Parents of Abducted St. Mary’s Students Protest as Anxiety Deepens in Niger
• Parents of 315 abducted Niger State St. Mary’s pupils stage protest over alleged government inaction • Over 265 students, teachers still missing despite ongoing rescue operations • Families begin…
Niger State Mandates Sermon Vetting for Preachers to Curb Hate Speech
In a bid to foster religious harmony and prevent messages that could stir up trouble, Niger State Governor Umar Bago has rolled out a policy requiring all religious leaders to…
NSCDC Niger Arrests Car-Snatching Suspect, Recovers Stolen Vehicle
- NSCDC Niger apprehends Ibrahim Sule in connection with a car-snatching incident along Zungeru–Tegina Road. - Stolen vehicle recovered as NSCDC Niger intensifies efforts to track remaining car-snatching suspects. -…
Woman Lynched and Burned by Mob in Niger State Over Alleged Blasphemy
Niger State experienced chaos on Saturday evening after a woman named Amaye, a local food vendor, was reportedly lynched and set on fire by a mob over alleged blasphemy against…
Army Repels Bandit Attack on Base in Niger, Scores of Attackers Killed
Army personnel in Niger State successfully repelled a bandit assault on their base in Babanna, Borgu Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of several attackers. “During the exchange of…
Why Northern Governors Did Not Support Jonathan in 2015 – Gov Aliyu
Why northern PDP govs worked against Jonathan in 2015 - Aliyu Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has revealed the sole reason why northern governors under the Peoples Democratic…
Insecurity: Niger State Government Suspends All Weekly Cattle Markets, Others
In its effort to tackle security challenges in the state, the Niger state government has suspended activities all weekly cattle markets. Governor of the state, Abubakar Bello made the announcement…
Electricity Distribution Company Disconnects Gov’t Offices In Niger Over N1.9bn Debt
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has begun the disconnection of government offices in Niger State over accomulating debt of N1.9 billion. The exercise was said to have been carried…
PDP Upholds Aliyu’s Suspension, Said he Sponsored Opposition Parties in 2019
The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Niger State has said former governor Babangida Aliyu will remain suspended for undermining the Party and also for contributions in former President Goodluck Jonathan losing…
SUBEB suspends Teacher For Defiling 14 Pupils in Niger
Alhaji Usman Galadima, a Grade two teacher of Central Primary School Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state, has been suspended from work by the management of the State…