Tinubu condoles with Niger junta leader over father’s death

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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu sent condolences to Niger’s junta leader over the death of his father. The gesture comes amid strained relations following Niger’s 2023 coup and the 2025 withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS.

The condolence message comes amid strained diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Niger following the July 2023 military coup that ousted the country’s civilian government and the subsequent withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2025. The post Tinubu condoles with Niger junta leader over father’s death appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.