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…
Police arrest suspected informant for killing of 2 persons, abduction, others in Niger
Minna – Efforts by Niger State Police Command to rid the state of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminalities have continued to yield the desired results as the command has arrested seven suspects for various offences including those who…
Flood: NSEMA confirms 7 deaths in Niger
Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, has confirmed the death of seven persons in the state’s Magama and Rafi local government areas due to flood. The Director-General NSEMA, Mal Ahmed Ibrahim Inga made this known in Minna and said six…
Niger sounds alarm bell as rains set in
The tragic incident of the 2020 flooding that shook the state and its environs, leaving behind tales of woes, is still fresh in their minds. They have not forgotten the horror, the devastation and the pains occasioned by the flash…
Fake Soldier arrested with N720k in Niger
A fake soldier has been arrested with military camouflage and cash of N720,000, according to police authorities. The suspect, said to have been parading himself as a military officer, was sighted along the Ibeto area of Nasko, Magama Local Government…