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…
Bandits on Treetop Kill Policeman, Injure 3 Others in Niger
Bandits have developed a new strategy of attacking their victims in Niger State as a gang of Gunmen attacked and killed a Police Inspector from the top of a tree…
Police Arrests Four Suspected Bandits, Recovers Arms in Niger
Men of the Niger State Police Command have arrested four suspected bandits, and recovered two locally made guns. The suspects were arrested in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger states,…
Three Chinese Expatriates Still in Captivity – Niger Govt
The Niger state government on Tuesday, raised an alarm over the continuous captivity of three Chinese expatriates in a kidnapper’s den. In a statement on Tuesday, the State Commissioner for…
Fuel Tanker Explodes in Niger State, Injures Two
A fuel tanker carrying 40,000 litres of fuel crashed and exploded in Niger State. The incident occurred on Monday evening when the tanker's tyre burst. It loses lost control and…
PDP Suspends Former Governor
PDP Suspends Babangida Aliyu Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu has been suspended from the people’s Democratic Party in Chanchaga Local Government Area. This decision according to a communique…