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Flood Ravaged Community, 50 Houses Destroyed In Niger

Obinna Unaeze Sep 11, 2020 0

No fewer than 50 houses and properties worth millions of Naira have been submerged and destroyed by flood in Gallah ward of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. SEE ALSO: NEMA Distributes Fertilizers, Farm Inputs To Edo Farmers The…

Ticker

Suspected Rapist of 85-year-old woman Arrested – Police

Aminu Garko Jun 4, 2020 0

The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Peter Ayemoba, of Rafin Sanyi area in Suleja Local Government Area, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his two daughters.The police also announced the arrest of another suspect who…

News

Give us more time to operate or we starve to death – Auto technicians tell Niger govt

Obinna Unaeze May 16, 2020 0

The Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) Niger chapter has appealed to the state government for more window period during the lockdown to enable its members operate.Its Chairman, Mr Ayuba Oluobor, made the appeal…

Metro

Woman stabs mother-in-law to death for instigating divorce in Niger

John Ogunsemore Apr 28, 2020 0

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Sani, for stabbing her mother-in-law to death.The suspect, a resident of Gobirawa village in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state, allegedly stabbed the…

Government

COVID-19: Police in Niger warn Transporters against Night Trips

Aminu Garko Apr 17, 2020 0

The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Police has warned the members of the organised transport sector in the state and beyond against embarking on night trips.SEE ALSO: Lockdown: Emir of llorin Sues for PeaceThe state Commissioner…

News

COVID-19: Lawmakers Did Not Donate Salaries Willingly – Niger Rep

Tony Abu Momoh Apr 15, 2020 0

A member of the House of Representatives from Niger State, Lado Suleja has alleged that lawmakers did not willingly donate their salaries to the government to fight COVID-19.He said the lawmakers were forced by the principal officers to…

Government

COVID-19: Niger Govt. Relaxes Curfew

Aminu Garko Apr 5, 2020 0

The Niger State Government has relaxed the curfew imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus disease in the state.The new curfew takes effect from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. beginning from April 5 as against the earlier…

Metro

Man pushes elder brother’s wife to death

John Ogunsemore Mar 13, 2020 0

For allegedly pushing his elder brother's wife to death, a man, Abdullahi Musa, has been arrested by police in Niger State.The Niger State Police Command nabbed Musa, 37, of Tungan Bata village of Magama Local Government Area of the…

Security

Gov. Bello Commiserates with Victims of Bandits Attack

Rita Iliya Feb 10, 2020 0

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has commiserated with victims of banditry attacks in Gurmana and other communities in Shiroro Local Government Area. SEE ALSO: Killing of aid workers: CAN commiserates with Muslims, Red Cross, families The…

Crime

Tragedy: Gunmen kill 3, injure several others in Niger

David Feb 8, 2020 0

Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three people and injored several others in Grumana Community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.The Herald gathered that the gunmen who attacked the Grumana Community went away with 300…

Government

Minimum Wage: Organised Labour in Niger to Begin Strike Today

Obinna Unaeze Feb 4, 2020 0

Organised labour in Niger state on Monday, directed workers to embark on an indefinite strike from February 4, over non-implementation of the new national minimum wage and other entitlements.The directive was contained in a…

Economy

FG to Allocate First Phase of National Housing Project in 2020

Perpetua Onuegbu Jan 29, 2020 0

The Federal Government says it will commence the allocation of the first phase of the National Housing Project (NHP) in 2020.The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola made this known at the 2-day inspection…

Government

Buhari Orders Air Force to Shell Bandits in Niger State

Ismaila Chafe Jan 26, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the repeated attacks by bandits on communities in Niger state and its environs, directing the Nigerian Air Force to deploy its fighter aircraft in checking the menace.The president gave…

Community

Nets Distribution: 6.7million Persons Benefited in Niger State

Rita Iliya Nov 26, 2019 0

No fewer than 6.7 million residents across the 25 local government areas of Niger state benefited from the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal (LLIN) nets replacement campaign in the state.Mr Christopher Dangana,…

Crime

Bandits In Trouble As Army Launches Operation ‘Cat Race’ In Niger

David Oct 31, 2019 0

Bandits are now in trouble as Nigerian Army, on Thursday, launched “Exercise Ayem Akpatuma II” (Exercise Rat Race) in Niger State.Army explained that was part of its efforts to contain perennial insecurity caused by bandits, cattle…

Crime

Police arrest five for kidnapping, armed robbery in Niger

David Oct 24, 2019 0

Fine suspects have been arrested by the Niger state police for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Rafi and Mariga local government areas of the state.The commissioner of police in the state, Alhaji Usman Adamu, told the News Agency…

