A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this…
Air Force jet crashes in Niger State
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Niger State. The ill-fated aircraft was said to be heading to Kaduna State when the unfortunate incident happened on Monday. In a statement, Director of Public Relations and Information…
Nigeria confirms 1st anthrax case
The Federal Government has confirmed the first case of anthrax in the country, The Nation has learnt. Anthrax is a severe bacterial disease that affects humans and animals, including wild animals and livestock such as cows, pigs, camels, sheep, goats.…
Worshippers trapped as truck rams into Suleja mosque
A trailer loaded with powdered milk rammed into a mosque at Suleja, Niger State, on Tuesday, leaving at least three persons trapped. The accident occurred around 6am when many people had left the mosque after morning prayers. According to eye…
Soldier kills family of 3 in Niger
A soldier in Niger State on Friday killed three Beninois family members in Babana area of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Suleiman Yarima, who confirmed the incident appealed to the people of…
Police justify Tinubu rally’s disruption in Niger
The Police in Niger State on Tuesday justified the disruption of a rally organised by Project 774, a political group being coordinated by the Deputy Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. The event was meant to rally support…
Irate residents burn Niger Police Divisional office
Aggrieved women and youths in Kafin-koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger State on Tuesday morning razed the Kafin-koro Police Divisional office. The incident took place three days after the parish priest of St Peter and Paul Catholic Church,…
2 killed over land dispute in Niger
No fewer than two persons have been killed as a result of a land dispute between the Kambaris and Fulanis in Salka, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. According to Dangwere Musa, who is a resident of Salka, the…
Bandits break into Niger hospital, abduct doctor, nurses, patients
At least two persons were shot dead while many were abducted when bandits broke into Abdulsalami Abubakar General Hospital, Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, on Monday night. While the identities of those killed had not been ascertained…
Again, bandits hit Niger; kill 4, 8 injured, 15 abducted
Bandits have again rained terror in Niger state during which four people were killed, eight seriously injured and fifteen were abducted. The incident occurred in Fapo village of Lapai local government area of the state early Monday morning. Our Correspondent…
