Algeria is rounding up migrants and dumping them across the border with Niger, according to a regional migrant rights group.

The ban, effective immediately, is intended to address rising violence and gang activities within the state capital. The Governor of Niger State, Umar Mohammed Bago, has directed security agencies ...

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has directed security operatives to arrest anyone wearing dreadlocks. Governor Bago issued the directive during a security meeting held in Minna on Tuesday. He ...

In a controversial move aimed at addressing the growing insecurity in Niger State, Governor Umar Bago has ordered security agents to arrest individuals spotted with dreadlocks or wearing weavons ...

The Economic Community of West African States has begun moves to relocate its institutions and agencies from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following the recent withdrawal of the three Sahelian ...

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has challenged the state’s contingent that came first in the recently concluded Niger Delta Sports festival held in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State ...

Niger State Government has suspended movement of commercial motorcycles and tricycles from 6pm to 6am in Minna, the state capital. LEADERSHIP reports that the decision of the governor, Mohammed ...

The Niger State Government has imposed a curfew from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on commercial tricycle and motorcycle riders due to rising insecurity in Minna, the state capital. It was gathered that over ...

The Governor had previously taken a strong stance against individuals wearing dreadlocks within Niger State, instructing security officers to arrest such persons and impose a fine on them.

The Governor of Niger State, Umar Muhammed Bago, has announced a ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Kekenapep) in Minna from 6pm to 6am daily. The governor made ...

The Police Command in Niger has detained a 23-year- old prime suspect, in connection with the killing of one Muhammed Amore.This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states will meet in Ghana on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. The meeting will take place over two ...