Niger Republic

The NIS comptroller in the state, Ajisafe Joshua Olusola, disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Katsina.

The Kano State Fire Service on Tuesday rescued a 21-year-old man, Ukasha Musa, from a high tension mast which supply light to Niger Republic at Gwazaye in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano state.

An Italian Catholic Priest who was working as a Missionary in Niger Republic has been kidnapped, a Vatican news agency reported on Tuesday.

Amaechi said this at the opening of the maiden edition of the International Association of Port and Harbours, Africa Regional Conference, organised by the Nigerian Ports Authority on Monday in Abuja.

Former World champions, the Golden Eaglets, have emerged champions of the U17 Afcon qualifiers in Niger Republic.

The state Controller of Immigration, Joshua Ajisafe, who stated this in Katsina, said 729 irregular migrants were repatriated by the command in the period under review.

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdurrahman Dambazau, made this known when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Thursday in Katsina.

The governor of Gaya city, Samaila Usman, made the appeal when he paid a courtesy visit to Kebbi Deputy Governor, Alhaji Samaila Yombe, in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.

A sport analyst, Tayo Balogun, on Tuesday advised the Golden Eaglets to play cautiously in their match against Niger Republic in the ongoing U-17African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ugbade made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on telephone from Niamey, venue of the ongoing 2018 WAFU Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

The National Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday that it had concluded plans to repatriate 56,000 Borno Internally Displaced Persons from Difa, Niger Republic.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tournament which is expected to run from September 2 to September 15, serves as the qualifying competition for the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Onigbinde told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja that the Flying are in good form presently and are capable of defeating all opponents in Niger Republic.

Maikaba told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos that the team would be improved upon to perform better than they did against Mauritania on Saturday.

The remains of Hindatu Yahaya, a young girl who got married three days before the flood in Jibia town in Katsina, which eventually swept her away, have been recovered in Niger Republic.

The Secretary to the Katsina State Government and Chairman of the State Security Committee, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, said 7,240 demarcation beacon would be erected in the routes for easy identification of the stock routes.

Ferguson Oluigbo, the President of Nigeria Taekwondo Referees Association and leader of the delegation, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.

The President of NTRA, Ferguson Oluigbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that the participants had completed the championships’ registration requirements which ended on June 10.

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation said on Friday, that the match was made possible by the lifting of the suspension.

Aliyu Malik, Comptroller of NIS in the state, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lafia, on Friday.