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  • 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 ...

  • 8 Killed In Niger State As Gunmen Sack Senator David Umaru’s Community

     Barely one week after armed bandits abducted two expatriates and six others working for former Senator David Umaru, armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked Umaru’s community, Kaure, Kwaki Ward in Shiroro Local Government Area.The bandits killed eight other villagers in the attack, which occurred in the early hours of yesterday.Over 100 m ...

  • Not Again! Ghana President, Akufo-Addo Spotted Sleeping At Niger’s Republic Day Celebration

     It has become a tradition for the Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo to doze off at almost every public event he attends, and he still can’t seem to stop.His latest dozing episode occurred Wednesday during Niger’s Republic Day celebrations.Ibrah One, who was at the event, managed to snap the President taking a quick nap during the program.If Nan ...

  • FG Threatens To Disconnect Togo, Benin, Niger Republic From Electricity Over $16 Million Debt

     The Federal Government has threatened to disconnect the power supply of Niger Republic and Togo if they are not forthcoming in their outstanding $16 million debts.The threat was made by the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman Mohammed, who explained that prior to his emergence as the MD of TCN, Benin and Togo owed ...

  • Police Arrest Farmer, Mohammed Isa For Killing His Neighbour, Umaru Abubakar With A Dane Gun In Niger

     The Police in Niger have arrested one Mohammed Isa of Dogon Ruwa village of Bosso Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly shooting and killing his neighbour, Umaru Abubakar, 30, with a dane gun.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Adamu, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Saturday.Mr Adamu said that on D ...

  • Just In: Nigerian Lawmaker Representing Niger State Constituency, Ja'afaru Illiyasu, Is Dead

     A member of the House of Representatives, Ja’afaru Illiyasu, is dead.The first term lawmaker who represents Magama/Rijau federal constituency of Niger State passed away on Monday morning.Associates of the late lawmaker confirmed his death to Premium  Times via telephone.According to a source who doesn’t want to be mentioned, the lawmaker ...

  • 56-Years Old Man Re- Arrested By NDLEA After Being Released From Jail In Niger

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested one suspect with 1,072 kg of substances suspected to be marijuana in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.The NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke, made this known in Minna on Saturday.Egwunwoke said the 56-year-old suspect is from Bangi village in ...

  • Video: Fuel Seen Smuggled In Sacks From Niger Republic Into Nigeria Through Katsina

     The Nigerian government may continue to close its porous border till 2020 to curb smuggling and tackle illicit trades between neighboring nations, and there is not stipulated date for the re-opening of the borders.Since the border closure, this illegal business of smuggling petroleum products from Niger Republic into Nigeria from the Katsina Board ...

  • Photos: Checkout The Pathetic State Of Government Girls Science College In Niger State

     Photos shared online have drawn attention to the shocking state of Government Girls Science College, Agaie, in Niger state.The girls' only college is in such a state of ruin that people are wondering how the students are able to cope under such conditions and still be expected to do well academically.The rooms are in such a bad state that stu ...

  • Man, Saidu Mohammed Arrested For Killing His Creditor, Bala Yahaya In Niger State Over Unpaid Debt

     The Niger State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of one Saidu Mohammed of the Gbogan Zugurma village in the Mashegu Local Government Area of the state for alleged murder.The suspect was said to have killed one Bala Yahaya of the same address by slamming him on the ground following a dispute that arose from an altercation over an unp ...

  • Declare Your Assets, PDP Challenges Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello Over $181m Saga

     Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Niger state, has challenged Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to make his assets declaration between 2015 and 2019 public before inviting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the $181million loan reported to be unaccounted for.While welcoming the challenge thrown by Bello to invite the EFCC ...

  • At Least 12 Dead, 9 Injured In Niger Auto Crash

     The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger disclosed that 12 lives were lost in an accident on Friday in Gwacipe village of Gurara Local Government Area of the state.While giving details on the accident in Minna, FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Joel Dagwa, said it involved DAF Trailer with registration number KMW 08 AX and Toyota Hiace with registrat ...

  • Housewife Dies After Using N4,000 Abortion Pills Bought From Her Local Chemist In Niger State

     Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly performing an abortion that led to the death of one Hannatu, 23 of Gauraka Village in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adamu Usman, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.Usman said on November 6 ...

  • 60yr Old Usman Ibrahim And Three Others Caught Defiling 9yr Old Girl in Niger State

     A 60-year-old man and three others have been arrested by the Niger state police command for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.The incident was said to have happened in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state.The suspects were identified as, Usman Ibrahim, 60; Zakari Aliyu, 25; Mustapha Isah, 17; and Imurana Aliyu, I6.It was reported that ...

  • Boys Are Cheaper Than Women -35yr Old Ahmed Isah Arrested For Sodomizing Underage Boys in Niger State

     A 35-year-old man, Ahmed Isah, has been arrested for engaging in anal sex with under-aged boys in Sarkin-Pawa, #NigerState.Isah was arrested after a man reported to the police that Isah lured his 8-year-old cousin into his room to have intercourse with him through his anus. .The suspect confessed to have been engaging in anal sex with underage boy ...

