The Niger State Police Command has taken custody of Umar Mohammed, a 26-year-old man, for allegedly defiling a six-year-old ...

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, said some artisanal miners in communities across the state are in possession of guns and explosives, raising concerns about security risks.He stated this ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Yobe state says its operatives have rescued 21 minors suspected of being trafficked at a checkpoint in the state.

The Federation of Mining Host Communities in Nigeria (FMHC) has called for full probe of the explosion that occurred in Sabon ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...

Esther Adesiyan’s body was recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger State on Monday. The deceased, her husband, Akinropo Adesiyan, their son, Ifeoluwa, and a family member, Dr Adekunle ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially ...

The relationship between the breakaway countries and the ECOWAS hierarchy has become strained in recent years following the ...

The Niger State Government is set to partner with an indigenous firm and a Chinese company on a $100 million water supply project aimed at improving access to clean water in the state.  The proposed ...