On July 26, 2023, Niger was thrown into political turmoil. A coup d'état was announced on state television just hours after members of the presidential guard detained democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. The coup was led by the head of the …
A prominent Niger Delta elder statesman, Dr Wellington Okirika, has praised Senator Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta North) for his firm stance on ensuring the 13 per cent derivation fund is allocated directly to oil-producing host communities. Dr Okirika, the …
The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, has sued the state government to court over what he described as an unlawful attempt to shorten the tenure of elected local government officials. He has filed …
News Investigators/ Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger, has sued the state government over alleged reduction of tenure of local government chairmen and councillors. Mr Yakubu-Ladan, in the suit filed at …
News Investigators/ The Bolowei (Traditional Prime Minister) of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta, Wellington Okirika, has commended Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) for his bold stance on the proper implementation of the 13 per cent derivation fund. Mr Okirika a …
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 31-year-old Ahmadu Jiya of Gbafu for allegedly exhuming his maternal grandmother’s corpse for ritual purposes, alongside four accomplices. According to the command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect …
Ghana receives third place overall after their victory over Niger in the WAFU B U20 Boys Cup match at University of Ghana Stadium on July 23, 2025 in Accra, Ghana. (Photo by Kalani Chai-Andrade/Joy Sports) Ghana clinched third place at the 2025 WAFU-B …
No fewer than 409 people have been infected with cholera across 16 local government areas of Niger State, with the death toll now at 13. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Commissioner for Primary Health Care, Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Dangana, who said the …
A cholera outbreak in six local government areas in Niger State, has reportedly claimed 13 lives and led to the hospitalisation of over 236 other residents. The outbreak, first reported on Sunday in the Shiroro Local Government Area, has since spread to …
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