Gunmen kidnap Permanent Secretary, son; police mount hunt
October 2, 2021 Gunmen on Friday kidnapped Dr Ibrahim Garba, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry of Transport, and his son, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, said in…
Gunmen kidnap Niger Commissioner of Information
August 9. 2021 Mr Mohammed Idris, Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tafa Local Government Area of the…
Police arrest village head, 10 others for alleged banditry
The Police Command in Niger State has arrested the village head of Tungan-Iliya and 10 other persons over alleged banditry in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman…
Presidential Election: Tribunal admits 883 exhibits from Atiku, PDP
The Presidential Election Tribunal on Thursday opened hearing in the petition filed by the  PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory with 883 exhibits from Niger…
French Agency Has Approved $245m For Transmission Projects in Northern Nigeria- TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the Board of French Development Agency (AFD) has approved 245 million dollars for the implementation of transmission projects in northern corridor. Mrs…
Niger Government approves N60million relief package for flood victims
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger, on Thursday approved the release of over N60 million for provision of relief materials for victims of flood in Mokwa Local Government Area of…
Flood claims 14 lives in Niger State says Alhaji Garba
The Director Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Garba Salisu, says 14 persons have so far died due to flooding in different part of the state. In an interview…
Hajj tragedy: Nigerian pilgrim dies in elevator pit, death toll now 7
A pilgrim from Niger State was on Wednesday feared dead in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after mistakenly falling into the pit of an elevator under repair. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Bloody Sallah: 11 die in Niger, 16 injured; 14 cheat death in Ondo
No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux van on Ibeto/Kontagora Road in Kontagora Local Government Area of…
13 men sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for illegal mining in Niger
June 6, 2018 A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced 13 men to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining. The men are Umar Bala, Sani Sadiq, Shaibu…