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News Niger » Politics: Niger APC faces mass defection: Aggrieved stakeholders call for urgent intervention

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/niger-apc-faces-mass-defection-aggrieved-stakeholders-call-for-urgent-intervention/ar-AA28fvsu

Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Political unrest grips Niger APC as stakeholders plan mass defection over grievances. Urgent calls for intervention by Tinubu amid looming 2027 elections.

News Niger » Politics: Niger APC faces fresh turmoil as ex-commissioners, lawmakers weigh defection ahead of 2027

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/niger-apc-faces-fresh-turmoil-as-ex-commissioners-lawmakers-weigh-defection-ahead-of-2027/ar-AA28f706

Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Samuel OgidanFresh indications have emerged of growing unrest within the Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as influential stakeholders, including former commissioners, ...

News Niger » Politics: Niger political veterans face off in presidential vote

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/niger-political-veterans-to-face-off-in-presidential-vote/

Published on: Saturday 20 February 2021

Niger voted Sunday in a presidential run-off between two political heavyweights that is set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country’s history. But the ...

News Niger » Politics: Niger Counterterrorism Decree Targets Political Opponents

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/15/niger-counterterrorism-decree-targets-political-opponents

Published on: Tuesday 15 October 2024

On October 10, Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree provisionally removing Nigerien nationality from nine people linked to former President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in ...

News Niger » Politics: Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/world/africa/hama-amadou-dead.html

Published on: Monday 11 November 2024

An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile. By Adam Nossiter Hama Amadou, a West African politician who alternated ...

News Niger » Politics: Clark: His politics, activism

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/clark-his-politics-activism/

Published on: Sunday 30 March 2025

From his roots in Delta State to becoming a national advocate for justice and unity, Chief Edwin Clark’s journey encapsulates the struggles and aspirations of post-independence. NTAKOBONG OTONGARAN ...