•Protest in Niger The ruling All Progressives Congress yesterday accused the leading opposition parties in the country of orchestrating the demonstrations that took place simultaneously in Kano and Niger states on Monday. But the Peoples Democratic Party denied the allegation, saying the protests were merely a reflection of the hardship in the...
•The protesters today Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, are today, protesting high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. The protesters said the rising cost of food it...
•Photo (L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced today their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the thr...
•Chief Edwin Clark Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to first clean up its oil spills in the Niger Delta region before selling off its onshore facility assets and leaving the country. Clark, who spoke yesterday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation of Ijaw […]
•Boat mishap Passengers were feared dead in a boat mishap along Duga Mashaya in Niger State and Wara in Kebbi State. Bargu Local Government Disaster Officer, Musa Saidu, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview yesterday, reports Channels TV. He said the incident was reported to have occurred at about 11am. The boat was said […]...
•Nigerian oil pipelines Stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta region have thrown their weight behind Gov Douye Diri’s call to include people from the region in pipeline surveillance contracts. The regional group welcomed the call for a review and decentralisation of the crude oil and gas facilities surveillance contracts awarded ...
•Bazoum Ousted Nigerien President Mohammad Bazoum, his wife and son have been released from house arrest. According to a statement by the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar today, Bazoum’s wife and the son were released after months of being held under house arrest. The Nigerien President and members of his family w...
Tragedy struck today Sunday, January 7, in Anambra State when a boat capsized at the River Niger, killing no fewer than five persons, while many others were rescued. The boat, it was gathered, left Kogi through the River Niger heading to Onitsha, Anambra State, reports The Nation. A video made available to our correspondent by […]
•Gunmen At least four people have been killed, while 39 others have been kidnapped by bandits who invaded Kuduru, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The bandits also invaded Garam and Azu, two communities Niger State. Last Saturday, December 23, bandits invaded Garam community, which is five minutes drive from Bw...
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday ordered the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s president who has been held captive since the coup that overthrew him on July 26, and that of his family. The Court “orders the defendant (the military authorities in Niamey, editor’s note) to [&hell...
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