  • ‘Drive Tanker From 6 Am To 10 Pm In Niger, Go To Jail For 6 Months’ - Niger State Gov.

     Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has signed an Executive Order restricting the movement of heavy-duty vehicles in Niger State from 6 am to 10 pm.According to the order, any person who drives a tanker or other heavy-duty vehicles, abandons or fails to remove the said vehicle within reasonable time and thus obstruct normal flow of t ...

  • Three Teenagers Arrested For Stealing Female Pants In Niger

     Men of the Niger State Police Command have apprehended three people suspected to be stealing pants in the Lapai and Kaffin-Koro areas of the state.The suspects, Mohammed Ali, 24; Ephraim Isaiah, 19 and Abubakar Sadiq, 18, were trailed and arrested by the police operatives attached to Lapai and Kiffin-Koro Divisions while trying to escape.It was le ...

  • Nigeria Custom Seizes Rice,Vehicles With Duty Paid Value Of N145m In Niger

     The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Niger and Kogi Area command, has seized imported rice, vehicles and second hand bale clothing with duty paid value of about N145 million in the third quarter of 2019.The Comptroller in charge of the command, Yusuf Abba- Kassim, announced this while displaying the seized items before newsmen in Minna on Thursday.Mr ...

  • How Criminals Disguised With Hijab Armed With Machete Rob People In Niger

     Criminals have been found out to be in the habit of disguising themselves with hijab to rob people.The Police in Niger have arrested five suspects for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Rafi and Mariga local government areas of the state.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Usman Adamu, disclosed this in Minna on Thursday.Usman sai ...

  • Second Niger Bridge Construction Stopped As Host Communities Demand For "Entitlements"

     Work stopped at the site because communities are demanding projects worth N500 million, while workers are seeking promotion and increase in allowances.The Controller, Federal Ministry of Works in Anambra State, Adeyemo Ajani, has said the second Niger bridge may suffer a serious setback if the government does not intervene urgently in the crisis b ...

  • Man Arrested For Stealing Pregnant Woman's Pant For Rituals In Niger State

     A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a panties belonging to a pregnant lady. The suspect was nabbed, today, inside the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, #Lapai, #NigerState and has since been handed over to security operatives.Reports of people stealing panties from washing lines started emerging early last year and it has lingered ...

  • 2023: 'Denying Igbo Presidency Is A Big Threat To Nigeria’s Unity'– Niger APCs, Hon. Vatsa

     All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has warned that any attempt to deny the Igbo the Presidency in 2023 amounts to a big threat to the peace and corporate existence of Nigeria as a country.Vatsa reminded those who think otherwise about Igbo presidency in 2023 that it is their right to have a shot at the Pr ...

  • Osinbajo Commends Ex-Niger Delta Militant For Changing Focus As He Visits Their Farm

     Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday visited the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) farm centre located in Gaa’te village, Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said in a statement in Abuja, that the Vice President was accompanied by Gov. Abdullahi Sule on the visit.Osinbajo c ...

  • Niger Republic Alerts Federal Government Of $1.7m (N610m) Cash In Maina’s Niamey Home

     The Nigerian government has been alerted by Nigerien authorities over $1.7m cash found in an apartment believed to be owned by arrested former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina.Maina who sneaked into the country from Dubai to avoid getting arrested, is under investigation for alleged mismanagement of over N24billion pens ...

  • Nigeria Will Boil Again – Niger Delta Youths Warn Buhari Govt Over ‘Plan’ To Stop Amnesty

     Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has raised alarm over alleged plot by the Buhari government to stop the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme.IYC president, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, in a statement released on Saturday, warned that Nigeria would boil if the programme is scrapped.He noted that those behind the alleged plan were power players within the corridor of pow ...

  • BREAKING! Festus Keyamo Removed As Minister of Niger Delta Affairs

     Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, has been redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.He is swapping positions with Minister of State of Labour Tayo Alasoadura who moves to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.A statement from the Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federa ...

  • Suspected Oil Thieves Set Agip Pipeline On Fire In Niger Delta

     Unscrupulous people, described as crude oil thieves have set fire on an oil pipeline, belonging to Italian oil giant Agip at Ubeta community in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers.It was reported that the field is operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company, a subsidiary of Italy’s Eni.Ubeta is a border community between Bayelsa and Rivers ...

  • Photo: High Court Building Submerged By Water Overflowing From River Niger In Kogi State

     Justice Ajanah stated that this has became necessary to accelerate the dispensation of justice in the area pending the time the water will recede.The Court premises, which was hitherto located along Okparakpe Road in the town was completely submerged by water overflowing from River Niger in the early hours of Wednesday.The Chief Judge of Kogi Stat ...

  • 22-Yrs-Old Housewife, Harela Arrested For Engaging Her 7-Yr-Old Child To Kill Her Co-Wife's 3-Day-Old Son In Niger

     Police in Niger have arrested a 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, of Shakodna village, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly killing a three-day-old baby boy.The Commissioner of Police in the State, Adamu Usman, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Tuesday. .Usman said that one Uba Saidu of Sh ...

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