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EasyJet shares new entry requirements for popular UK tourist destination
EasyJet has shared travel advice for anyone heading to the holiday hotspot of Morocco(Image: Julian Hamilton/Sunday Mirror) EasyJet has shared travel advice for anyone heading to the holiday hotspot of Morocco in December 2025 and January 2026....
Weakened Islamic State Eyes Resurgence in Libya
Islamic State’s Libyan network remains degraded but resilient, sustained by integration with transnational smuggling and financial networks in the country’s south and links to instability in Sudan and the Sahel. Political and militia fragmentation...
Sahel: Three Sahel States Join Forces in Northern Mali Offensive
Joint counterterrorism forces from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have carried out a precision operation in northern Mali, killing Boubacar Demougui Ag Almouner, one of the Islamic State in the Sahel’s most prominent field commanders. The...

Moroccan national freed from Niger prison after 19 months of detention without charges
HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENSunday 12 October 2025 - 20:46 A Moroccan citizen identified as Reda was released Friday from Koutoukalé prison in Niger after being acquitted of all charges, according to the Joint Committee for...

Niger Infrastructure Devt: Work Resumes At Project Sites
Laleye Dipo in Minna Following the reduction in the intensity and volume of rainfall and resumption of experts from their annual vacations work has resumed at the sites of most of the ongoing development projects across the state . The Permanent...

Luton's Makosso wins fourth Congo cap during World Cup qualifying loss to Niger
Nakamba also looking to play for Zimbabwe Luton defender Christ Makosso won his fourth cap for Congo as they lost 3-1 to Niger in their CAF World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, who was born in Brazzaville, lined up from the start at...

Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For half a century, Niger's plains fed France's atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground there lit Paris' streets, powered its factories, and gave France the illusion of energy independence. Now, with one decree, Niger's junta has severed...

NPFL: Mohammed Blames Complacency For Niger Tornadoes’ Draw With Kun Khalifat FC
Niger Tornadoes technical adviser Majin Mohammed has attributed his team’s stalemate against Kun Khalifat FC to complacency, reports Completesports.com. The Ikon Allah Boys were forced to a 1-1 draw at home by Kun Khalifat in their matchday seven...

BANDITRY AND ABDICATION OF DUTY IN NIGER
There are moments in history when governments prove themselves not merely negligent but spectacularly absent. Niger North, tragically, is living through such a moment. For three unbroken days, bandits turned Borgu, New Bussa, Ibeto, Salka, Atabo,...

NPFL: Mohammed positive despite Niger Tornadoes’ draw with Kun Khalifat
Niger Tornadoes technical adviser, Majin Mohammed has blamed complacency and fatigue for his team’s 1-1 draw against Kun Khalifat FC. Kahlid Abba’s long range strike gave the Ikon Allah Boys the lead before Akuta Ugochukwu levelled up for Kun...

Kano Pillars Bring Back Babaganaru After Sacking Ogenyi, Yaro
Kano Pillars have named Muhammad Babaganaru as their new acting technical adviser following the suspension of head coach Evans Ogenyi and his assistant, Ahmed Garba Yaro, after a poor run of results in the ongoing 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football...

Attacks in Lake Chad Basin Show Boko Haram on the Rise Again
In August, authorities in Niger claimed to have killed Bakura Doro, the leader of Boko Haram, in a drone strike on his headquarters on an island in Lake Chad. Boko Haram has denied Niger’s claim. The attack on Doro’s headquarters came at a time...

Atiku slams President Tinubu for travelling to Plateau to ''merry'' instead of going to commiserate with victims of insecurity
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Tinubu for visiting Plateau state today Saturday, October 4, to attend the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the National Chairman of...

Bandits abduct children in Kogi, impose levies on Niger communities
Bandits have abducted a woman and her two children in Kogi State and have imposed multi-million-naira levies on farming communities in Niger State as conditions for peace. In Kogi State, bandits invaded the house of one Tokpe Gody at Bareke-Egbe...

Gunmen Ambush, Kidnap Radiographer, Travellers In Niger
1 By Alebiowu kehinde In a brazen attack on Ibbi-Bussa Road, Niger State, armed assailants abducted Basherah Ojedeyi, a recent radiography graduate, along with multiple passengers on Monday, September 29, 2025, according to the Niger State Police...

Meet the Travelers Who Visit the World’s Most Dangerous Places
On the U.S. State Department’s Travel Advisories Map , the cobblestone lanes of Damascus, the gold-domed cathedrals of southern Ukraine and the lively fish markets of Mogadishu, Somalia, all carry the most severe warning: a red Level-4 “Do Not...

2026 World Cup qualifiers: Niger squad announced for Congo and Zambia clashes
2026 World Cup qualifiers: Niger squad announced for Congo and Zambia clashes On October 2, Niger's head coach unveiled a 25-man squad to face Congo Brazzaville and Zambia in rounds nine and ten of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Advertisement...

Kidnappers demand N200m for abducted Niger radiographer
A newly-inducted radiographer, Basherah Ojedeyi, has been abducted by kidnappers while travelling from Sokoto State to Osun State to resume an internship. This is just as the family said the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N200m before she...

Canada Updated Travel Advisory for Citizens
Canada has updated its travel guidelines asking citizens not to travel countries like Russian, North Korea, Ukraine, Mali, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Mali, Haiti, Sudan, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Yemen, Niger, Somalia, South, Sudan,...

Good Vibes and Otter Productions hosts Rebelution and more Oct. 9-10 in Avila Beach
It’s been more than 20 years since a quintet of UCSB students joined forces in Isla Vista to become Rebelution. Throughout 2004 and 2005, they grew their fanbase playing local shows and releasing an independent EP. By 2007, they released Courage...