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…
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6,000 people displaced by flood, banditry in Niger – Deputy governor reports
The Deputy governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba says flood and banditry have displaced over 6,000 people in the State. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday when he visited Engr Mustapha Habib…
36 military officers killed in Niger – DHQ Reports
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has disclosed that 36 officers were killed in Niger State. It disclosed this while giving a breakdown of casualties in the ambush of troops in Niger State…
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…
NERC: Niger owes Nigeria N4bn for power supply
Niger currently owes Nigeria N4.22bn ($5.48m: $/N769.27 exchange rate) for power supply; the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s just released first quarter report has revealed. According to the report, Niger’s state power…
JUST IN: Niger closes air space citing ‘threat of intervention’
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response.” “Faced with the…
Niger reportedly signs military contract with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries over ECOWAS invasion
VAM News Update THE Nigerien government has reportedly signed a military contract with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, according to a new report. American journalist, Jackson Hinkle citing France 24 says Niger, who overthrew…
Coup: Tinubu dispatches envoys to Niger, Libya, Algeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday dispatched a delegation to the Republic of Niger with a mandate to resolve the current political impasse occasioned by the recent coup in the country. Tinubu,…
Niger: Coup Supporters Wave Russian Flags, Denounce France
VAM News Update Thousands of supporters of the military junta that seized control in Niger in a coup have marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags and denouncing former…
Coup: Aircraft Conveying 360 Nigerians Pilgrims Trapped In Niger
MaxAir says one of its aircraft is temporarily trapped in Niamey due to the ongoing military coup in Niger. In a statement on Thursday, the airline’s management said the aircraft had successfully…