Tag: Niger
Boko Haram: 50,000 flee from attacks in Niger
Tens of thousands of people have fled southeastern Niger following deadly attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of…
Niger workers join NLC protest
Alhaji Yahaya Ndako, Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Niger, said the protest against hike in petrol price was…
Meningitis outbreak kills 76 in Niger
An outbreak of meningitis epidemic in Niger has killed 76 people out of a total of 1,049 cases reported, since…
Osinbajo proffers solution to insurgency in West Africa
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has identified continuity in governance and political stability in the West African sub-region as…
Buhari congratulates Issoufou on his reelection
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic on his recent re-election. Buhari extended his best wishes…
EFCC recovers $2.3m armsgate money
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probing the misappropriation and theft of $2.1 billion vote for arms procurement has recovered…
Niger’s presidential election heads for run-off
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou won 48.4 per cent of the votes in Sunday’s elections, the electoral commission said, Reuters news…
Niger starts voting in presidential election
Niger began voting in an election on Sunday in which President Mahamadou Issoufou is running for a second term with…
CHAN: Nigeria crash out
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles were eliminated by Guinea in the ongoing Rwanda 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) as…
CHAN: Glo first to hail Eagles after 4-1 bashing of Niger
Few minutes after Nigeria handed 4-1 defeat to Niger, the country’s biggest corporate supporter of football, Globacom, was first to…
CHAN: Nigeria thrash Niger 4-1
Nigeria beat their neighbours Niger 4-1 in the African championship Chan in Rwanda. Moses Okoro opened the scoring for Nigeria…
Nigeria vs Niger: Three points non negotiable, Eagles assures
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team B have assured that their first match in the ongoing Rwanda 2016 African Nations…
CHAN 2016: Nigeria vs Niger 4pm Monday, As Rwanda beat Ivory Coast
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria will take on their counterparts from Niger Republic in their first match of the ongoing Rwanda 2016…
Niger court rejects bail for presidential hopeful jailed in baby scandal
A Niger court on Monday denied bail to Hama Amadou, a leading opposition figure and contender in next month’s presidential…
Jailed Niger opposition figure to contest election – Court
Niger’s constitutional court on Saturday approved 15 candidates for a presidential vote next month, including key opponent Hama Amadou, who…