Niger state.

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...

Chadian political crisis: FG beefs up security at borders

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...

Collapsed bridges: We are going through  hell, Niger gov. cries out to Pres. Buhari

  Following the of collapse of two bridges on Minna-Bida and Bida-Wushishi-Zugeru roads, Niger State Gov. Abubakar Bello has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his people...

Tough time awaits bandits – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said “harder times” await bandits whose disruptive activities have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from...

Mob lynch VIO for chasing 3 on motorbike onto speeding trailer

In Niger State,  a mob of youths have lynched a Vehicle Inspector Officer (VIO), Ahmed Bello, for allegedly pursuing three men on a...