His reaction followed concerns by security experts that military involvement in Niger might impact the ongoing operations against criminal elements acrossthe country.
Nigeria air-force to deploy additional personnel to Niger Delta The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar has disclosed the plan by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to deploy additional personnel to theNiger Delta as part of the
According to the NNPCL, the war against crude oil theft is still raging acrosstheNiger Delta region, specifically highlighting Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta states, the company said that 93 illegal connections were found, and disconnections as
Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three sisters trek acrossthe border on their way to a wedding in Niger, carrying their babies on their backs.
If successful, the coup would represent the eighth in west and central Africa since 2020. In July, the military snatched power in Niger, sending shockwaves acrossthe Sahel. Bongo, 64, succeeded his father Omar as president in 2009.
He said: "I want to assure you that most of the troops that have excelled in the operations acrossthe region, we will redeploy, especially within the Lake Chad waters, to be able to flush out the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists that are within
There are 12 groups with the top two teams of each group automatically qualifying for the tournament. The qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON will kick-off acrossthe continent in June 2022.
According to the World Bank, the projects initiated in Nigeria were meant to tackle poverty and improve Nigerians' lives acrossthe federal and state levels.
To add to this complex mix the wife of General Abdourahman Tiani, the head of the military junta in Niger, is actually a Nigerian from Kangiwa in Kebbi state whilst his Emir, the Emir of Dosso in Niger, owes allegience and pays homage to the
She was also honoured in 1980 and 1981 with the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award in the Order of theNiger respectively. She has since been the only woman on the Naira note with her portrait on the Nigerian currency.
Eventually too, all of the Islamic religious leaders in Nigeracrossthe country were at the airport to welcome us. On our way to the presidential villa, you could see that people were excited and happy to see us.
"I know a lot of projects were done acrossthe ten local government areas, from markets to water projects, to electrification project, to building of classroom blocks."