Two European Women Freed After Year in Niger Captivity
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Two European women kidnapped separately in Niger last year have regained their freedom after more than a year in captivity. Authorities transferred them to Benghazi, eastern Libya. The women, Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher, 76, and Austrian national Claudia Abbt, 69, were abducted in Agadez, northern Niger, in January and April 2025, respectively. […]
Niger: Ibrahim-Mama urges peaceful coexistence
By Julian Osamoto The National Amirah of Fitiyanu Islam of Nigeria and founder of CHAMUS Interfaith Peace Foundation, Ambassador Dr Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim-Mama, has called for calm and peaceful coexistence in Niger State following the deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. Ibrahim-Mama made the call […]
First Niger Bridge to Close for Maintenance in September
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Ministry of Works says sections of the First Niger Bridge will be closed from September 7 to September 21 to allow maintenance work to be carried out. The Acting Federal Controller of Works in Anambra, Timothy Emenike, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Friday. Emenike urged […]
18 Killed in Niger Land Clash
By Zainab Bakare At least 18 people have been killed in a deadly communal clash in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following a long-running land dispute between two communities. The violence reached a tragic peak on Tuesday night when suspected attackers set a two-bedroom house ablaze in Angwan-Baago near Godoro village, trapping and […]