Tag: NIGER
Gunmen Kill 17 Locals, Abduct Several In Attack On Niger Villages
No fewer than 17 people have been killed after a group of armed men attacked two villages in Niger State.The Secretary to the State...
Counter Insurgency: Nigerian Troops Kill 42 Fleeing Armed Bandits In Niger
The Nigerian troops, comprising military and mobile police forces, have eliminated 42 armed bandits at Alawa community in Shiroro LGA of Niger State.According to...
Terrorism: Militants Targeting More Children In Niger – Amnesty
Amnesty International says attacks by terrorists in western Niger republic have worsened, with children increasingly targeted.A report by the Human rights group noted that...
Banditry: Kidnappers Of District Head In Niger Demand N100m Ransom
The District Head of Wawa in the Borgu emirate of Niger state Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu has been kidnapped, just two days after bandits killed...
Niger: Cholera Epidemic Kills More Than 100 People
A cholera epidemic has killed 104 people in Niger among 2,874 patients reported in six regions of the country, including the capital Niamey, the...
Insecurity: Niger Governor Calls For Joint Effort By States To End...
Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello has called for joint efforts among states to bring an end to banditry.The governor made the call when...
Insecurity: NYSC Cancels Posting To 11 Local Governments In Niger State
The Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) Niger State chapter, Hamza Audu revealed this in Minna, the Niger State capital during the visit of a...
Abduction: Bandits Kidnap Commissioner For Information In Niger
Bandits have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in NigerState, Mohammed Idris.This was confirmed by the state government on Monday in a statementthrough its Chief...
Kidnappings: Continuously Ransom Demands Of Over N100m, After Abductions
Sadly, pupils and students have been killed by bandits because their parents or guardians’ delay in paying and cannot afford the usual huge ransom.Down...
Bandits Terrorists Are APC Rigging Mercenaries Of 2019
The All Progressives Congress, APC, have been accused by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of being responsible for insecurity in Nigeria.The former ruling party alleged...
WHO Meets African Traditional Medicine Experts For Covid-19 Cure
The World Health Organisation says it met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic.WHO African...
Niger Delta: Minister Says FG Begins Implementation Of 46.83bn Agric Scheme
The
Federal Government has engaged over 140 trainees to support the take-off of
129.17 million dollars about 46.83 billion naira agricultural scheme in the
Niger-Delta.The
Minister of Agriculture...
Gunmen Kill Delta Director, 4,030 Displaced By Bandits In Niger
The
Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA has said about four-thousand
persons have been displaced in four local government areas by bandits in the
State.The
Agency’s spokesman, Hussein...
USAID Programme: FG Pledges Enabling Environment For More Investment
The Federal Government has re-affirmed its commitment to
create an enabling environment to attract more investment opportunities into
the country.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade...
Insurgency Fight: President Buhari Lauds Chadian Military Over Counter Campaign
President
Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the Chadian Forces over their contributions to
the counter insurgency campaign in the Lake-Chad basin.Chad
is part of the regional force fighting...
Rehabilitation: Northern Governors’ Wives Renovate Centre In Niger
Wives of Northern
Governors have renovated a Social Rehabilitation Centre in Minna as part of
efforts to provide conducive environment for children undergoing
rehabilitation.Chairperson of the
Northern Governors...
AU Summit: Buhari Departs Abuja For Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Niger
to attend the African Union Summit holding in Niamey, the country’s capital.The President departed the country on...
Niger Delta: Synergy Btw Media, Security Agencies Can Improve Security Nationwide...
The Joint Military Task Force in
Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, on today said that close collaboration
between security agencies and the media could go a...
Niger East: Supreme Court Sacks Senator Umar, Declares Sani Winner
The
Supreme Court, on Friday, sacked Senator David Umaru who was elected on the
platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to represent Niger East
Senatorial District....
Banditry: Gunmen Kill At Least 40 In Niger State
At
least 40 people have died and dozens were injured in raids by armed bandits in
eight remote Nigerian villages, the emergency services said on Thursday.Groups
of...
