EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the military junta in Niger Repubic, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has justified the decision of soldiers in the country to remove President Mohammed Bazoum from office and take over power in the West African Nation. According to the coup leader, their decision was taken in the best interest … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a significant turn of events, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has stepped forward to address the ongoing turmoil in Niger Republic. The nation’s political landscape was thrown into disarray as the Niger Military orchestrated a coup that toppled President Bazoum from … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned against the call for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to go to war with coup leaders in Niger. Fani-Kayode in a post on his Twitter account on Saturday noted that Nigeria and Niger over the years has a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ousted and detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been reportedly allowed by the military junta to see his doctor. A member of his entourage told AFP that the physician also brought food for Bazoum, his wife and son, who are being held in captivity with him. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that defence chiefs in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed a meeting to discuss the modalities to activate the “standby force” issued to reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger. This online media platform gathered that the meeting scheduled today, Saturday, in Ghana’s capital Accra has been … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, on Friday, highlighted the dire conditions under which ousted Niger president, Mohamed Bazoum and his son are being held by the country’s coup leaders. Musah stated this on Channels TV amid reports that the coup leaders threatened to kill Bazoum if ECOWAS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Director, Civil Society of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Hajiya Najatu Muhammed, has said the quest to declare war on Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Bola Tinubu is a ploy to distract Nigerians from the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Niger’s junta has threatened to kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) attempted any military intervention to restore his rule. This online media platform gathered that a United States military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the representatives of the junta told the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday held the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria. Below is the communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is presiding over an Extraordinary Summit of the regional body on the political situation in Niger Republic. The summit, which is holding at the Presidential … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger military junta has announced the formation of a new government and the appointment of 21 persons as ministers. This online media platform reports that the coup leaders made the announcement in a televised broadcast on Wednesday night, two weeks after toppling President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup. The … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, says he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice. Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military ousted Bazoum and suspended the constitution. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s president and head of the West African bloc ECOWAS has not ruled out military intervention in Niger, but believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, his spokesman said Tuesday. Bola Tinubu weighed in for the first time since the soldiers behind the coup in Niger … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that coup leaders in Niger declared on Tuesday their resolve to withstand external demands to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, despite sanctions from ECOWAS and aid suspension from Western allies. Niger’s importance is accentuated by its role in combating Islamist militants and its reserves of uranium and oil, making it … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has insisted that Nigeria must resolve the crisis in the Niger Republic. Omokri stated that the result of the economic and political instability in the Niger would lead to an influx of refugees in Nigeria. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday evening met with governors of states that share boundary with Niger Republic. The meeting was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger. The governors who met the president at Aso Rock are Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US announces a halt on select aid programs, following the military’s overthrow of Niger’s president, Mohamed Bozoum. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, declared, “The US government is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting the government of Niger.” EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Saturday, vowed that the Nigerian military would continue to defend the nation’s democracy no matter the challenges it faces. Gen. Lagbaja gave the assurance while speaking at the Passing Out Parade of officers of Executive Commission Course One at the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that military leaders look to Wagner Group amid pressure to release detained president, Mohamed Bozoum. Facing an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed an ultimatum to free their president, Niger’s coup leaders reach out to the Russian Wagner Group for assistance. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has averred that President Bola Tinubu made a mistake with the public announcement of military intervention in the Niger Republic. This online media platform recalls that on July 25, 2023, General Abdourahamane Tchiani-led Presidential Guard had detained and taken over power from Bazoum. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more