The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has confirmed the rescue of 80 Nigerians trafficked to the Niger Republic. The NAPTIP Commander,...
Police operatives in Niger State have arrested three men over the alleged possession of fake N15.8 million notes. The spokesman of the state police command, Wasiu...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to take action against those behind the “illegal inauguration” of the party’s Local...
Niger, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso are to purchase Nigeria’s utilized power generated by select electricity companies. According to the Chairman of the Executive Board of...
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in an auto crash that occurred in Wuya village of Lemu Local Government Area...
At least 13 persons died in a bandit attack on Beri town in Bobi district of Niger State on Monday. The bandit also attacked a police...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more stability in the Lake Chad Basin areas as that will hold serious implications for countries around the area including...
Armed bandits on Thursday killed the son of the Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Bashar Saidu Namaska, in his father’s farm in Niger State. The deceased was...
Three soldiers were killed in a bandit attack in Niger State on Monday. The state governor, Abubakar Bello, who confirmed the incident to journalists shortly after...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced direct distribution of relief materials to 24,925 households of displaced persons affected by banditry in 14 Local Government...
A new index has ranked 19 Nigerian states below the benchmark for transparency and accountability in the use of public funds and overall governance. The report...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, said on Monday the Boko Haram terrorists had hoisted the group’s flag in Kaure village, Shiroro local government area...
The Niger Police Command says it has arrested one Festus Okeke of Ishau village for having unlawful sexual intercourse with four minors in Paikoro Local Government...
A soldier has been declared missing following an attack at a military formation in Zazzaga community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State by armed...
It was mixed fortunes for Nigerian states, as 18 states out of 36 including federal capital territory recorded negative Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020. This...
At least 20 children were killed in a fire outbreak at a public school in Niamey, Niger Republic, on Tuesday evening. The commander of the country’s...
Gunmen on Sunday night killed a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Tafa Local Government Area in Niger State, Sule Ishaya. The gunmen also abducted...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 70-year-old suspected drug trafficker who allegedly supplied illicit substances to Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in...
The Niger State Government has announced the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in a cluster of poultry farms in the state leading to the loss...
Barely one week after 58 people were killed by insurgents in the Niger Republic, armed men on Sunday night killed at least 40 people in villages...
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger State have intercepted 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that Nigeria may be forced to cut off power supply to the Republics of Niger and Benin over...
The Niger State government has secured the release of 18 bus passengers abducted by bandits in the state. The Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, confirmed the...
Bandits in army uniform have reportedly attacked Gurmana village in Niger State, abducting mostly women and children. A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senator,...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello on Friday gave Nigerians an update on what is being done by his administration and the federal government to ensure the...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday deployed additional police officers to Niger State to ensure the safe return of students and staff of Government...
Barely a day after bandits struck and kidnapped students, teachers and others in a government school at Kagara, unknown gunmen have again invaded communities in Gurmana...
The Federal Government will soon commence the evacuation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Niger Republic, and Chad back home. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in very strong terms the abduction of students and teachers at the Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State, by bandits...
The government of Niger State says only 27 students and 12 teachers of Government Science College, Kagara, may have been abducted by bandits who stormed the...
More than 100 students and some teachers of the Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, Niger State, the former school of Senator Shehu Sani, have been kidnapped...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Sunday the Federal Government has budgeted $1.9billion for the Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail project. The minister, who disclosed...
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to work with neighbouring countries including; Niger, Chad and Cameroon to...
Niger State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of four suspects over an alleged illegal possession of firearms in the state. The state’s Commissioner of...
Armed bandits on Sunday attacked some communities in Munya and Paikoro local government areas of Niger State and killed three persons. The bandits who stormed the...
The Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, on Saturday proposed the same punishment for kidnappers, armed bandits, and their informants in the state. The governor, who...
The Niger State Police Commissioner, Adamu Usman, said on Thursday at least 2,219 police officers were promoted to their next ranks last year. Usman, who disclosed...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday an estimated 10.4 million children in eight countries, including Nigeria, may suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021....
At least 23 persons died on Monday when a truck fully loaded with cows and 45 persons skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush...
Armed bandits on Thursday killed a pastor at Chukuba village, Shiroro local government area of Niger State. The deceased, Pastor Jeremiah Ibrahim, who was a resident...
Workers in Niger State on Saturday threatened to resume the suspended strike over the state government’s decision to pay their salaries on a percentage basis. In...
Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja overthrown in a coup d’etat for attempting to extend his rule beyond two-term has died at age of 82, the government...
The Niger State police command on Friday confirmed the arrest of one Abubakar Maibabo, who allegedly killed his two children with a cutlass at Maidabo village...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday approved the reconstitution of the party’s caretaker committee in Niger State. The PDP...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a dismissed staff of the agency with 254kg of dried weed suspected to be Cannabis Sativa in...
The Niger State police command said on Wednesday four men had been arrested with a human head in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu local government area of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Congress in Niger slated for Saturday has been postponed due to violence. The exercise was suspended after thugs allegedly sponsored...
No fewer than 20 persons have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Adagbi village in Galkogo district in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The...
The Niger State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a suspected armed bandit in Shiroro local government area of the state. The command’s spokesman,...
The Niger State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a foreign national by suspected bandits in Rafi local government area of the state. The...
