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Niger Preachers must Submit Sermons for approval – Gov Bago
Daily Trust
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September 14, 2025
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, the governor clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state. “I...
Niger State Government to provide N2 billion Capital for Agriculture State Cooperative Bank launch
Nairametrics
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September 12, 2025
The Niger State Government has announced plans to commit N2 billion as seed capital for the take-off of its State Cooperative Bank for Agriculture. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago disclosed this, according to a statement issued by Bologi Ibrahim,...
Reining in religious impunity, the Niger example
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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September 13, 2025
Penultimate Thursday, the religious space in Niger state was jolted by the order that all preachers must obtain licences before they can propagate their messages. For now, all forms of religious preaching have been banned. The pronouncement could...
Recently Appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Burkina Faso to Extend Diplomatic Role in Niger
ACI Africa
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September 12, 2025
Niamey, 12 September, 2025 / 4:56 pm (ACI Africa). The representative of the Holy Father appointed on August 15 for Burkina Faso is to extend his diplomatic role in the West African nation of Niger. The appointment of Mons. Eric Soviguidi as the...
Niger State Library Overtaken By Weeds, Used As Farmland, Criminal Hideout –Report
Sahara Reporters
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Civic accountability platform, MonITNG, has raised an alarm over the abandonment and decay of the Niger State Library Board Headquarters in Minna, less than two kilometres from the Government House. In a statement on Thursday, the group addressed...
Dangote Advocates Prioritisation of Food Security in Nigeria, Africa
This Day
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September 15, 2025
– AfricaRice seeks investments, public-private partnerships Peter Uzoho President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the...
Niger Gives ICAN N150m For Training School
Leadership
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September 11, 2025
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has announced a seed donation of N150 million for the construction of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) training centre in the state. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony for the...
Dinosaurs to supercrocs: Niger’s bone keepers preserve its ancient fossils
Al Jazeera
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September 12, 2025
Niamey, Niger – In a corner of the sprawling grounds of Niamey’s only museum – a unique, open-air style arrangement in Niger’s capital that doubles as a zoo – imposing fossil replicas of long-extinct animals stand in a corrugated iron stall. On a...
Rights group warns of increasing violence from extremist group in Niger
JURIST
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September 11, 2025
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Wednesday that the armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has demonstrated a concerning increase in militant force against civilians, reporting that since March the group has executed 127...
Niger: Islamist Armed Group Executes Civilians, Burns Homes
Human Rights Watch
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September 10, 2025
(Nairobi) – The Islamist armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has escalated attacks on civilians in Niger since March 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks violated international humanitarian law and are apparent...
Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group
BBC
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September 10, 2025
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger in separate attacks since March, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The rights group says gunmen carried out a series of brutal attacks, including a mass...
Human Rights Watch urges Niger to protect civilians against IS attacks
African Insider
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September 10, 2025
Abidjan – Nigerien authorities must “do more to protect” civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Niger is ruled by a military junta led by General Abdourahamane Tiani, who came to...
Islamists 'summarily execute' nearly 130 people including 70 worshipping during prayers in Niger bloodbath
Daily Mail
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September 10, 2025
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:53 EDT, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 10:57 EDT, 10 September 2025 Islamist insurgents have 'summarily executed' nearly 130 people, including 70 worshippers during prayers, in Niger. Human...
Presidential monologue (73): Tinted glass permit, IGP’s impunity and other matters
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 15, 2025
Mr President, greetings! You will recall that I had addressed the issue of the illegality of the Nigeria Police Force’s tinted-glass permit policy and requested that you call your minions at the Louis Edet House to order. Perhaps, hemmed in from...
Dangote backs improved food security, FCT trade fair
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 15, 2025
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, highlighting the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking at the weekend during a...
Businessman faces court for allegedly trafficking five Niger...
Modern Ghana
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A 30-year-old businessman accused of trafficking five persons from Nigeria to Ghana under the pretext of securing them jobs has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Obasuyi Efosa Bright, charged with five counts of “Prohibition of Trafficking,”...
Iconic Prince Moulay Abdellah key venue for AFCON 2025
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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September 15, 2025
The newly refurbished Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, which can accommodate 68,700 spectators, is situated approximately 9 kilometres from the Central Business District in Rabat, the administrative capital from December 21 this year to January 18,...
Two Ghana ministers killed in helicopter crash
SpaceMart
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Two Ghana ministers killed in helicopter crash by AFP Staff Writers Accra (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper...
On Immigration, Trump Is Just Enforcing the Law
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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September 15, 2025
The millions of illegal aliens resident in the United States got here primarily through two avenues of neglect, exacerbated by a lack of internal immigration enforcement. Here’s how the system works, and what has changed under Trump. Many aliens...
Niger bans preaching, orders preachers to obtain licence
Abuja Inquirer
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September 5, 2025
The Niger State government has banned all forms of religious preaching, directing that anyone who wishes to preach must first obtain a licence from the authorities. Confirming the decision on Thursday, the Director General of the Niger State...