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Highlights: Niger 0-0 South Africa in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 15, 2025
⏱️95' End of broadcast There's one last change: South Africa moves its last pieces in search of the winning goal. Masiya enters the match to try to balance and create exciting moments in the closing stages. Dolly leaves the field. ↔️ 92' There's...
Niger Govt Confirms Arrest Of Notorious Terror Leader
Naija News
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August 14, 2025
Naija News reports that Abba, whose group had terrorised communities across Niger and Kwara states, was reportedly captured alive in an intelligence-led raid and moved to Abuja for further investigation. Governor Mohammed Bago’s Chief Press...
Niger State Governor Umaru Bago hails President Tinubu over arrest of terror group leader Mahmuda
National Accord Newspaper
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August 13, 2025
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinibu over the arrest of Abubakar Abba, leader of Mahmuda, one of the most feared terror groups in Nigeria by the Department of State Services (...
Where to watch Niger vs. South Africa today: African Nations Championship free stream
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 15, 2025
Niger will look to pick up its first win of the 2025 African Nations Championship when it clashes with South Africa in the Group Stage Matchday 4 on Friday, August 15 (8/15/2025) at 1 p.m. ET. How to watch: Fans in the USA can watch the match live...
Niger State Government moves to settle Badeggi Radio dispute out of court
Alexa.ng
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The Niger State Government has opted for an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing legal battle involving Badeggi FM Radio Station, Minna. At Monday’s hearing before the Niger State High Court, counsel to the defendants, Jacob Johnson Usman (SAN),...
Niger govt, Badeggi radio move toward out-of-court settlement
Prompt News Online
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August 12, 2025
The Niger State Government has moved to settle its dispute with Badeggi FM Radio out of court, weeks after ordering the station’s shutdown. Governor Mohammed Bago had accused the station of public incitement during an All Progressives Congress...
Niger seeks out-of-court settlement with shut radio management
Punch
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August 12, 2025
The Niger State Government has approached the state high court to seek an out-of-court settlement with Badeggi FM Radio over the station’s shutdown. Governor Mohammed Bago had accused Badeggi Radio of public incitement during an All Progressives...
Niger govt seeks out-of-court settlement with Badeggi FM Radio
Premium Times
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August 11, 2025
The Niger State Government has opted for an out-of-court settlement of its rift with Badeggi 90.1 FM Radio Station, a Minna-based private broadcast station illegally shut down last month by Governor Mohammed Bago. The media organisation sued the...
Niger govt chooses out-of-court settlement in Badeggi FM radio dispute
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 11, 2025
Niger State Government has chosen to pursue an out-of-court settlement concerning the ongoing legal dispute involving Badeggi FM Radio station, as announced during a recent hearing at the Minna High Court. During the resumed hearing of case number...
Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions
Human Rights Watch
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August 11, 2025
The military junta in Niger announced on August 7 the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions, undermining workers’ rights to freedom of association and the independence of the judiciary. The dissolution of the justice-sector unions follows...
Niger State Governor Bago Requests Out-of-Court Settlement With Private Radio Station Badeggi
Sahara Reporters
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This development follows the governor’s directive to shut down the station over allegations of public incitement. The Niger State government under Governor Mohammed Bago has informed the Niger State High Court of its intention to settle a legal...
Niger seeks out-of-court settlement with shut-down radio station
Punch
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August 11, 2025
The Niger State Government has approached a Niger State High Court to settle out of court with Badeggi F.M Radio over the shutdown order. The state governor, Mohammed Bago, had accused the radio station of public incitement and ordered the...
Niger Unveils Africa’s Largest Shea Butter Plan
Daily Independent
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August 10, 2025
1 Chinwendu Nnadozie Niger state govt unveils 30,000 metric tons shea butter plant, the largest in Africa Niger state government has over the weekend unveiled the largest shea butter processing facility in Africa, having production capacity of...
African Democratic Congress youth wing warns Tinubu against manipulating INEC leadership
Alexa.ng
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August 20, 2025
…Vows to defeat APC in 2027 The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against attempting to influence the appointment of the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
NHRC: Swift Trials of Arrested Leaders of Ansaru Sect Must Start
This Day
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August 20, 2025
• NUJ, IOM hail security forces, applaud FG for operation expansion to N’west, N’Central •DSS tells court Owo Catholic church attackers had links with foreign terrorist groups •Refutes claim alleged human rights violation suit triggered...
Mass Immunisation Against Measles, Polio, Rubella Diseases Set to Hold in Niger
This Day
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August 13, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna A mass immunisation against Measles, Polio and Rubbela diseases is set to take place across Niger state and will be piloted by the United Nations Children Emergency Fund UNICEF in conjunction with the Ministry of Tertiary...
Niger unveils 30,000 metric-ton shea butter plant
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 10, 2025
The largest shea butter processing facility in Africa, with a production capacity of 30,000 metric tons annually, has been established in Niger State. The processing facility was established by Salid Agriculture Nigeria Limited at Kudu, in Mokwa...
461 cases of rubella disease in 2025 in Nigeria worrisome – Niger govt
Daily Post
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August 13, 2025
The Niger State Commissioner for Primary Health Care, Ibrahim Dangana, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s rubella burden, with 461 reported cases in 2025, accounting for 10.8% of the global total. Dangana made this known during a one-day...
Five Killed, Two Injured In Niger Trailer Accident
Naija News
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August 13, 2025
Naija News understands that the fatal accident occurred on Tuesday morning near the Izom Bridge in Gurara Local Government Area. Witnesses who spoke to Daily Trust confirmed that the trailer, which was loaded with goods and had departed Lagos en...
Their love affair was private, but it landed 2 women in jail in Niger for ‘public indecency’
Erasing 76 Crimes
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August 13, 2025
They spent nearly 3 weeks in jail; then a judge threw out the charges. This is one of two articles about a lesbian affair in Niger: Courthouse in Niamey, the capital of Niger (Photograph by Brian Mac Morrow). After the private love affair of two...