Tag: Niger State
Air strike eliminate terrorist kingpin Yellow Jambros, others in Niger State
NIGER (Sundiata Post) - The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, has eliminated a dreaded terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Yellow Jambros, and scores of...
Insecurity threatening 3 TCN Shiroro lines- GM
SHIRORO (NIGER)- The Shiroro Region of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says three of its transmission lines are under security threat.Malam Maiwada Sarki-Bello,...
Police launch hunt for mother who abandoned her newborn baby in...
NIGER (Sundiata Post) - The Niger State Police Command said its operatives are on the trail of the mother of a newborn who was...
Niger Gov.’s wife visits hospitals, donates cash to patients
MINNA- Hajiya Fatima Bago, wife of Niger Governor, on Thursday visited some hospitals in Minna to sympathise with patients on admission.A statement by Mrs...
Acquire skills to fend for yourselves– Female auto mechanic tells ladies
MINNA- A female auto mechanic apprentice, Miss Joy Makun, has urged ladies to engage in skills development to fend for themselves rather than waiting...
Police inspector jailed two years for stealing, selling AK 47 to...
NIGER- A dismissed inspector of the Niger State Police Command, Yahaya Mohammed, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for theft and sale of...
Police arrest prime suspect of murdered FUT lecturer
MINNA- The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested Joy Afekafe, the prime suspect in the killing of Dr Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer...
Police confirm killing of FUT lecturer in Niger
MINNA- The Police command in Niger has confirmed the killing of Dr Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna...
NAF airstrikes eliminated over 100 terrorists in Niger, Zamfara: DHQ
ABUJA- The Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated more than 100 terrorists in air interdictions carried out on the border between Niger and Zamfara...
Bandits killing people in ‘very insignificant percentage of our land’: Gov...
NIGER- Governor Mohammed Bago while admitting that insecurity is “a reality” in Niger has downplayed the atrocities of bandits in the state, claiming that...
Gov. Bago blames insecurity on climate change
NIGER- Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger has blamed the current insecurity in the country on the effect of climate change.Bago made the statement at...
NSCDC urges religious bodies to pray for security agencies in Niger
MINNA- Mr Elijah Etim, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, has called on religious bodies in the state to continue...
2023 legal year : Bago tasks judiciary on justice, fairness
MINNA- Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has called on the judiciary to remain committed to the principles of justice, fairness and equality.The governor made the...
Suspected bandits kill village head, kidnap scores in Niger
NIGER- Suspected bandits have killed one, Malam Usman Sarki, the Village Head of Zazzaga in Munya Local Government Area of Niger, the News...
Boat capsizes with 22 passengers in Niger-NSEMA
MINNA- A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has...
Military personnel killed in action laid to rest in Abuja
ABUJA- The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of...
Since ECOWAS Threatened War with Niger, There’s Been a Spike in...
ABUJA- In the wake of the reported killing of 26 Nigerian soldiers during an ambush by terrorists in Niger State a few days ago,...
Niger state has more than 5,000 IDPs– Deputy Governor
ABUJA- Niger currently has more than 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the deputy governor, Mr Yakubu Garba, said in Abuja on Thursday.He told the...
IBB @ 82: Gov. Bago describes IBB as a true nationalist
MINNA- Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger has described the former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida as a patriot and nationalist as he turns...
Nigerian Air Force begins probe on helicopter crash
MINNA- A probe has commenced into yesterday's crash of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter travelling to Kaduna from Zungeru in Niger State.The probe,...