Tag: Niger Republic
NEMA distributes relief materials to 272 deportees from Niger
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday in Ibi, Taraba, distributed relief materials to 272 Nigerians deported from Niger…
Boko Haram opens new front in Niger with twin attack
Boko Haram fighters waged twin attacks Sunday in Niger, their latest front in an expanding regional insurgency, claiming at least…
5 die in Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger
Five persons were killed in violent riots in Niger’s capital Saturday over the depiction of the Prophet Mohammed on the…
Wamakko visits Niger Republic for bilateral talks
Governor Aliyu Wammakko of Sokoto State on Thursday arrived in Niamey, Niger Republic, for a two-day official visit. This was…
Niger arrests 17 for Nigeria-linked baby factories
Authorities in Niger have detained 17 people, including wives of senior politicians, suspected of being involved in a baby-trafficking network,…
Abducted Schoolgirls Now In Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic
The remaining 219 Chibok schoolgirls still being held by Boko Haram have been splitted into four groups and some have…
IG’s son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS aircraft, which was returning from maintenance abroad, has crashed in Niger Republic, with two crew…
3 Boko Haram fighters nabbed in Niger
At least three members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram were arrested in Niger Republic on Tuesday after they…
Niger fears Boko Haram menace will spread
“We will not provoke them, but if they attack, they will regret it,” says Niger’s Defence Minister Karidjo Mahamadou (Reuters)…
Thousands rally for Issoufou in Niamey
Thousands of supporters of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou rallied in the capital Niamey on Saturday in a show of force…
Protesters want Niger President to go
Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest corruption and media…
Niger deactivates unregistered phone lines
Niger Republic has followed Nigeria’s lead in demanding the registration of all phone lines. And in pursuance of the new…
Al Qaeda frees 4 French hostages in Niger
Four French hostages kidnapped by al Qaeda’s north African arm three years ago in Niger have been released, President Francois…
Aborted jailbreak by terrorists in Niamey
Inmates in Niamey’s main prison killed two guards Saturday, officials said, a week after twin suicide bombings claimed 20 lives…
Niger Citizens Shelve Protest In Lagos
Citizens of Niger Republic have postponed a planned protest and press conference in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, a spokesperson said on…