Bandit Kingpin Bello Turji Imposes N50m ‘Farming Tax’ On Zamfara, Niger Communities

Residents of several farming communities across Zamfara and Niger States have been hit with yet another wave of extortion as notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, demanded N50 million before allowing them to begin this year’s farming season. The demand was …

Governor Bago Commends Niger Foods for Large-Scale Farming in Niger State

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago praised Niger Foods for its farming efforts across Niger State on Monday, June 9, 2025. During a visit to one of the company’s farms in Mokwa, the Governor, who is popularly known as the “Farmer Governor,” interacted with …

Will Eno’s defection profit Niger Delta?

    For much of Muhammadu Buhari’s time in office as the President of Nigeria most of the Niger Delta states were in the opposition. Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta, Edo, Cross River, Bayelsa and Abia were all PDP states. Buhari and his team did not do much to …

FAQ : ICRC forced to suspend humanitarian activities in support of communities in Niger

Ensuring that aid gets to those who need it most is our top priority. We have put in place solid surveillance and risk-reduction measures to make sure that aid gets to the communities we work with. Our activities are not intended to support the activities …

Nees’ record under spotlight …as Warriors face Niger test

Warriors ready to take on Niger 

By Sport Reporter After losing 2-0 to Burkina Faso on Friday last week, Zimbabwe senior men’s team will be hoping to redeem themselves on Tuesday in a friendly match against Niger.  Scheduled to be played at Stade Père Jégo stadium, Tuesday’s match will …

PIND Trains 90 Niger Delta Youths As Peace Champions

1 UYO – The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has successfully trained 90 young people in conflict prevention, early warning systems, and community-level peacebuilding. The two-day 2025 Niger Delta Peace Champions Workshop, …

Mokwa Flood: Niger governor donates N1bn to victims

Niger State Governor, Muhammad Umaru Bago has announced a donation of N1 billion to the victims of recent flood disaster in Tiffin-Madza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa local council of the state. The governor who announced the donation during an …

What Happened to Nigeria’s Environmentalists?

On Thursday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu pardoned and bestowed a national honor on environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after his execution. It’s the first time that Nigeria’s government has acknowledged Saro-Wiwa, who was a global symbol of …

Renaming everything after Tinubu

Social listening 13 June 2025 FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s renaming Abuja’s International Conference Centre (ICC) to the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre on June 10, 2025, marks a significant political and symbolic act. It cost the Nigerian …