Minna

Chaos reigned supreme in Minna the capital of Niger State, when angry Okada Riders burned down a unit office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).According to reports the office was burnt down because of a rumour that an Okada rider…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on eligible voters to vote massively for candidates of  the All Progressives Congress ( APC)  in the February  and March general election.Addressing a mammoth crowd of party supporters at…

The Police Command in Niger says eight persons have died  as a result of a downpour in Rafin-Gora village in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.The Police Commissioner, Alhaji Dibal Yakadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria…

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old security guard, Musa Isah, to three months imprisonment for stealing N500 from an accident victim.Isah was arraigned on a count charge of theft, contrary to Section 287 of…

The Niger State House of Assembly has passed 13 bills since it came on board in June 2015, its Speaker, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, said on Saturday in Minna.Marafa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 10 of the bills had been signed…

Nigerians on social media are yet to get over the report of several dignitaries and their means of transportation amongst other display of wealth and affluence at the Ibrahim Babangida's daughter's wedding yesterday.Recall that report…

Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida on Friday received  a symbolic bride price of N500,000 and 10 cows from Auwal Abdullahi, the businessman who married his daughter, Halima BabangidaAccording to reports, Garba Wushishi, a…

Daughter of a former military leader of the country, Ibrahim Babangida will on Friday, May 12th tie the knot with her man, the Gombe 2019 Governorship aspirant, Alhaji Auwal Lawal Abdullahi in Minna, Niger State.The former military…

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Wednesday in Minna assented to the N116 billion 2017 appropriation bill.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the figure showed an increment of N8 billion from the N108 billion presented by the…

Former Niger state Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, and his erstwhile Chief of Staff, Umar Mohammed Nasko, are set to appear at the High Court in Minna today where they are facing corruption chargesThe duo were ordered to be…

A Minna Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced five randy men to three years imprisonment each after they admitted committing adultery.They were, however, given an option of N150, 000 fine each.The accused–Mohammed Faruk, Johnbosco…

A Minna High Court on Tuesday ordered that former Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, alongside the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 election, Umar Mohammed Nasko, be remanded in Minna medium Prisons pending…

The Niger State Geographic Information System Agency (NGISA) has organised a two-week training programme on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for its staff to improve their capacity for better service delivery.The News…

The Federal Government says it is spending more than N40 billion in ongoing construction of Housing Programmes across the country .Alhaji Mustapha Shahuri, Minister of State Power, Works and Housing, disclosed this shortly after…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, had a two-hour private meeting with former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), at his Hill Top residence in Minna.Atiku arrived Minna Airport at about 12:40pm in…

College of Education (COE), Minna, has continued to exhibit brilliant skills at the ongoing Olumide Oyedeji Intercollegiate Basketball Championships in Lagos, thrashing Lead City University, Ibadan, 119-82 to claim their third consecutive…

A horse rider who participated in the traditional Hawan Daushe of the Minna Emirate has suffered a terrible fate in the hands of his horse.The horse rider was hit and trampled upon by his energetic horse leaving him barely conscious.…

Two persons died on Wednesday when a wall collapsed on a room in Kwamba, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger.A statement issued on Friday in Minna by Alhaji Ahmed Inga, the Director General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency…