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40 women, children rescued from Boko Haram captivity in Niger
Daily Post
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July 8, 2025
Security forces in Niger State have rescued 40 women and children who were held captive by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Munya Local Government Area. This was revealed in a post on Tuesday by well-known security analyst, Zagazola Makama, on his...
Niger Police Nab Two Notorious Kidnappers, Armed Robber
Information Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
Operatives of Niger State Police Command have apprehended two notorious kidnappers for allegedly disturbing the peace of residents of Bosso Local Government. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the security agents also nabbed one armed robber in a...
How flood swept away my nine-year-old girl – Heartbroken mother speaks with tears
Prompt News Online
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July 8, 2025
Elizabeth Umoru, a heartbroken mother of three, has recounted the painful moment her nine-year-old daughter, Omonegbo Umoru, was swept away by floodwaters after falling into an open drainage in Minna, Niger State. Speaking to Arewa PUNCH,...
Niger: People with special needs pledge not to sell their farm inputs
Daily Post
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July 5, 2025
People with Special Needs in Niger State have vowed to utilise the farming inputs distributed to them under the Agro Inputs Distribution for Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, to enhance their productivity and improve their economic well...
Months after Jharkhand migrant’s abduction in Niger, friend receives chilling message
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
Last month, Ajay Kumar from Dondlo village in Jharkhand’s Giridih district allegedly received a text message that made his blood run cold. “Hello…I believe you are related to Rajukumar who was abducted in Niger Republic,” the text message said....
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising...
Modern Ghana
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More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Niger Army Reports 10 Soldiers Slain in Terrorist Attack
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
A double assault on Friday by suspected terrorists near Niger’s western frontier with Burkina Faso claimed the lives of 10 soldiers, authorities confirmed, while reporting that 41 of the attackers had been killed. The West African nation, now...
Top 10 African countries with the highest international air ticket charges
Business Insider Africa
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July 7, 2025
Africa’s tourism sector is showing strong recovery and promise, with 66.3 million international tourists visiting the continent in 2024 and generating $38 billion in total receipts, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization...
Prominent Activist Remains Detained in Niger
Human Rights Watch
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July 7, 2025
On July 4, a court in Niger’s capital, Niamey, rejected an appeal filed by prominent human rights activist and government critic Moussa Tiangari. Held in detention since December 2024, the appeal was Tiangari’s third attempt to get the politically...
Igbo Groups Reject Ruga Project In South-East, Warn Anambra Governor Soludo, Political Leaders Against Collecting 'Blood Money'
Sahara Reporters
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Some concerned Igbo groups have vowed to resist citing any RUGA project in any part of Igbo land, saying it is a reverse colonisation and private business and offers no commercial value or benefit to the people of the region. The groups made this...
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Niger APC founding member Shuaibu defects to ADC
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
A chieftain and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger state, Umar Shuaibu, has left the party to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Shuaibu disclosed this in a resignation letter dated July 2, 2025, addressed to...
Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings
Business Hallmark
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July 7, 2025
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 (N275,500) per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a...
9 Boko Haram wives arrested in Niger, IED cache uncovered on Marte–Dikwa Bridge – Official
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the Nigerian Army and other security forces the marching order to decisively confront and defeat terrorists, bandits, insurgents and separatists threatening the peace and unity of the country. This is coming...
Niger Govt moves to curb child malnutrition, trains health workers on SAM
Daily Post
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July 4, 2025
Amid rising cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, among children, the Niger State Ministry for Primary Health Care said concerted efforts are ongoing to improve life-saving services in nutrition stabilization centers in order to reduce...
wEquipu boosts Niger LIRE task team efforts with Google Workspace
ITWeb
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July 7, 2025
Google Workspace will enhance collaboration and efficiency for a task team working on Niger’s LIRE project. wEquipu, a US-based Google partner through Digicloud Africa focusing on Francophone Africa, has implemented Google Workspace to enhance...
Peter Obi explains one-term bid for president in 2027
The Sun Nigeria
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July 7, 2025
Says zoning stabilises Nigerian polity From Idu Jude, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi says that his decision to run for one term of four years in 2027 is to respect the sanctity of zoning, which has been a...
GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Nationwide security vigilance is vital
The Point
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This action serves as a wake-up call for the authorities of The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania, to work collectively to ensure proper security measures are put in place to keep their territories secure and safe. Indeed there is a need for...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
Niger: Fleeing bandits abandon 50 rounds of live anti-aircraft ammunition
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
The police have recovered 50 rounds of live anti- aircraft ammunition abandoned by bandits fleeing from heavy bombardment from the military in Sulupawa village via Rijau to Kumbashi and Kakihum areas of Mariga local government of Niger state. The...