A suspected kidnapper pushed his luck too far and got caught when he was recognized while visiting a victim’s residence to offer condolences in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state,
Niger State Police Command has apprehended a suspected kidnapper in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.The suspect, Nasiru Isyaka, was arrested after visiting one of his victims at their home,
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of
1 dead, 6 injured in dynamite explosion in Niger
This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to find a solution.
A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday.
Minna – Twenty-five persons have been confirmed dead following another mining explosion in Niger State yesterday. This incident comes barely a week after a tanker carrying fuel exploded along the Dikko-Maje-Minna road.
At least one person was killed on Sunday morning following an explosion in Sabon-Pegi community, Mashegu LGA of Niger state.
The private channel Canal 3 TV and its editor-in-chief, who has been in police custody since 18 January, were suspended by Niger's communication minister on 17 January after broadcasting the show “Baromètre des membres du gouvernement 2024”,
Rice farmers in Niger State participating in the Federal Government's Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, have reported significant increases in
Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday.
Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are due to withdraw officially from the grouping of West African states on 28 January.