Tag: Niger Republic
Niger Republic coup: Soldiers announce takeover of power
Since Wednesday, the Presidential Guard had held President Mohamed Bazoum hostage. Seizing the national television, they announced the suspension of…
Tinubu warns coup plotters in Niger Republic
He said the ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger…
How Buhari scored another ‘away goal’ in Niger Republic
African leaders were in Niamey for the African Union Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification, as well as the Extraordinary…
180 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic return home
The NEMA official said the returnees comprised 144 males, 13 females and 23 children, adding that the children included 17…
How to tackle bandits, terrorists in Nigeria, Niger Republic – Governors
Bandits and Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa, ISWAP and other dangerous criminals operate in areas adjoining Nigeria and…
ISWAP shoots 11 farmers dead in Niger
The incident occurred on Tuesday, at around 6 p.m., when 13 loggers, who set out in search of wood, were…
Niger Republic gives Dangote national honour for his health intervention
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote was, on 3 August, conferred with the Commander of the Order of…
Niger Republic confers highest awards on Dangote, Rabiu, Matawalle, three others
The day is set aside to mark the nation's independence from France in 1960 and since 1975 has been recognised…
140 stranded Nigerians back home from Niger Republic
The returnees included 100 male adults, 30 female adults and 10 children (six female and four male), he said.
129 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic
By Ramatu Garba Not less than 129 Nigerians stranded at Agadez, Niger Republic have been repatriated back to the country…
18 killed in Islamist militant attack
Local officials in Niger have blamed a series of massacres of civilians since last year on Islamic State's affiliate in…
100 terrorists killed in offensive by Burkina Faso, Nigerien armies
The operation at the border of the two countries was staged between November 25 and December 9.
Jihadists kill 37 in Niger, gun “down anything moving “
The attack is the fifth in the area in as many months, claiming more than 150 lives
Terrorists kill 15 soldiers in ambush
Fifteen soldiers were killed as a result of an ambush in southwestern Niger on Saturday, the country's defence ministry said.
Jihadists kill all male Christians in two Nigerien towns, women flee
Jihadists in Niger Republic have killed all the male Christians in Fantio and Dolbel, two towns in the Tillabéri region…