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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 ...
Man Arrested For Stealing Pregnant Woman's Pant For Rituals In Niger State -
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 ...
2023: 'Denying Igbo Presidency Is A Big Threat To Nigeria’s Unity'– Niger APCs, Hon. Vatsa -
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 ... Osinbajo Commends Ex-Niger Delta Militant For Changing Focus As He Visits Their Farm -
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 ...
Niger Republic Alerts Federal Government Of $1.7m (N610m) Cash In Maina’s Niamey Home -
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 ...
Nigeria Will Boil Again – Niger Delta Youths Warn Buhari Govt Over ‘Plan’ To Stop Amnesty -
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 ... BREAKING! Festus Keyamo Removed As Minister of Niger Delta Affairs -
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 ... Suspected Oil Thieves Set Agip Pipeline On Fire In Niger Delta -
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 ... Photo: High Court Building Submerged By Water Overflowing From River Niger In Kogi State -
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 ...
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 -
A ritual killer has reportedly beheaded a young man and taken out his intestines for ritual purpose in Niger. The Nation reports that a suspected ritual killer, Tunde Tayo has been apprehended by the Niger State Police Command after a shallow grave with a headless body was discovered close to his house.Tunde who lives in Ungwan Roka in Maitumbi, a ...
Ritual Killer, Tunde Tayo Beheads Young Man And Takes Out His Intestines For 'Juju' In Niger -
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Niger State Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Mustapha Aliyu, for throwing his four months old son into river Uti in Borgu local government area of the state.The Niger State NSCDC Commandant, George Edem, who confirmed the arrest, said the corpse of the baby is yet to be found.Edem said Mu ... Man Throws His 4 Months Old Son Into Niger River Because Child’s Mother Rejected Him -
The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary, ahead of the November local government election in Niger state, has turned bloody following the alleged killing of two persons on Saturday night.NAN learnt on Sunday that violence had erupted following the announcement of the result for Shiroro local government area leading to the death of two persons.T ... Niger State LG Election: APC Primary Turns Bloody As Political Clash Claim Two Lives -
A woman has been nabbed after she reportedly sold a kidnapped boy for N300k in Niger state. According to a reprters, a woman, Bose Isaac, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly selling an abducted baby boy for N300,000.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed this development in Minna ... Woman, Bose Isaac Arrested After Selling A Kidnapped Boy For N300k In Niger State -
Adamu Mohammed, 30, and Sumaiya Adamu, 20, who got married in December 2018, have been killed by generator fumes at their Maitunbi residence in Minna, Niger State.The incident occurred on Monday night. Neighbours who did not see them coming out from their apartment on Tuesday, raised concerns and had to break in. It was gathered that the couple ha ... TRAGIC! Generator Fumes Kills Newly Wedded Couple in Niger State (Photos) -
At least 15 people lost their lives yesterday at the popular Dakwa junction in Madalla Niger State, on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja in an accident involving a gas tanker, a Sharon car and several tricycles popularly called Keke Marwa.Witnesses, among them an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) draft ... Sallah Tragedy: At Least 15 Killed In Gas Tanker Accident In Niger State -
Relief materials meant for Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic, were on Tuesday seized by the Nigeriens Douanes (Customs) stationed at Konni border.The six trucks being conveyed to the refugees by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), were heading to the refugees camp at Gidan Runji, Maradi State, when they were impounded.T ... Drama As Niger Republic Seizes Nigerian Govt Relief Materials For Refugees -
Young men in Kontagora, Niger state had their hair forcefully shaved by some men of the state taskforce yesterday August 5th.According to Hausa media platform, Rariya, the men were accused of carrying ''uncomplimentary'' hairdo. The taskforce members used scissors to cut their hair. See photos below ... Young Men In Kontagora, Niger State Had Their Hair Forcefully Shaved By The State Task Force -
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Abdullahi Abubakar, for allegedly sodomising 32 students of an almajiri school in the Kontagora Local Government of the state.The incident was reported to the police on July 22, 2019, by a Kontagora Hisba (Sharia police) Commander, Murtala Abdullahi.We gathered in Minna on Sunday that ... 33-Yr-Old Man, Abdullahi Abubakar Arrested For Sodomising 32 Students Of Almajiri School In Niger State -
