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NPFL: Ilechukwu Extends Rangers Players’ Holiday, Resumption Date Shifted To January 10
Complete Sports
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January 8, 2025
Rangers International players have been granted an extended Christmas and New Year holiday following a decision by Technical Adviser Fidelis Ilechukwu to shift their resumption date, Completesports.com reports. The players were initially scheduled...
Niger boat accident caused by overloading, night travelling — WABOTAN
Tribune Online
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October 5, 2024
The Waterfront Boat Owners and Transporters Association of Nigeria (WABOTAN) has expressed deep condolences to the families of victims of the tragic boat mishap that occurred on the night of Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in Gbajibo community, Mokwa...
Police arrest armed robbery suspects in Niger State
Daily Post
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January 8, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers, including an ex-convict, thwarting their plans to burgle a provision store in Minna. The suspects—Jibrin Ndako, 19, of Barikin-Sale; Haruna Abubakar, 20, of Angwan-Kamfani;...
Kano-Katsina road project stalls as contractors abandon sites
Punch
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July 21, 2025
Motorists plying the Kano-Gwarzo-Dayi road have continued to express serious concerns over the deplorable state of the road, which has been abandoned by its contractors just a year after the federal government awarded contract for its dualisation....
Who becomes Mahama’s minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture?
Joy FM
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January 7, 2025
After a successful inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as the 6th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, he is expected to make appointments for various positions. For players in the Cultural and Creative Industries, who becomes the Minister of...
Mauritania launches new e-visa system in 2025 to simplify travel process
Nairametrics
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January 6, 2025
Mauritania has officially rolled out its new electronic visa (e-Visa) system, effective from January 5, 2025. The introduction of this digital system replaces the need for sticker visas and on-arrival visa services, simplifying the process for...
Largest piece of Mars on earth fetches millions
The Warnambool Standard
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July 17, 2025
The 25kg rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter in November 2023, after having been blown off the surface of Mars by a massive asteroid strike and travelling 225 million kilometres to earth,...
ECOWAS: X-raying the existential threat of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso exit
PM News
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January 6, 2025
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) There is an emerging reality that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to lose three of its founding members – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, in one fell swoop....
Niger Boat Mishap: 134 persons missing, 16 corpses recovered
Premium Times
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October 3, 2024
About 134 persons have been declared missing, and 16 corpses recovered after a boat capsized at Gbajibo in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The accident reportedly occurred at about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday while the boat sailed from Mundi...
Niger's New Terrorism Database 'Threatens Rights'
All Africa
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September 30, 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized a Nigerien government ordinance allowing for the creation of a database of people suspected of terrorism. The group said the new law undermines fundamental rights by establishing "overbroad criteria" for...
Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
The Guardian
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January 10, 2025
More than 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara, in what is thought to be one of the largest expulsions from the north African country to date. The International Organisation...
Libya expels 613 Nigeriens on a dangerous walk across Sahara desert amid EU’s migration pushback
Firstpost
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January 10, 2025
Over 600 people have been deported from Libya, in what is seen as the biggest mass expulsion from the North African nation to date. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), as many as 613 Nigerian people were forcibly asked...
2024 CHAN: 26 players begin camping in Ikenne-Remo
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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January 4, 2025
Stand-in Head Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has called up captain Nduka Harrison Junior, goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defenders Sadiq Ismail and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielder Saviour Isaac, and forward Sikiru Alimi among a list of 26 players to begin...
CHAN 2024: Ogunmodede Invites 26 Players For Final Camping In Ikenne
Prompt News Online
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January 4, 2025
Stand-in Head Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has called up captain Nduka Harrison Junior, goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defenders Sadiq Ismail and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielder Saviour Isaac, and forward Sikiru Alimi among a list of 26 players to begin...
CHAN: Ogunmodede Invites 26 Players As Eagles Commence Camping In Ikenne-Remo
Channels TV
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January 4, 2025
Stand-in Head Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has called up captain Nduka Harrison Junior, goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defenders Sadiq Ismail and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielder Saviour Isaac, and forward Sikiru Alimi among a list of 26 players to begin...
CHAN 2024: Ogunmodede lists 26 players for final camping in Ikenne
Daily Post
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January 4, 2025
Stand-in Super Eagles head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has invited 26 players for a closed-door camping ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship. All the invited players are to converge at the Remo Stars Sports Institute on Monday, January 6....
Tourist paradise no more? Niger's historic 'gateway to the desert' on the brink of collapse amid flooding
Hindustan Times
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September 27, 2024
Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding. A man walks in the vicinity of a earthen mud mosque in Agadez, in...
PHOTOS: Peter Obi visits IBB, Jonathan in Niger state, Abuja
Nigerian Eye
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January 3, 2025
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, on Thursday paid a visit to Ibrahim Babangida, a former head of state, at his residence in Minna, Niger state. In a post shared on his official X handle on Thursday,...
Police arrest 23 suspects for thuggery, armed robbery in Niger
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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January 3, 2025
The Niger State Police Command said its operatives have arrested 23 suspected thugs and armed robbers in the state. The suspects were arrested with dangerous weapons on January 1, 2025, at about 12.45 a.m., near Fadikpe Junction and Dutsen-Kura...
PHOTOS: Obi visits IBB, Jonathan in Niger state, Abuja
The Cable
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January 2, 2025
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, on Thursday paid a visit to Ibrahim Babangida, a former head of state, at his residence in Minna, Niger state. In a post shared on his official X handle on Thursday,...