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Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Several Others in Niger Community
This Day
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August 29, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna Armed bandits yesterday morning killed two members of the local vigilance group and abducted several other villagers in Akere town in the Wushishi Local Government of Niger state. The heavily armed terrorists also took over...
Niger State’s Tayi Community Faces Health Crisis As Only Primary Care Centre Falls Apart
Sahara Reporters
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Tayi community in Chanchaga Local Government Area, Niger State, is facing a severe health crisis as its only Primary Health Care Centre reportedly rots away under poor maintenance. According to civic watchdog, MonITNG, residents say broken beds,...
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Niger-Europe visa row: Sahel nation limits visa access for nationals of 5 European countries
Firstpost
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August 27, 2025
Niger restricts visa issuance for citizens of Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom, escalating tensions with Europe while deepening ties with Russia and other non-Western allies. Niger’s military government has announced...
2027: Niger APC backs forum’s nationwide mobilisation tour for Tinubu
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 26, 2025
The Niger State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aminu Musa Bobi, has declared full support of the party to the State Coordinators Forum in ensuring the success of the planned mobilisation tour of the country for President Bola...
Niger restricts European visa delivery in ‘reciprocal’ move
African Insider
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August 27, 2025
Niamey – Junta-run Niger will restrict where Europeans can obtain a visa for the Sahel country in response to the “difficulties” it says Nigerien citizens face in obtaining visas from European embassies. Since taking power in a coup in 2023,...
Niger: PDP kicks as APC sets up Tinubu’s re-election group
Daily Trust
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August 27, 2025
The Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formed a sensitisation group to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 through a statewide sensitisation tour. The state APC Chairman, Aminu...
Canadian Government's Latest "Avoid All Travel" Warning To This Country Just Got Worse
The Travel
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August 27, 2025
The Canadian government regularly updates its travel advisories. Among its recent updates were surprising "Avoid All Travel" recommendations for parts of Spain. Ourense, Zamora, Salamanca, León, and Cáceres are all currently affected by wildfire...
Niger, Nasarawa Move To Bolster Operations Of Remand Homes
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 26, 2025
News Investigators/ Niger State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says its remand homes have remained instrumental in reforming children and equipping them with skills for self-reliance. Rachel Twaki, Director, Social Welfare...
Niger Senator Sponsors 200 Students for Studies in India, China
Nigerian Eye
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August 26, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has sponsored 200 students to pursue undergraduate degrees in India and China under his International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. The students departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday, August...
Sex For Food: Hunger Fuels Sexual Abuse, Exploitation Of Female IDPs In Niger State
Sahara Reporters
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Gambo* was just 18 years old when bandits’ attack displaced her family in a remote community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Now 22 years old, Gambo who was at the time taking refuge in Kuta IDP camp, alleged that an official of...
Visa-free Africa: Between opportunities and national sovereignty threats
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 29, 2025
There is an ongoing campaign on the need for African countries to open their borders for Africans in order to enhance trade relations and economic development of the continent. KEHINDE OSASONA, in this piece, examines this ambitious move and its...
Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign launched in Accra
Graphic
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August 25, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has started a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, from August 18, 2025. This initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa with the sole objective of promoting a...
NPFL Preview: Bendel Insurance, 3SC clash as Enyimba, Kano Pillars target first wins
Premium Times
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August 30, 2025
After mixed outings in the opening matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), not much separates all of the 20 clubs so far in the standings. They will go again this Saturday, Sunday and Monday in mouthwatering fixtures that pit the...
Sports48 seconds ago NPFL 2025/26 Matchday One: Bayelsa Stun 3SC As Warri Wolves, Wikki Tourists Shine On Return The 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season kicked off with a dramatic weekend of football that delivered upsets, close…
Naija News
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August 25, 2025
Naija News reports that the league opener on Friday, August 22, saw Remo Stars and Rivers United share the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Remo Stars Stadium, Abeokuta. On Sunday, August 24, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) endured a disappointing...
Curb The Scourge Of Kidnapping
Leadership
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August 30, 2025
A Google-accessed analytical report by SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based geopolitical research and strategic consulting firm specialising in market and security intelligence for Nigeria and West Africa, claims that Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 29, 2025
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 29, 2025, Egypt widened an online crackdown with arrests of teen TikTok creators, underscoring a tightening grip on speech. Kenya reported a rise in inflation, highlighting price pressures across East Africa....
Their imperial majesties and pernicious romance of a bygone age
Tribune Online
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August 30, 2025
TODAY it is the fashion to be an Imperial Majesty. Kings across the land are keying in. Among the children of Oodua, there were historically only two, but there was another monarch with a throne set apart by culture and the spirituality of the...
Niger Police Arrest Four Over Truck Theft On Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four individuals for allegedly conspiring to steal a truck along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in Dikko, Suleja. In a statement released to journalists in Minna on Monday, the Police Public Relations...
Travelling Ofankor-Nsawam road ‘hellish’: .contractor assures relief soon .Govt releases $77m for project
Ghanaian Times
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August 19, 2025
Travelling on the Accra-Kumasi highway has become a ‘hellish’ ordeal for road users as the stalling of reconstruction works has led to further deterioration of the Ofankor–Nsawam stretch. The Amasaman–Doboro section in particular has developed...
Travellers, Trucks left stranded in 15-hour traffic jam
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
…On abandoned Ofankor-Nsawam road The Ofankor-Nsawam road, especially the Amasaman-Medie section, was blocked for more than 15 hours, from Thursday evening, until late Friday, leaving thousands of commuters, long-distance travellers and heavy-duty...