NSCDC Parades Six Illegal Miners In Niger

The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded six suspected illegal miners arrested during a midnight operation. Speaking at the Command headquarters in Minna, the State Commandant, Comdt. Suberu...

Nigerian Bar Association Decries Rising Kidnappings, Demands Release Of Member Isyaku Abducted In Niger State

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lamented that insecurity has become a daily reality for citizens, following the abduction of its member, Isyaku M. Danjuma, Esq., in Niger State. “The abduction of our colleague, Isyaku M. Danjuma, Esq., a...

Niger FIDA pledges support for NAPTIP against human trafficking, child labour

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, in Niger State has pledged to support the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in combating human trafficking and child labour in the state. The state...

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Food, drinking water, medical care, and psychosocial support for a group of 220 juvenile prisoners

Friday, 3 October 2025 SDB Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – Supporting the most vulnerable juvenile prisoners on their path to social rehabilitation and reducing the risk of recidivism after serving their sentences – this is the goal of the...

Niger State Signs MOU with Benin Republic to Boost Cotton, Maize, Soybean Production

Niger State, Nigeria, has signed a landmark multi-billion-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to revolutionize agricultural production, focusing on cotton, maize, and soybeans. The agreement, formalized in Cotonou...

CURBING ECONOMIC SABOTAGE: NSCDC Intercepts Truck With Telecom Mast, Seven Illegal Miners In Niger State

Nigerian and Civil Defence Corps, Niger State command has intercepted a truck loaded with telecommunication mast worth millions of naira and a vehicle conveying mining products. The State Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye disclosed this while...

Killed for Christ: Thousands of Christians put to death and Churches burned in Nigeria as silent genocide goes ignored by international community

Views: 236 Views: 231 Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025. 1:31 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: For most, it’s hard to imagine a world in 2025 in which tens of thousands of people, if not much more, are being put to death and massacred, simply...

Network of African photojournalists launched in Morocco

African news agencies on Thursday launched the Network of Photojournalists of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (NPJ-Faapa), the first of its kind. It aims to foster collaboration and capacity-building among the continent’s press...

Minister pledges support to GMA to enhance operations

By Kodjo Adams Accra, Oct. 1, GNA – Mrs Dorcas Affo-Toffey, the Deputy Minister of Transport, has assured Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) of the Ministry’s support to enhance its operation effectively. She underscored the sector’s key role in...

From Moldova to Africa, Russia’s Power Is Waning

On Sept. 28, Moldovan voters overwhelmingly rejected pro-Russian parties and gave President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party a decisive parliamentary majority. The victory, which came despite a massive Russia-financed influence operation to sway...

Police will remain neutral – Niger CP assures political parties

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has assured that the police will perform their responsibilities in accordance with prescribed ethics and professional standards without favoring any particular political party or...

Police Launch Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement in Niger State Amid Controversy

The Niger State Police Command has commenced enforcement of the controversial tinted glass permit policy, requiring motorists to obtain permits for vehicles with tinted windows, as part of a broader security measure. The initiative, which began on...

West Africa has become a dangerous powder keg

As the world’s attention remains focused on Europe and the Indo-Pacific, Islamic extremist organisations are gaining traction and territory along Africa’s “coup belt”. Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, all ruled by pro-Russian military juntas, are...

Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court

On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, declared it was leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes seven months after their official withdrawal from the Economic Community of...

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...

Africa's Atomic Deals Take Shape in Moscow – South Africa Waits in the Wings

World Atomic Week 2025 ended with Africa firmly on the map of nuclear development. Ethiopia signed a roadmap for its first nuclear power station, Niger committed to building two reactors to finally harness its own uranium reserves, and Egypt...

10 African countries with the fewest people who have a bank account

Mobile money is transforming financial inclusion, with Sub-Saharan Africa leading the world as 40% of adults now own a mobile money account. A third of account holders in Sub-Saharan Africa rely solely on mobile money, highlighting both innovation...

Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African countries on U.S. religious freedom blacklist

Nigeria could soon be designated a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) by the United States, a label currently applied to only one other African nation, Eritrea. In its 2025 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom...

Zulum visits Niger community to strengthen trans-border security 

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, undertook a working visit to Diffa Region of the Niger Republic. The visit, which included a high-level security and economic delegation, focused on strengthening existing collaboration...

Zulum meets Niger Republic counterpart over border security

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, on Wednesday, paid a visit to the Diffa Region of Niger Republic to strengthen collaboration in the fight against insurgency along the Nigeria-Niger border. The visit, which included a high-level...