A day-old baby girl has been reportedly abandoned by a yet-to-be-known mother in the New Market Area of Minna, the Niger State capital. Residents told City & Crime that the baby was found around 1am on Monday when her cry…
FGGC Bida’s golden jubilee spotlights girl-child education success
In a remarkable display of unity and commitment to girl-child education, over 300 former students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Bida gathered to celebrate their alma mater’s 50th anniversary. The week-long celebration, organised by the Old Girls’ Association,…
Man suffers severe burns after attempt to vandalise transformer cables in Niger
A 22-year-old man, Tasiu Danlami, sustained a severe burn injury while attempting to vandalise Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s (AEDC) transformer cables in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger. The Police Public Relations Officer FPRO, Niger State Police Command SP Wasiu…
Hoodlums stab man to death in Niger phone snatching incident
A group of hoodlums have brutally stabbed a man, identified as Abdulmutalib, to death in Minna, Niger State, after attempting to snatch his phone. Eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Sunday along Old Secretariat Road. Abdulmutalib,…
Tinubu mourns Victims Of Niger Boat Mishap, Orders Probe
President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the Government and people of Niger State over a boat accident which occurred Tuesday night in Mokwa local government area of the state. The boat, which was reportedly carrying about 300 people, primarily…
150 feared dead in Nigeria boat mishapp
No fewer than 150 people are feared dead following a boat mishap in Niger State. The tragedy occurred at the Gbajibo community of the Mokwa Local Government Area around 8:30 p.m. on Monday. The boat, reportedly carrying about 300 passengers,…
Gunmen kill farm manager, abduct 3 in Niger
Suspected hoodlums have killed a farm manager and kidnapped three other individuals during a raid on two farms in Niger State. The manager of one of the farms, located on the outskirts of the Sabon-Wuse community in Tafa Local Government…
Niger Gov blows hot as Hoodlums Burn down RCCG Zonal Headquarters
Hoodlums have burnt down the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Champion Zonal Headquarters along Federal College of Education Road in Kontagora, Niger State. Daily Trust gathered that valuables were looted during the incident which happened this weekend. In a…
#Endbadgovernance: ‘No death during protests in Niger’ — Police
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmaman, has dismissed reports of fatalities during the “End Bad Governance” protests in Suleja town, Niger State. Speaking to journalists in his office, CP Danmaman stated that he had not received any…
Several workers trapped as another mining pit collapses in Niger state
Three persons have died following the collapse of a mining pit in the Adunu community, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba’arah, confirmed the death of three persons…