VAM News Update Authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been alerted to a possible flooding along the River Benue basin in a few days due to the imminent release of water...
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JUST IN: Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso troops to intervene in case of attack
Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack. The three allies’ foreign ministers said they had met in the Nigerien capital Niamey...
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Tears as Nigerian military buries 22 personnel killed in Niger
VAM News Update No fewer than 22 military personnel who died in combat in Niger State are being laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Recalled...
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Coup: Tinubu’s ECOWAS rejects Niger junta transition plan
VAM News Update THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the three-year power transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace...
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Burkina Faso, Mali Deploy Warplanes To Niger over ‘imminent’ ECOWAS
VAM News Update Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa’s possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country....
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Ex- Nigeria’s president Jonathan to lead AU, COMESA’s election mission to Zimbabwe’s poll
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is billed to leave for Harare on Saturday where he would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa...
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No Nigerian life should be sacrificed for Niger – Bishop tells Tinubu
VAM News Update Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that no Nigerian life should be sacrificed for the crisis in Niger Republic. The Catholic Bishops also urged...
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3 Nigerians among top richest black people on earth
VAM News Update Despite economic headwinds that affected Nigeria’s economy, three Nigerians have appeared in the list of richest black people on earth. They are Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Mike Adenuga. Aliko Dangote,...
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Ministry: 17 Niger soldiers killed in attack near Mali
Seventeen Niger soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the country’s western border with Mali, the defence ministry said. An army detachment was “the victim of a terrorist...
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Nigeria Air Force Jet on mission crashes in Niger
VAM News Update THE Nigerian Air Force has confirmed one of its aircraft crashed in Niger State on Monday, August 14. The Air Force said the aircraft was on a casualty evacuation mission when...
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