Niger’s military government has a taken a decisive move signaling a break from its colonial legacy, as it has officially designated Hausa as the nation’s new...
The Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday called for continued dialogue between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic....
At least seven people were killed and one injured in a tanker explosion at Karamin Rami village in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State on...
Police operatives in Niger have rescued a kidnapped person and recovered 11 cows and 34 sheep from suspected cattle rustlers in the state. The spokesman for...
The death toll in last weekend’s fuel tanker explosion in Niger State has increased to 98 persons. The incident occurred last Saturday when a fuel tanker...
President Bola Tinubu has set up a high-level committee to investigate the alarming frequency of tanker explosions on Nigerian highways. This followed last week’s devastating explosion...
The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, has disclosed that the death toll in the petrol tanker explosion on Saturday has hit...
At least 50 persons died in a petrol tanker explosion along the Dikko-Maje road in Suleja local government area of Niger State on Saturday. The sector...
At least seven persons died in auto crash along the Bida-Mokwa Road in Lavun local government area of Niger State on Monday. The Federal Road Safety...
The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated another batch of 390 Nigerians from the Niger Republic. The returnees arrived at the Nigeria Immigration Training School, Kano, at...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, has rescued 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller, Tahir Musa, who disclosed this during...
The Benin Republic has formally summoned a Nigerien diplomat to address accusations made by Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, alleging that Benin is supporting terrorist activities...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Friday, dismissed the claim on the planned destabilisation of the Niger Republic by the Nigerian government. The Nigerien...
A citizen of Niger Republic has slammed the country’s military leader, Abdourahmane Tchiani, for neglecting critical issues facing the country and resorting to spreading what he...
The Federal Government has rejected allegations of collusion with France by the Niger Republic as baseless. The Nigerien military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, had in a...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with various partners, has received 392 Nigerian returnees from the Niger Republic at the Immigration Training School on...
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, on Thursday signed the state’s 2025 appropriation bill of N1.58 trillion into law. The governor presented the budget estimates of...
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Alieu Touray, said on Sunday Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic would leave the organisation...
Niger’s ruling junta has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing the broadcaster of disseminating false information regarding a reported extremist attack that allegedly left dozens...
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Thursday presented the 2025 budget estimates of N1.5 trillion to the State House of Assembly for.approval. The governor, who...
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday the interest and welfare of the citizens of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remained a priority of the Economic Community...
The chairman of Katcha local government area of Niger State, Danlami Saku, died in an auto crash on Wednesday. The state’s Governor, Mohammed Bago, confirmed the...
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Friday confirmed 22 people died in a boat accident in Agaie local government area of the state. The...
Bandits have reportedly taken over a military training camp at Nagwamase Military Cantonment in Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. A motion...
Rescue workers have recovered six more bodies from the scene of a boat mishap in Niger State. The development brought to 42 the bodies of passengers...
Rescue workers have recovered additional seven bodies from the scene of a boat accident in Niger State. A boat carrying over 300 people—predominantly women and children—capsized...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday killed 13 persons on their farms in the Alawa community of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State....
Two siblings on Saturday died in a mine collapse in Kakaki village, Paikoro local government area of Niger State. The victims – Zubairu Ibrahim (20) and...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 149 returnees from Niger Republic, with two persons sustaining leg injuries. The returnees arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday...
A heartbreaking discovery was made in Tayi village near Minna, Niger State, where the lifeless body of a suspected day-old baby was found in a farmland....
President Bola Tinubu said on Friday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina...
West African defence chiefs on Friday demanded the return of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria’s...
Police operatives in Niger have arrested 11 violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa local government secretariat during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday met the duo of ex-military rulers, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar in their country homes in Niger State. Although...
At least three persons died and one other was injured when a mining pit collapsed at Bazakwoi, a village in the Adnun community of Niger State....
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists attacked a Nigerian Army base in Tegina, Rafi local government area of Niger State and injured two soldiers on Tuesday. However,...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. At...
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police,...
At least seven persons have been rescued at a collapsed mining site in Kogo, Shiroro local government Area of Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger...
A mining site collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and killed one person on Monday. The Director-General of the Niger...
Four dismissed soldiers have been arrested by the police for the alleged murder of a staff of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger...
Police operatives in Niger have arrested five suspected armed robbers in the state. The police alleged that they broke into a man’s residence in Minna and...
Police operatives in Niger have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a trader in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
In a move aligned with the recent ECOWAS summit decision, Nigeria has reopened its land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and lifted other...
The military governments in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic have resolved to set up a joint force to fight Islamist terrorist groups in the three...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday lifted some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The sub-regional body took the decision at...
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Thursday ordered the release of 25 persons who protested against nationwide economic hardship on Monday in Minna. Residents of...
A former Vice-President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, called for a tight security measure...
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, on Sunday, announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) The leaders...
Several people were feared dead in a boat mishap in Borgu local government area of Niger State on Monday. The Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management...
