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  • Igbo Man Showers Praises On President Buhari For The Second Niger Bridge

     A Nigerian man has showered praises on the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for his achievements during his regime.The man praised Buhari for doing plenty wonders in Nigeria, especially for the construction of Niger bridge. He said the way people talked about the president made him not to see the good sides of Buhari. He revealed he didn’t ...

  • VIDEO: Abandoned Baby Rescued By Good Samaritan In Minna, Niger State

     A baby that is not more than some few weeks old has been rescued by a good Samaritan in Minna, Niger state last night. The baby was tied inside a leather bag and dumped at a refuse site before members of the police found her. The police took the baby in their patrol car to the hospital where a good Samaritan had taken over the care of the baby. Th ...

  • Niger State COVID-19 Patients Cry Out Say Govt Give Them Food All The Time Without Drugs

     Coronavirus patients in Niger state have called out the state government over alleged poor treatments meted to them at the isolation center in Minna.According to The Nation, some of the patients who spoke to newsmen revealed that since their arrival at the isolation center, they have not received any single drugs for treatment of the disease.One o ...

  • VIDEO: Fulanis Migrating From Niger Republic Intercepted in Enugu

     Some Fulanis from Niger Republic have been intercepted by Taskforce officials of Enugu South Local Government  Area. The Fulanis were intercepted on Tuesday May 11, along Enugu-Port Harcourt Flyover Garki in Enugu State. While some of the Niger Republic nationals ran into the bushes and markets, those apprehended by the taskforce and members ...

  • Video: Anambra CP, John B.Abang Personally Takes Up Of Borders Lockdown On Niger Bridge

     Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP John B.Abang,fdc has personally taking it upon himself to supervise the enforcement of lockdown order at Head Bridge Onitsha. In the trending video, he was seen turning drivers who are not on essential services back to Asaba in compliance with Government directive on boundary closure.Video report by Mohamme ...

  • Playful Moment of Niger State APC Chairman, Bin Adam With Wife Shortly Before His Death (Video)

     A video of Mallam Sheriff Othman Bin Adam, the Zone C Zonal Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger state, who died on April 29,  has emerged.The man, it will be recalled got married to a new wife on April 18.Recall the zonal chairman died in Kaduna after a brief illness,11 days after his wedding to his late wife's young ...

  • Woman Arrested For Stabbing Mother-In-Law To Death In Niger Over Divorce With Husband

     The Niger State Police Command said it has arrested one Fatima Sani, 37 of Gobirawa village in Mashegu Local Government Area for allegedly stabbing her mother-in-law to death.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, made this known to newsmen in Minna on Monday.Usman said the suspect had a misunderstanding with her husband, San ...

  • Police Arrest Mother & Son While Trying To Sell 4-Year-Old Boy For N300,000 In Niger State

     A mother, her son and an accomplice have been arrested by the police in Niger state, for allegedly attempting to sell a 4-year-old boy for N300, 000.The supects identified as Stella Idris, 46, her son, Miracle, 16, and Ebube Ebuka, 18, were arrested by the police for attempting to sell a 4-year-old boy, Abdulrahaman Bello, in Suleja.This was made ...

  • Niger State Govt Stops And Turns Back Trailer Filled With Lagos Returnees (Photos)

     The Government of Niger State, yesterday, April 15, turned back a trailer filled with over fifty people who were Lagos returnees, ordering them to go back to where they came from.The Niger state Task Force Team for coronavirus intercepted the trailer at Gbaganu junction Bida road Minna coming from Lagos with people going to Kano state. The truck w ...

  • LOBATAN! Councillor Disappears With Bags of Grains Meant For COVID-19 Relief in Niger State

     A councillor in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has allegedly disappeared with 30 bags of palliative grains meant to alleviate the sufferings of the people of his constituency occasioned by COVID-19 lockdown, The Punch reports.The Secretary to the Niger State Government, Ibrahim Matane, who confirmed the incident, said the councill ...

  • 28-Year Old Female Armourer, Fatima Garba Arrested With Her Gang Members In Niger State

     A notorious gang that has been terrorizing residents of Niger state have been arrested by the police.Operatives of the Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) have apprehended a 28-year old female armourer, Fatima Garba, alongside her gang of kidnappers and armed robbers, notorious for allegedly attacking innocent Nigerians around Sokoto, Kebb ...

  • Seven Kidnapped Victims Rescued By Troops Of Nigeria Army In Niger State

     Troops of 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, under Operation Whirl Stroke, on Saturday, rescued seven kidnapped victims after an encounter with bandits at Dogon Gona Forest area of Niger State.The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Enenche said the troops rescued t ...

  • LOCKDOWN: "Obey Restriction Orders, Celebrate In Moderation" -Niger Police Warn Residents

     The Niger State Commissioner of Police has called on religious leaders, worshippers, and residents of the State to continue to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies to observe prayers and celebrate in moderation during the Easter period.Usman made the call in a press statement signed by ASP Wasiu A. Abiodun, the Police Public Relat ...

  • Chadian Troops Led By President Idris Debby Busts Boko Haram Warehouse In Niger (Photos & Video)

     Chadian troops have continued their massive bombardment of Boko Haram enclaves. The major onslaught commenced on Sunday March 29, 2020.Troops have been recording success to the extent that the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, released an audio asking his fleeing fighters to remain at battlefield.On Saturday, soldiers destroyed five bases of Boko Hara ...

