Two More Decomposed Bodies In Niger State Flooding Recovered After Weeks As 700 Residents Still Missing

The bodies were found on Thursday downstream of the Mokwa bridge, weeks after torrential rain submerged buildings and swept away many residents in the area.   Two more decomposed bodies have been recovered in Mokwa, Niger State, following the deadly flood …

IHS Nigeria, UNICEF Partner to Deliver Emergency Support to Flood-Affected Communities in Niger State

Advertisements In response to the devastating floods that struck Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, IHS Nigeria and UNICEF have joined forces to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to affected communities. On May 29, 2025, torrential …

Terrorism: ECOWAS Strikes Security Deal With Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

Share The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reached an understanding with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to collaborate on addressing terrorism and violent extremism in the region. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu …

Niger flood: Two decomposed corpses recovered

More than three weeks after the Mokwa flood wrecked havoc in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, two more corpses have been recovered. The flood, which followed a torrential rainfall on May 29, killed over 200 people and displaced over 3,000 …

NDDC embarks on initiatives to empower women in Niger Delta

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has disclosed that it is taking deliberate initiatives to foster inclusion and progress for women in the region. According to the commission, the importance and impact of empowering women on the socio-economic …

Mokwa Flood Claimed 207 Lives, 700 Still Missing – Niger Gov

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has claimed that 207 residents of Mokwa community died in the recent flooding tragedy, adding that 700 persons were still missing. Recall that the State Emergency Management Agency had disclosed that 163 lost their …

Navy Arrests Three Suspected Pipeline Vandals In Niger-Delta

An anti-crude oil theft team from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos, under the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, has apprehended three suspected pipeline vandals and impounded six crude-laden boats. The suspects were caught during a sting operation …

New President of Burkina Faso-Niger Bishops' Conference Says He Counts on “cooperation, support of fellow Bishops”

Dablo, 19 June, 2025 / 1:36 pm (ACI Africa). Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla in Burkina Faso has expressed hope in the support and cooperation of his colleagues during his mandate as President of the Catholic Bishops’ …

Police nab three electricity cable thieves in Niger

The Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested three suspects over alleged vandalism of electric cables in different locations of the state. This is contained in a statement by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Thursday in Minna. …

Niger Delta Development: EFCC says some NDDC projects funded via recovered loot from commission