From Our Correspondent On Saturday, the Red Cross Society (RCS), in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), distributed relief materials to 300 victims of the 2022 flooding in Oyo State. TheNewsZenith recalls that the flooding ravaged Egbeda and Ibadan South-East Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in 2022. The National […]
The transitional President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, arrived in Niamey, on Friday afternoon for a summit with leaders of Niger and Mali. Nigerien President, Abdourahamane Tchiani, welcomed Traore at the Diori Hamani International Airport. Bokinabade leader will take part in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States, on Saturday, local media reported. […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working toward an amicable solution to restoring constitutional order in the Niger Republic. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, gave this assurance during a press conference, on Friday, in Abuja. Touray said the regional bloc would maintain its interest in the economic […]
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might legitimise the junta. The coup has caused alarm among Western allies and democratic African states who fear it could allow Islamist groups active in the Sahel region to […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has imposed a new set of sanctions on groups, organisations and individuals that may be supporting the military junta in the Republic of Niger. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, announced this while briefing State House Correspondents, Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said President Bola Tinubu […]