Security officials had a hard time curtailing ugly incidents of fan violence after Sunday's Cup final in Kaduna. Ugly scenes greeted the 2019 Federation Cup final at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, where Kano Pillars defeated Niger Tornadoes 4-3 on penalties on Sunday. According to Reporters, security officials had to resort to the use of t ... Kano Pillars Fans On Rampage Again Despite Victory Over Niger Tornadoes In 2019 Federation Cup -
Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has called on South-South and South-Easterners to return home following threats from Coalition of Northern Groups, asking the herdsmen in South-South to also leave the zone.Asari spoke on the heels of the Coalition of Northern Groups and the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and the gruesome killing of ... Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader, Asari Dokubo Orders Herdsmen To Leave Southern Nigeria -
Maryam Abacha American University Of Niger is the first officially approved bilingual University in West Africa. The aim is to promote bilingualism and bring together the different nationalities from Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, etc.Below are photos from the signing out of the final year students of the University.... ... Final Year Students Of Maryam Abacha American University In Niger Republic Sign Out In Style (Photos) -
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered that a 20-year old student, Babangida Husseini, who allegedly impregnated a 16-year old, be remanded in prison.The police charged Husseini with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child and impregnating a student.Magistrate Mariam Kings ordered that the case be adjourned till July 16 f ... 20 Year Old Man Jailed For Impregnating 16 Year Old Student in Niger State -
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday arrested oil thieves along Bakana creeks, Port Harcourt in Rivers state. ... PHOTOS: Several Oil Thieves Arrested Along Niger Delta Bakana Creeks -
A member of a suspected gang of kidnappers in the Kpakungu community in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State has confessed to the abduction of one Halima Ibrahim on May 11, 2019.The suspect, Mohammed, 25, was said to have kidnapped his victim and held her in captivity for over two weeks while demanding N150,000 ransom before her rele ... "We’re Interested In Newly-wed Women" - Niger Kidnapping Suspect Reveals -
A 300 level medical student of the Niger Delta University, NDU, has allegedly died after plunging into Amassoma River in Bayelsa State.According to reports, Uzakah Timi Ebiweni, took the decision to end it all today, after failing his #MBBS exams. It was gathered that out of the 169 students in his class, 50 failed. Timi allegedly started giving h ... #SayNOtoSuicide! 300L Student of Niger Delta University Plunges Into River After Failing Exams -
The Nigeria national women’s football have set a new record for themselves as they went goal crazy on Saturday, walloping their counterparts from Niger Republic 15-0 in their second game at ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup tournament.The sub-regional women football tournament is ongoing in Abidjan with eight West African teams in at ... WAFU Cup: Nigeria’s Super Falcons Mercilessly Beats Niger Republic 15-0 -
The dead body of a child has been dug out by some unknown persons just one day after its burial in Niger State. In what will come across as a really shocking development, a young child's dead body has been dug out of the grave in a community in Niger state. The development has caused serious stir in the community as residents ponder over why ... Photo: Dead Body Of A Child Dug Out By Unknown Persons In Niger State -
On Friday May 4,2019 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, visited Enugu, Anambra and Delta States for TraderMoni, and inspection of the Second Niger Bridge. He also had a Family Chat in Onitsha where he visited the family of Mrs Esther Chika, the best Homegrown School Feeding cook in Anambra State. VP visit the family of Mrs Esther Chika, the best H ... VP, Osinbajo Visits Enugu, Anambra & Delta States For TraderMoni & Inspection Of Second Niger Bridge -
Fatima Yasmin Kure, the first daughter of late Niger state Governor, Engineer Abdulkadir Kure, is dead.It was gathered that she died suddenly in Abuja. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello, has commiserated with the family over the incident.The Governor expressed shock over the demise of Yasmin, a mother of one in Abuja. He asked Alla ... Fatima Yasmin Kure, Daughter Of Ex-Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir Kure Is Dead -
The reigning Queen of Face of Gbaramatu International 2019, Miss Helma Peredesabofa Akinyomi has released her first official photo shoot from oil polluted Niger Delta Creeks.The 19-year-old Queen Helma hit the headlines when she emerged as Face of Gbaramatu International Beauty Pageant on Sunday 31st of March, 2019 in a highly competitive competit ... Miss Helma Peredesabofa Akinyomi Releases Photoshot From Oil Polluted Niger Delta Creeks.
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