The kidnap of more than 200 schoolgirls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. The terrorist Group Boko Haram have killed over 20,000 people since they launched their insurgency attack on innocent people in Nigeria. Their aim is to
Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalasmi A. Abubakar (retd.), has enjoined winners of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections to be magnanimous enough to embrace losers, with a view to carrying everybody along, so as to sink the roots of democracy, deeper, in the country. He gave the advice shortly after his accreditation […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Niger State has accused the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP) of not giving a good account of N1.8 billion loan meant for building an extra modern market at Madalla. The absence of such a market has meant an exposure of the market men and women to danger every market days. […]
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has said that “the end of Boko Haram is near.” Issoufou spoke with VOA French to Africa news service Tuesday during a visit to Washington. He said Boko Haram “is not eradicated but was greatly weakened” by an offensive launched by multinational forces late in January. Since then, troops from Nigeria, Niger,
Niger East Senator-elect, David Umaru, has said that he will be in the Senate to ensure a better life for his constituents. Speaking at a press conference in Minna, he said the people deserved a better life as a way to reduce their suffering. Umaru, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who promised to work […]
Last Saturday’s presidential election has continued with its strings of surprising results across the country. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu surprisingly lost his senatorial dream as the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) cleared the elections in the state. Aliyu, chairman of the Northern Governors Forum was one of the PDP governors who had issues
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and his counter parts from Niger and Chad yesterday held a closed door meeting in Abuja over the ongoing fight against the insurgents in the country. Although, details of their discussions were not made public at the time of press yesterday, it is unconnected with […]
