The Niger State local government election on Saturday recorded a low turnout of voters, while violence was witnessed in some parts of the state.As of 8:30 a.m. when our correspondent started observing ...

There was low voter turnout across Niger State on Saturday during the Local Government elections which also witnessed violence in some of the polling units. When New Telegraph Correspondent visited ...

Angry residents of Magama Ward in Nasko Local Government Area, Niger State, have set the office of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) on ...

What if Niger got every country they wanted? Niger builds the largest army in the world and takes on Nigeria, Chad, and ...

The U.S. Department of State releases travel advisories for countries using a four-level risk assessment. The most dangerous countries for U.S. travelers are rated a level four, "do not travel." The ...

The US government on Friday advised its citizens against traveling to Niger, an African country plagued by jihadist violence, citing crime, terrorism, and the risk of kidnapping.

The United States on Friday issued a travel advisory against traveling to Niger, citing crime, unrest, terrorism, health and kidnapping.

In August 2025, Bago ordered the shutdown of Badeggi Radio 90.1 FM, a privately owned station in Minna, accusing it of "anti-peace and treasonable incitement" following the broadcast of three ...

Amagbein, the self-styled General, described the appointment as “necessary and one intended to arrest the growing trend of ...

The Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has called for a radical shift from food security to food sovereignty in ...

American citizen and missionary pilot Kevin Rideout was abducted by armed men in the capital of Niger Tuesday night.