49, the number of victims that …

The Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa has said that the dredging of River Niger, River Benue, and River Kaduna to check perennial flooding in affected areas will cost over $20 billion. He stated this on Thursday at the 2023 stakeholders meeting on flood mitigation and other related issues held in Ilorin, the …