Niger state.
Tragedy as LG chairman dies in auto crash
A fatal road mishap has claimed the life of a local government chairman in Niger State. He is Alhaji Danlami Saku, the chairman...
50 people perish in Niger petrol tanker fire, Gov. Bago commiserates with bereaved families
Following a petrol tanker explosion that consumed nearly 50 people in Niger State, Gov. Mohammed Bago has expressed sadness over the loss of...
Niger State mining site tragedy: FG announces insurance policy for miners
President Bola Tinubu expressed his condolences to the Niger State governor and the families of the victims of the recent mining site collapse...
Mine site collapse in Niger State leaves one person dead, 30 others trapped
A mining site collapse in Galkogo village, in Niger State’s Shiroro Local Government Area, has claimed one life and trapped 39 other miners....
NNPCL, Niger Govt sign MoU to develop green economy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Niger State Government have signed a Memoranda of Understanding to develop renewable energy. This is...
The Day in Pictures: Matawalle, Badaru mourns with Families to Pay Last Respects As Military Lays 22 To Rest After Niger Attacks
Some of the officials present to pay their last respects were the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello...
Nigerian Army loses 36 soldiers in Niger State terrorists’ ambush — DHQ
Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, the Director, Media Operations, on Thursday confirmed the deaths of 36 soldiers including the two pilots of the MI 171...
Sunday’s wee-hours attack: Bandits set Catholic priest aflame
For Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi, Catholic priest, he mighty just be preparing for today’s Sunday service when assassins came calling, snuffing him. The...
In 17 days, bandits massacred 220 people in Niger, Gov. Bello reveals
All within 17 days, a total of 220 people comprising 165 civilians, 25 security personnel and 30 local vigilantes have been...
Gruesome details revealed in murder of pastor, 3-year-old son by herdsmen who surrounded their home
Gruesome new details were revealed over the weekend surrounding the killing of Pastor Leviticus Makpa and his 3-year-old son Godsend Makpa, in the...
Again, terrorists on motorbikes strike in Niger State, seize 200 students
Niger State is on the boil again as no fewer than 200 students of Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi council area have...
Niger State boat tragedy: 156 feared dead
Niger State has been devastated by grief as no fewer than 156 passengers including artisanal miners, traders and some Nigerien nationals are feared...
Two months after Kastina students abduction, gunmen again kidnap students, teachers in Niger State
Some gunmen have kidnapped unspecified number of students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State. The gunmen invaded the...
Nasarawa State now under Boko Haram siege, says governor
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has raised an alarm that Boko Haram insurgents have regrouped at the Nasarawa/Benue border after they...
Banditry: Emirs, village heads to be dethroned, says Gov. Bello
In Niger State, any emir or village head caught giving support to bandits will lose his throne. Also if they are found wanting...
Buhari expresses grief over deaths of Ndoma-Egba’s wife, Amaka, Prof. Bida
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with a former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, over the death of his wife, Amaka. He also expressed...
