Tribute to Ambassador Mahlangu We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute the late Ambassador Mahlangu who was serving as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The Late Ambassador Mahlangu was also accredited to Somalia. He was...
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has discussed strengthening co-operation on migration with Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans Abroad Morissanda...
(MENAFN) Soldiers from Niger’s military have killed a prominent leader of the Boko Haram jihadist faction, the West African nation's armed forces declared on Thursday. The "notorious" Ibrahim Mahamadu, also known as Bakoura, was taken out during a...
(MENAFN) Torrential rains across Niger since early 2025 have claimed 47 lives and injured 70 more, the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) reported Wednesday. Most fatalities occurred due to the collapse of clay-built homes or drowning...
(MENAFN) Niger has been battered by relentless torrential rains since the start of 2025, resulting in the deaths of 47 people and injuring 70 others as of August 20, the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) reported Wednesday. The...
(MENAFN) Niger’s transitional government has taken control of the country’s only industrial gold mine, Societe des Mines du Liptako (SML SA), accusing its Australian owner, McKinel Resources Limited, of serious contractual violations and failing...
(MENAFN) Niger’s transitional administration has taken over the nation’s only industrial gold mine, accusing its Australian-owned operator of “grave contractual breaches” and failing to fulfill a pledged $10 million investment plan. The interim...
(MENAFN) Russia has pledged to assist Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in tackling terrorism and armed groups destabilizing the Sahel, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The commitment was made during the first defense consultations between...
By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world....
(MENAFN) Niger’s military announced on Thursday that its forces have killed Ibrahim Mahamadu, also known as Bakoura, a senior leader of the Boko Haram jihadist group. The operation took place on Shilawa Island in Niger’s Diffa region, part of the...
A female food seller simply identified as Ammaye has been lynched in Mariga local government area of Niger State by angry youths over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have occurred at Kasuwan Garba in the...
Police operatives in Niger have arrested two men for allegedly plotting to assassinate a person in the Bosso Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were intercepted by a police patrol team and vigilante members in the early hours of...
Niger State Police Command has apprehended two suspected assassins found with a locally fabricated pistol and a live cartridge in the Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso Local Government. The arrests were announced in a statement released on Saturday...
A civic technology platform, MonITNG, has sounded the alarm on the deplorable state of Tudun Fulani Primary and Secondary School in Bosso, Minna, Niger State, describing the conditions as "not education, but survival." "The building is collapsing,...
The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of several suspects in connection with alleged assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal immigration, and attempted culpable homicide across the state. In a statement issued on...
As the countdown begins for the inaugural Kingdom Unity Games Abuja (KUGA) 2025, organisers have announced Engineer Ciroma Joseph as the official Games Ambassador. Scheduled to take place from 6th to 13th September 2025 in Abuja, the Kingdom Unity...
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has announced that the government has taken a transformative decision to strengthen GCB Bank and reposition it as the best state-owned bank. Ampem said the Ministry of Finance had directed...
A clash between armed bandits and security operatives in Niger State has left a vigilante member and two residents injured. The incident happened on Thursday evening, August 28, at Agwa village in Rafi Local Government Area. Security forces were...
News Investigators/ The Police Command in Niger has detained two suspected assassins in possession of a locally made pistol and live cartridge in Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso Local Government Area of the state.This was disclosed in a statement...
A combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS) and troops of the Nigerian Army have dealt a devastating blow on bandits in Niger state. In the ensuing duel, the team neutralised over 50 of the criminal elements and rescued kidnapped...