  • Anambra Government Closes Niger Bridge In Onitsha To Prevent Coronavirus Spread

     The Anambra State government has announced the closure of the Niger Bridge in Onitsha, to discourage vehicles from queuing up on the bridge. The announcement was made on Sunday evening in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government Prof Solo Chukwulobelu.  Only vehicles transporting food items and medicines will be allowed pas ...

  • Niger Delta Development Commission Ban Visitors To Its Office In 9 State

     The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday suspended visits to its offices in the nine Niger Delta states.The affected states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers.Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the Acting Managing Director, NDDC, disclosed this in a statement by the commission’s Director of Corpo ...

  • Faces Of Notorious Traffickers Who Traffick Ladies From Nigeria To Niger Republic For Prostitution

     Saturday Punch reports that two members of a human trafficking syndicate based in Kano State have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of women from Nigeria to Niger Republic and Libya.The suspects–a commercial driver,  Abudulahi Umaru, and one Abubakar Suleiman, who confessed to have been paid N10,000 on each of t ...

  • Angry Commercial Motorcyclists Burn FRSC Office Over Rumoured Death Of Colleague In Niger

     There was chaos on Friday in Minna, Niger State, when angry commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, burnt down the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps .The okada riders were angry over the death of one of their colleagues allegedly caused by some FRSC officials.It was learnt that the late motorcyclist rode against traffic al ...

  • Just In: Niger Republic Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus Pandemic

     Niger Republic confirms first case of Coronavirus  Pandemic on Friday. the Ministry of Health said in a statement that the patient was a 36-year-old Niger citizen who had recently traveled to Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.The health authority also said that the patient was in good condition and was receiving medical attention. ...

  • Video: Ex-Niger Delta Militants Protest In River State Over Two Months Unpaid Stipends

     Since the militants were given amnesty by the Federal Government, they have been receiving a monthly stipend, and now they claim they haven’t gotten paid in the last two months.Blocking off a major road in the state, they claimed the FG is rehabilitating and paying ex-BH members and have refused to pay them. Watch the video below; [html] Ex- ...

  • 5 Students and Teacher Kidnapped From Tular Academy in Moruba, Niger State

     Gunmen had abducted five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy in Moruba, Mariga local government area of Niger State.The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation.Usman said the incident occu ...

  • FG Approves N30bn For Construction Of Roads To Niger Republic

     The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved about N30 billion for the construction of two roads from Sokoto and Jigawa states up to Nigeria’s borders with Niger Republic.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of close to ...

  • Militancy Must Be Prevented In Niger Delta – Gbajabiamila Reveals

     Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, Federal House of Representatives has stated that the government must do everything within its means to avoid the return of militancy in the Niger Delta region of the country.Gbajabiamila who was represented by Deputy Chief Whip, Nkiruka Onyejeocha made this known at the public hearing of  “the holistic review of ...

  • "Niger Delta People Have No Regard For Their Artistes" – Singer, Solid Star

    Nigerian singer, Joshua Iniyezo, popularly known as Solid Star is of the opinion that Niger Delta indigenes, especially Delta, his home state, do not show support to entertainers like the Igbos and Yorubas support entertainers from their region.The singer who is from the Isoko speaking part of the state stated this via his Twitter handle.He wrote; ...

  • Suspected Bandits Kills A Police Inspector, Ibrahim Mitra In Niger State

     Suspected bandits have brutally killed a police inspector, Ibrahim Mitra at Bangi in Niger state leaving his family members in a state of pain.The sad news was made public by his friend, Mustapha Ibrahim who revealed that the incident happened on Sunday, February 16.The deceased, according to him, was recently deployed to the area. He described la ...

  • HEARTLESS! Mother Dumps Day Old Baby By The Roadside in Niger State (Photos)

     An woman has rescued a day-old baby who was dumped by an unidentified mother on roadside in Minna, Niger state capital.The woman identified as Fatima Adamu who rescued the a day-old baby girl dumped by the roadside along Kuta Road opposite Central Mosque in Minna on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 took her to thee Niger State Child Right Protection Agen ...

  • Police Arrest Four Robbery Suspects In Niger

     The police in Niger State have arrested four suspects in connection with a series of armed robbery attacks in and around the Kantoma area in the Suleja Local Government Area of the state.The arrested are Ahmed Usman, 29; Chinedu Eche, 28; Chibuzor Ogochukwu, 29; and Okechukwu Oke, 30, all from the Bakin-Iku area of Suleja.The spokesman for the com ...

  • Photos Of A Strange Turtle Caught By Construction Company Workers In Niger Delta

     A huge turtle has been caught by men working on a road construction project in the Niger Delta part of Nigeria.This mighty leatherback turtle was captured by workers under the SEEFOR road construction project in Foropa kingdom.The sea animal was nabbed by the workers after their day at work in the kingdom situated in Bayelsa State.The unlucky anim ...

  • Political Critic In Niger State, Abubakar Katcha Jailed For Intentionally Insulting The Governor

     A politician in Niger State has been charged and remanded in prison for purportedly directing ‘intentional insult’ at another resident of the state.Court filings seen by PREMIUM TIMES said Abubakar Katcha was arraigned on December 24 in Minna, the state capital. His associates said he was remanded in the medium security prison in Minna because ...

  • Xmas Turn Bloody: 5 Died 6 Injured In A Ghastly Car Crash In Niger

     The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Niger said on Wednesday that five people were killed in an accident along Bida-Kutigi road of Bida Local Government Area.A similar accident occurred on Tuesday at Bonu village along Lambata-Minna road resulting in the loss of 5 lives and injuring of several others.FRSC Sector Commander, Joel Dagwa, disc ...

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