Niger
Man dies after alleged marathon sex in Niger
The police in Niger State have confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified man after an alleged marathon sex with a lady at the Paiko Local Government Area lodge in the state. The spokesman of the police, SP Wasi’u Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. Abiodun said the incident is being investigated pending […]
Cholera kills couple, 18 others in Lagos, Niger
…Poor hygiene cause of outbreak, says minister Cholera outbreaks have killed 20 persons in Lagos and Niger states in the past week. In Lagos, a couple died on Sunday at the Isolo General Hospital, after contracting the disease. Mr. Emeto and his wife, Augustina, their daughter and a neighbour were allegedly rushed to the Accident […]
Niger stops salaries as fraudsters forge appointment letters
The Niger State Government has raised the alarm that some suspected fraudsters have forged the appointment letters of the state government and employed officials who are now on the payroll of the government. Arewa PUNCH learnt that the activities of these fraudsters have resulted in the delay of September salaries to genuine appointees. As a […]
JUST IN: Over 150 passengers missing in Niger boat accident
No fewer than 150 passengers are feared missing following a boat accident in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The ill-fated boat, which was carrying over 300 passengers—mostly women and children—capsized during a Maulid celebration journey on Tuesday. The passengers were said to be traveling from Mundi Community to Gbajibo Community for the Maulid […]
Mali, Burkina, Niger to unveil new passports
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali’s military leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, said on Sunday, as the junta-led states look to solidify their alliance after splitting from regional bloc ECOWAS. The three Sahel nations, all under military rule following a string of coups since 2020, joined together last September under […]
Niger lawmaker dies after brief illness
The Niger House of Assembly has announced the death of its member, Mr Joseph Duza (PDP-Munya). The lawmaker’s demise was announced in a statement by Malam Farouq Isah, Head of Media and Public Relations of the assembly in Minna, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Duza was the Chairman of the […]
Bandits Release Video Of Niger Women In Captivity, Demand 130 Motorcycles
The kidnappers of 26 women from Allawa Community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have released a video featuring two of the captives. In the video, the women plead with their families to provide the 130 motorcycles demanded for their release. The 30-second video, shared with our correspondent, shows one of the women […]
FG threatens to withdraw fuel marketers’ licences over hoarding
The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Friday in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states as the Federal Government threatened to withdraw the operating licences of oil marketers involved in PMS hoarding. On Friday, long queues of vehicles were observed at various fuel stations across the Federal Capital Territory, […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
Terrorism: Defence chiefs urge Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso to return to ECOWAS
The Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional body. They said the return of these countries to the regional body was crucial to defeating terrorism and other crimes in the West African sub-region and the entire […]