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Spanish far right intensifies anti-immigrant assaults under PSOE-Sumar government
World Socialist Web Site
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July 29, 2025
Fascist mob in Torre Pacheco, Spain [Photo: Guillermo Rocafort @GuillermoRocaf1]In Spain, far-right groups are continuing the offensive against immigrants under the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE)-Sumar government. For two consecutive weekends,...
Nigeria News3 minutes ago Boko Haram Can’t Be Defeated Without Cameroon, Chad, Niger – Former Gov Declares The former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has shared some steps for combating insurgency in the country. Speaking during an…
Naija News
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July 29, 2025
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sheriff urged the Federal Government to strengthen regional alliances with neighbouring countries as a critical step towards ending the Boko Haram insurgency. He asserted that...
Pilgrims from Burkina Faso, Niger Hoping to “experience a profound journey of faith, discovery” at Youth Jubilee in Rome
ACI Africa
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July 28, 2025
Ouagadougou, 28 July, 2025 / 11:11 pm (ACI Africa). A group of pilgrims from Burkina Faso and Niger has arrived in Rome with the hope of experiencing a profound journey of faith and discovery during the July 28 – August 3 Jubilee of Youth. In an...
Niger State records over 1,000 rape, gender-based violence cases in seven months
Alexa.ng
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More than 1,000 incidents of rape and gender-based violence (GBV) have been documented in Niger State between January and July 2025, according to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. Mrs Mary Isa, Director of Planning and GBV...
Tinubu Mourns Victims Of Yola Flood, Niger Boat Mishap
Channels TV
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July 28, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the families and communities affected by the recent flood disaster in Yola, Adamawa State, and the boat mishap in Guni village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. In a statement on...
Niger records 1,000 GBV cases in seven months
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 27, 2025
About 1,000 cases of sexual assault and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been recorded in Niger State since January 2025. The Director of Planning and Gender Based Focal Person at the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in Niger...
Tinubu reacts to flood tragedy in Yola, boat mishap in Niger
Daily Post
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July 28, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the occurrence of two separate tragedies that in Adamawa and Niger states. In a statement on Monday, the President extended his condolences to the families affected by the flooding in Yola. He...
Niger Boat Mishap Update: 13 Bodies Recovered, 26 Rescued
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 27, 2025
News Investigators/ The Niger Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), says 13 dead bodies have been recovered while 26 people were rescued from the recent boat mishap in Gini village, Shiroro Local Government Area. This is contained in a statement by...
Development Discourse with Amos Safo: Africa’s “new revolution” must centre on education and emancipation
Business and Financial Times
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July 28, 2025
Captain Ibrahim Traore and his government are redefining a new development paradigm or a new social contract, devoid of western influence to accelerate Burkina Faso’s social and economic transformation. In one of his recent seminal speeches,...
Burkina Faso Leader Champions Education as Africa’s “New Revolution”
News Ghana
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July 28, 2025
Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré has declared education the cornerstone of Africa’s “new revolution,” positioning it as an emancipatory alternative to Western-influenced development models. In speeches highlighted by Ghanaian columnist Amos...
Tinubu sympathises with victims of Adamawa flood, Niger boat mishap
Eagle Online
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July 28, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the recent flood in Yola, Adamawa State, and a boat mishap in Guni village, Niger State. The President, in a statement issued on Monday by his...
Borno Assures Immigration Comptroller Of Continued Support On Border Security
Daily Independent
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July 28, 2025
1 Mohammed Abubakar The Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, has assured the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) of the State Government’s unwavering support in carrying out its statutory responsibilities,...
Tinubu sympathizes with Adamawa flood, Niger boat crash victims
Nigerian Eye
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July 28, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the recent flood in Yola, Adamawa State, and a boat mishap in Guni village, Niger State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on...
Tinubu sympathises with victims of Adamawa flood, Niger boat accident
Punch
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July 28, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and destruction caused by the recent flood in Yola, Adamawa State, and a boat mishap in Guni village, Niger State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on...
Why US suspend visa processing for dia embassy for Niger Republic
GhanaWeb
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July 28, 2025
Di United States Embassy for Niamey, Niger Republic, don suspend all visa processing and issuance until further notice. Tori by Reuters say a one internal memo from Washington on July 25 direct di embassy officials to stop all visa process until...
Niger first lady begins immunisation drive, empowers midwives statewide
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 27, 2025
The wife of Niger State Governor, Fatima Umaru Bago, has unveiled the Sensitisation Campaign on the Measles-Rubella Vaccine as well as launched Midwives’ Scrubs and Kits aimed at improving child and maternal health outcomes across the twenty local...
US halts visa processing at embassy in Niamey, Niger
Africanews
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July 28, 2025
The United States is suspending all routine visa services at its embassy in Niamey, Niger until further notice. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the pause covers all immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, citing "concerns with the...
13 Dead, 26 Rescued In Niger Boat Accident — NSEMA
Information Nigeria
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July 27, 2025
No fewer than 13 passengers have been comfimed dead while 26 others were rescued in a boat accident which occurred at Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Recall that INFORMATION NIGERIA had reported that the the ferry, conveying 39...
13 Dead, Including Women And Children, In Niger State Boat Tragedy, 26 Rescued
Sahara Reporters
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At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and 26 others rescued alive in the tragic boat mishap that occurred on Saturday in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), which made this...
13 bodies recovered, buried after Niger boat accident
Punch
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July 27, 2025
Thirteen bodies have been recovered from the unfortunate boat accident that occurred in Shiroro local government of Niger State on Saturday. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba Arah, confirmed this...