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Nigeria News55 minutes ago Religious War: Stop These Malicious Lies Against My Country – Onanuga Warns American Lawmaker Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has issued a stern warning to Senator Ted Cruz, who represents the State of Texas in the…
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has issued a stern warning to Senator Ted Cruz, who represents the State of Texas in the United States Senate. He condemned a statement by Cruz claiming that Nigerians are being targeted in the country. Cruz...
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Nigerian Bar Association Decries Rising Kidnappings, Demands Release Of Member Isyaku Abducted In Niger State
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lamented that insecurity has become a daily reality for citizens, following the abduction of its member, Isyaku M. Danjuma, Esq., in Niger State. “The abduction of our colleague, Isyaku M. Danjuma, Esq., a...
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Bandits abduct children in Kogi, impose levies on Niger communities
Bandits have abducted a woman and her two children in Kogi State and have imposed multi-million-naira levies on farming communities in Niger State as conditions for peace. In Kogi State, bandits invaded the house of one Tokpe Gody at Bareke-Egbe...
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NSCDC Parades Six Illegal Miners In Niger
The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded six suspected illegal miners arrested during a midnight operation. Speaking at the Command headquarters in Minna, the State Commandant, Comdt. Suberu...
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Niger State signs multi-billion dollar agricultural MoU with Republic of Benin
The Niger State Government has entered into a multi-billion-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to boost cotton, maize, and soybean production. The agreement was signed in Cotonou by Governor Umaru Bago, alongside...
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Niger FIDA pledges support for NAPTIP against human trafficking, child labour
The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, in Niger State has pledged to support the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in combating human trafficking and child labour in the state. The state...
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Police will remain neutral – Niger CP assures political parties
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has assured that the police will perform their responsibilities in accordance with prescribed ethics and professional standards without favoring any particular political party or...
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Killed for Christ: Thousands of Christians put to death and Churches burned in Nigeria as silent genocide goes ignored by international community
Views: 236 Views: 231 Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025. 1:31 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: For most, it’s hard to imagine a world in 2025 in which tens of thousands of people, if not much more, are being put to death and massacred, simply...
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Niger Infrastructure Devt: Work Resumes At Project Sites
Laleye Dipo in Minna Following the reduction in the intensity and volume of rainfall and resumption of experts from their annual vacations work has resumed at the sites of most of the ongoing development projects across the state . The Permanent...
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Niger State Signs MOU with Benin Republic to Boost Cotton, Maize, Soybean Production
Niger State, Nigeria, has signed a landmark multi-billion-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to revolutionize agricultural production, focusing on cotton, maize, and soybeans. The agreement, formalized in Cotonou...
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Police Launch Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement in Niger State Amid Controversy
The Niger State Police Command has commenced enforcement of the controversial tinted glass permit policy, requiring motorists to obtain permits for vehicles with tinted windows, as part of a broader security measure. The initiative, which began on...
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Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court
On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, declared it was leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes seven months after their official withdrawal from the Economic Community of...
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Niger breastfeeding drops from 42% to 35.5%, says UNICEF
Niger State Government has decried the decline of early breast feeding Initiated (EIB) in the last five years to 35.5 percent, adding that exclusive breastfeeding has remained on the same spot. The state Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Asmau Abubakar,...
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Minister pledges support to GMA to enhance operations
By Kodjo Adams Accra, Oct. 1, GNA – Mrs Dorcas Affo-Toffey, the Deputy Minister of Transport, has assured Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) of the Ministry’s support to enhance its operation effectively. She underscored the sector’s key role in...
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Police Begin Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has begun the implementation of the enforcement of tinted glass permits in the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Elleman, personally monitored and supervised the enforcement of permits within Minna...
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Flood Warning Issued as Niger Dams Set to Discharge Excess Water
Residents in riverine areas of Niger State have been urged to evacuate immediately, following warnings that four major hydroelectric dams — Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji, and Zungeru — may begin releasing excess water without notice. The alert was issued...
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Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For half a century, Niger's plains fed France's atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground there lit Paris' streets, powered its factories, and gave France the illusion of energy independence. Now, with one decree, Niger's junta has severed...
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Zulum visits Niger community to strengthen trans-border security
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, undertook a working visit to Diffa Region of the Niger Republic. The visit, which included a high-level security and economic delegation, focused on strengthening existing collaboration...
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‘Catastrophic’ flooding looms as Niger dams discharge excess water
* State govt issues urgent relocation order * Group empowers flood victims The four hydro-electric dams – Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru – located in Niger State have issued a notification about the release of excess water at any moment. The...
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NSCDC Arrests 7 Illegal Miners In Niger
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State command has arrested seven illegal miners in Kataeregi, Katcha local government area of the state. The state commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye disclosed this while parading the suspects...
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