Tag: Niger State
Gov. Bello of Niger sacks DG SDGs over lack of reforms
By AMINU GARKO
MINNA- Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has approved the immediate termination of the appointment of the Director-General, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Alhaji...
CVR: INEC releases funds to enhance service delivery — Commissioner
By OBINNA UNAEZE
MINNA- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has released funds to enhance service delivery in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR)...
Police arrest alleged serial killer, kidnap kingpin in Niger
By AMINU GARKO
MINNA- The Police command in Niger says it has arrested one Alhaji Bashiru Abdulahi, an alleged serial killer and notorious kidnapper in...
Niger Govt declares 2 days public holidays for civil servants to...
By AMINU GARKO
MINNA- The Niger Government has declared Thursday and Friday as work-free days to enable civil servants who had not obtained their Permanent...
Niger CAN urges Christians to get PVCs to choose leaders
By OBINNA UNAEZE
MINNA- The Niger chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Christians in the state to get their Permanent...
Bandits kill PDP governorship primaries delegates
MINNA - Bandits are said to have killed three delegates for the People Democratic Party’s gubernatorial primaries in Niger State’s Mariga Local Government Area.
Lawrence...
Gunmen killed 3 of my colleagues, took our rifles in Niger...
MINNA - A police officer, Abdulkadir Sulaiman, has narrated how some gunmen killed three policemen and a commercial motorcyclist in Suleja, Niger State.
He said...
My government will accord women adequate recognition –Anyim, says it is...
MINNA - A PDP presidential aspirant, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has assured Nigerian women that they would be adequately recognised if he becomes president...
3 fleeing women deliver babies as terrorists attack Niger communities
By JUSTINA ASISHANA, Minna
Three pregnant women have delivered babies in the bush while fleeing from terrorists who attacked their communities in Magama Local Government...
Niger State To Pay For Information On Terrorists
Following the worsening insecurity in Niger, the state government have announced that it would reward handsomely persons who can provide credible intelligence on the...
Group commends lawmaker for donating to IDPs in Niger
An association of youths in Niger — Concerned Shiroro Youths — has commended Sen. Mohammed Musa (APC-Niger) for distributing relief materials and cash gift...
Panic Over Mass Movement Of Gunmen Into Niger Communities
According to a report by Sun News, there is panic in communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State over the mass movement...
Celebrating man who made an American a Nigerian, By Farooq Kperogi
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada. As is my custom, I’ll devote most of this month to highlight the...
Banditry: Time to apologise to General Danjuma, By Lasisi Olagunju
Some people sold their father’s land to purchase guns; now that war is in their home, they are begging for where to stand on...
Niger PDP challenges Sani Bello on projects
The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Governor Abubakar Sani Bello-led administration to display the projects it has...
Many feared dead as terrorists attack Niger community
Terrorists are said to have attacked Ukuru Village in Bobi District, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State on Wednesday, and killed a yet-to-be-specified...
Brazil returnee excretes cocaine pellets at Enugu airport
A 48-year-old man, Iloduba Augustine, has confessed to have swallowed 58 pellets of cocaine out of which he excreted 48 pellets which were delivered...
Yuletide: Police read the Riot Act in Niger
The Nigerian Police Force, Niger State Command, has urged parents to prevail on their wards to avoid any act of public disturbance during the...
3,125 killed, 2,703 abducted in 11 months, VIPs knock FG
No fewer than 3,125 innocent persons were killed and 2,703 abducted by bandits in northern Nigeria in the last 11 months, a tally by...
Uncertainty over alleged abduction of five travellers in Niger
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Thursday abducted five people along Beji-Manta road in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered...