Tag: Niger
Niger ‘winning war’ against Boko Haram: Army chief
Niger is “in the process of winning the war” against Boko Haram jihadists who have staged attacks from neighbouring Nigeria…
Niger to transfer 500 Boko Haram prisoners to Nigeria
Niger has agreed to transfer hundreds of prisoners from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram back to their home country…
Boko Haram militants kill four, wound two in Niger attack
Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed four people and injured two others in an attack on a village…
Boko Haram kills 18 in Niger village
* Local imam killed by his nephew in attack, government says * Attackers fire rockets, fire indiscriminately on residents *…
Abubakar Audu died before his time— Tinubu
Kazeem Ugbodaga National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lamented the demise of the…
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CHAN 2016 : Nigeria to play Tunisia, Guinea, Niger in Group C
Nigeria’s Super Eagles (Team B) have been grouped alongside Tunisia, Niger and Guinea in next year’s Orange African Nations Championship…
Niger opposition figure arrested after returning from exile
Niger opposition leader Hama Amadou was arrested when he flew in to the capital on Saturday as security forces blocked…
Niger: 25 dead in Boko Haram raid, clash with army
au Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent…
Niger’s President picked to contest second term
Niger’s ruling party chose President Mahamadou Issoufou on Saturday as its candidate at elections set for next February, when he…
Niger Air Force bombs Boko Haram base, arrests 20 militants
Niger’s Air Force has bombed a Boko Haram base in the country’s southeast and arrested more than 20 militants, security…
US offers Niger surveillance planes as Boko Haram attacks continue
en The United States offered Niger two military surveillance planes Wednesday as attacks by suspected Boko Haram extremists continued in…
Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers
Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in…
Niger imposes state of emergency on region hit by Boko Haram
Niger imposed a state of emergency on the southeastern region of Diffa on Wednesday where at least 40 people have…
Boko Haram suicide attack kills four in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across…
Boko Haram fighters kill two Niger soldiers, wound four in ambush
Boko Haram Islamist fighters killed at least two Niger soldiers and wounded four others in an attack on a village…