Tag: Niger
Updated: Gov. Bello of APC wins with 526,412 votes in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of…
Gov. Bello rallies support for APC in Niger
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has urged the people of the state to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Buhari claims massive victory in Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s presidential elections, has scored 612,371 votes in…
Buhari wins 6 more LGAs in Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in six more Local Government Areas…
REC declares ballot papers for Niger East, North missing
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Friday said that elections for the senatorial positions of Niger East…
Libya repatriates 164 illegal immigrants to Niger
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said that 164 illegal immigrants from Niger had been voluntarily deported from…
Police nab 16 suspects over murder of 8 persons in Niger
The Police Command in Niger said it had arrested 16 suspects for allegedly killing eight people during a land disputes…
17 die in ghastly motor accident in Niger
Seventeen people have been confirmed killed in a road crash in Labele village just after Nasko town in Magama Local…
APC embarks on house-to-house campaign
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger has commenced house-to-house and town hall campaigns to promote the programmes of the…
I have no anointed candidate – Gov. Bello
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger says he has no anointed candidate for the 2019 general elections, while the state opted…
Niger governor explains adoption of direct primaries
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Sunday said the adoption of direct primaries in the state was in line with…
Flood claims 14 lives in Niger
The Director Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Garba Salisu, says 14 persons have so far died due to…
Niger governor seeks help to tackle flood
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has solicited help from the Federal Government to tackle incessant flooding in the state.
Niger detains 159 straying animals
Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA), has detained 159 animals for straying and constituting nuisance in Minna.
INEC registers 198,038 new voters in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger registered 198,038 new voters in the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise between…
Hajj: Niger transports 1,095 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Niger Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said no fewer than 1,095 pilgrims had been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
NDLEA seizes 18kg of cannabis in Niger
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has seized 18kg of hemp and arrested two suspected drug traffickers…
Man allegedly kills wife with a machete
The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Bello Muhe, 25, of Gurechi village of Borgu Local Government Area of…
Niger governor inaugurates N150m cassava processing industry
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Friday inaugurated a cassava processing industry established at the cost of N150 million in…
Many injured while scooping fuel from broken pipeline in Niger
Many people have been injured while attempting to scoop fuel from a broken pipeline at Dagbo-Pogo community in Niger State,…
Niger governor donates N5m to windstorm victims
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, has donated five million naira to the victims of windstorm in a downpour, which occurred…
Cholera: Niger confirms 3 new suspected cases
The Niger Ministry of Health and Hospital Management, on Tuesday confirmed three new suspected cases of cholera at Bida General…
Diarrhoea kills 6 in Niger
he Executive Director, Niger state Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), Dr Yahaya Na’uzo, has confirmed the death of six…
13 men jailed 6 months for illegal mining
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced 13 men to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining.
9 killed in Boko Haram attacks
Authorities on Tuesday said nine people were killed on Monday night in Diffa city in southeast Niger in several attacks…
82,897 PVCs ready for collection in Niger – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 82, 897 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) were ready for collection across the 25…
RAMP earmarks N9 billion on rehabilitation of rural roads in Niger
A total of N9 billion has been earmarked for the rehabilitation of 403 kilometers of rural roads in Niger under…
Niger Police record zero crime during Easter festivities
Mr Dibal Yakadi , the Commissioner of Police in Niger, on Tuesday, said the state command recorded zero crime during…
Niger debunks reports of presence of opposition fighters in Libya
Niger’s Ambassador to Libya, Hussein Melloul, on Tuesday denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory. The ambassador…
Army launches operation `Karamin Goro’ to tackle kidnapping
The 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna has launched a special operation in parts of Kaduna and Niger States to tackle…