News

Shehu Sani reacts to abduction of assistant commissioner of police, Musa Rabo

David Oct 21, 2019 0

Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna state lawmaker in the eighth national assembly on Monday, October 19, reacted to the abduction of an assistant commissioner of police, Musa Rabo.The Herald earlier reported that the police had rescued Rabo,…

Education

Niger state: NECO witholds results over N470m debt

Adefemola Akintade Sep 17, 2019 0

The Examination board, National Examination Council, NECO, has withheld the results of students in Niger state due to debts accruing to N470 million.The Niger state government has always been responsible for the payment of examination…

Community

Breaking: Bandits overrun Niger village, sends resident fleeing

Alexander Ore Sep 10, 2019 0

Armed bandits numbering about 200 have ransacked a village in Niger state sending the villagers fleeing. This was confirmed by The Niger state Emergency Management Agency. The incident took place in Kokoki village in Shiroro Local…

Metro

Niger Police Command Arrest Soldier for allegedly Stabbing A Man To Death

Aminu Mohammed Sep 7, 2019 0

The Niger Police Command has arrested a Soldier, Lance Corporal Attahiru Jibril, for allegedly stabbing one Ali Mohammed to death, in Lambatta Market, Gurara Local Government Area of the state.Alh. Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police…

Security

Nigerian Army establishes ‘Super Camp’ in Niger

Aminu Garko Aug 29, 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has established a “Super Camp” in Kotonkoro in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger to tackle kidnapping, cattle rustling and banditry in the area.Brig.-Gen. Gideon Ajetonmobi, Commander, 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna,…

Crime

Court remands drunk teenager for stabbing two men

Amen Gajira Aug 27, 2019 0

A Minna Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday has ordered that a teenager, Musa Mohammed, who allegedly got drunk and stabbed two members of a vigilance group, be remanded in prison custody.The police charged Mohammed with two counts of…

News

Newlywed couple dies from generator fumes suffocation

Ademola Ademiluyi Aug 22, 2019 0

Fumes from a generator set have reportedly killed a recently married couple in Niger State, following their decision to put on the generator in the night.Adamu Mohammed and Sumaiya Adamu, who were aged 30 and 20 respectively, tied the…

Health

Polio victims seek funds to fight disease in Niger

Mercy Osajuigo Aug 14, 2019 0

Victims of Polio in Niger have called on the state government to fund its association to enable members move into the hinterlands to enlighten the populace on the dangers of rejecting polio vaccination.The victims, in an interview with…

News

Photos: Police officers cut off young boys’ hair using scissors in Niger

Ademola Ademiluyi Aug 6, 2019 0

Some Police officers under the Taskforce unit in Niger State were seen using a pair of scissors to cut off some young men’s hair in the Kontagora area yesterday, August 5, 2019.Reports from Rariva, a Hausa media firm, revealed that the…

News

Islamic teacher jailed 7 years for anal sex with 35 boys in Niger

Amen Gajira Aug 5, 2019 0

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna has sentenced a 33-year-old Islamic teacher, Abubakar Abdullahi, to seven years imprisonment for having anal sex with 35 of his pupils.Abdullahi, a resident of Sabon Gari, Kontagora, was charged with…

News

Customs intercepts truck with 700 bags of foreign rice in Niger

Aminu Ahmed Garko Aug 1, 2019 0

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted a truck with registration number XA2297NAK carrying 700 bags of foreign rice on the Minna-Lambata-Suleja highway.Mr Benjamin Lamba, the Public Relations Officers for the service in…

News

NDLEA nabs 52 suspected drug traffickers in Niger

Aminu Garko Jul 17, 2019 0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested 52 suspected drug traffickers across the state with substances suspected to be cannabis sativa and psychotropic drugs.The Commander of the agency in the…

Metro

Drama in Minna as mob arrests policemen mistaken for kidnappers

Samuel Oduoye Jun 28, 2019 0

Five policemen mistaken for kidnappers almost lost their lives on Thursday after attacked by a mob at the popular Gwari Market in Minna, the Niger State capital.The police officers, who were armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the market…

News

Newborn baby’s body dumped inside shallow drainage in Minna (graphic photo)

Ademola Ademiluyi Jun 27, 2019 0

A newborn’s body had to be exhumed from muddy drainage at the Shango area of Minna, Niger State after being allegedly dumped by one of the students of the state’s College of Education.According to Laiyee Badeggi who took pictures of the…

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