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Trailer Crushes NSCDC Official, Isah Mohammed To Death In Niger
A trailer driver has allegedly crushed to death an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Isah Mohammed at the Kure Ultra-Modern Market in Minna, Niger State.It was gathered the incident occurred on Friday along the busy Kure market road.It was learnt that the deceased hailed from Edati Local Government Area of the state. -
Niger Delta Elder Statesman, Edwin Clark Endorses Peter Obi
Barely 48 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has followed suit by endorsing Obi as his preferred choice for President in next month’s elections.Clark made his position known on Tuesday during a press briefing, held at his Asokoro res -
Bandits Attack Again Kill 4, Abduct Over 100 Farmers Over Unpaid Tax In Niger State
Bandits have killed no fewer than four farmers and abducted over 100 others including women and children from 14 communities in Mashegu and Rafi local…By Abubakar Akote, MinnaBandits have killed no fewer than four farmers and abducted over 100 others including women and children from 14 communities in Mashegu and Rafi local government areas of N -
Oh My God! 3 People Confirmed Dead As Military Helicopter Crashes In Niger
Three people have been confirmed dead after a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight. The country's defence ministry said the helicopter crashed while landing at an airport in the capital Niamey on Monday, December 26, killing three people on board including an expatriate instructor.T -
Pregnant Woman Gang Rap3d To Death By Bandits In Niger State
A pregnant mother of three has been gang raped to death by terrorists in Dnakundna village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.The incident occurred when the woman ran into the bandits as she fled from an attack on her village.Sources from the community told The Nation that the terrorists had imposed a N2 million levy on the villagers -
Bandits Storm Niger Community, Kill Village Head, Kidnap Three Residents
Minna- Bandits have invaded Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger state, killed the village head of Mulo and abducted three others from the Community.The Village head, Alhaji Usman Garba was said to be gruesomely murdered by the bandits and his corpse was dumped by the roadside and fled with the three others abducted.The state commissioner for In -
Users Will Pay Toll Fare On Second Niger Bridge - FG Declares
The federal government have announced that pedestrians plying the recently opened Second Niger Bridge will pay toll.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Wednesday, December 21, said the road will remain open until January 1 for inward travellers and those on outward journeys from January 2 to 15.The bridge will be shut after J -
IPOB's Sit-at-home Order Has Affected Completion Of Second Niger Bridge – Fashola
Former governor of Lagos state and Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has stated that the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) has led to the delay in the completion of the Second Niger Bridge project. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, December 21, Fashola disclosed that const -
Why I Banned My Ministers From Marrying Extra Wives - Niger Republic President
The president of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum has revealed that he banned all his ministers from marrying extra wives. According to him, the reason is because he wants to tackle poverty and birth control in the country. World Bank stated that the country is one of the poorest countries in West Africa with a GDP per capita of $567.7 and populatio -
HEARTBREAKING: 12 Persons Lost Their Lives As Truck Rams Into Tanker Drivers In Niger
Twelve persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along Agaie-Lapai Road in Niger State.The accident occurred on Saturday, December 17, 2022, when a truck lost control and rammed into some tanker drivers waiting by the roadside due to the dilapidated state of the Agaie-Lapai road. The chairman of Agaie Local Government Area, Ibra -
Second Niger Bridge to be Ppened For 30 Days This Festive Season
The Second Niger Bridge will be opened to traffic for 30 days from December 15, 2022.This was confirmed in an interview with NAN by Jimoh Olawale, federal controller of works in Delta, on Wednesday.According to Olawale, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, ordered the opening of the bridge, which is 95 percent complete, to ease traffi -
How Nigerian Troops Dismantle 81 Illegal Refineries, Arrest 81 Oil Thieves In Niger Delta
Nigerian troops fighting oil thieves in Niger Delta under the code name “Operation Delta Safe’’ have destroyed 81 illegal refining sites and arrested 81 oil thieves in the last two weeks.They also destroyed 254 storage tanks, 173 cooking ovens, 118 dugout pits, and 36 wooden boats found at the sites.Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-G -
Asari Dokubo Makes New Revelation About Oil Theft In Niger Delta
The Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Asari Dokubo has talked about oil theft. He says those who fund oil theft in the Niger Delta are not from the zone. Dokubo-Asari also disclosed that the people from the region who are complicit in the act are being funded, in most cases, by outsiders, adding that they are not up to one -
Magistrate Court Remands Retired Judicial Staff Over Impersonation, Forgery In Niger
The Presiding Magistrate Abdullahi Bawa of Senior Magistrate Court, Paiko, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State has ordered two retired staff of state judiciary to be remanded in correctional facility over alleged impersonation and forgery.The accused persons include Danjuma Bawa, a retired staff of Paiko Magistrate Court as well as Usman -
Police Kill 7 Bandits, Arrest 18 Miscreants In Niger
Mr Ogundele Ayodeji, the Commissioner of police in the statement state, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Thursday. “We received intelligent reports on plan attack by the bandits on Kumbashi village and mobilise our personnel for prompt security action,” he said.He said that Police tactical teams and local vigila -
How Fake Doctor Allegedly Rapes Four Girls In Niger
The Niger state police command has arrested a 24-year-old man parading himself as a medical doctor. Confirming the arrest of the suspect identified as Clement Joseph, Police spokesman Abiodun Wasiu said he reportedly operates an illegal clinic in the Koropka area of the state.Clement was also charged with raping four girls, impregnating one and co -
Police Parade Suspected Kidnapper, Drug Dealer In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Shehu Baidu, suspected of being a member of a kidnapping syndicate terrorizing Gurara, Lapai Local government areas and its environs.The state command, through the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, said the suspect was picked following intelligence.Shehu Baidu, an 18 -
Fake Medical Doctor Who Defrauded, Impregnated Four Lands In Police Net In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has paraded one 24-year-old Clement Joseph of Koropka, Chanchaga, suburb of Minna, the state capital, for allegedly parading himself as a medical doctor and impregnating four females in the state.Joseph was arrested on Saturday, 6th of November, 2022 based on a tip-off to the police.The state Police Public Relations -
Bandits Demand N40m Ransom After Abducting 20 Children In Niger
The bandits, who abducted 20 children from Kusherki in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, are demanding a ransom of N40million for their release.The children, who are said to have been in captivity for over 20 days, are between ages 4 and 10 years.A resident of the community, Auwal Usman, in a telephone interview on Tuesday said the young -
How Military Kills 8 Terrorists Attempting To Attack Niger Cantonment
An attempt by some terrorists to attack the Wawa Military Cantonment in Borgu Local Government of Niger State, Saturday night, was thwarted as the army killed eight of the terrorists.It was gathered that the intended attack, which would have been another setback to the military and bloodshed in the adjourning communities was foiled by the joint ef -
Second Niger Bridge: Igbos Have Forgiven Buhari Over Unfulfilled Promises – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for completing the Second Niger Bridge, saying people of the Southeast have forgiven the President over his inability to fulfill his 2015 electoral promises to the Igbos. The group also urged Buhari’s government to rename the Second Niger Bridge after Dim Chuk -
Suspected NIMC Officials Nabbed In Niger Republic Enrolling Foreigners For NIN
The Nigerian military says two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) officials have been arrested in Niger Republic for allegedly enrolling non-Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN).This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, during the biweekly briefing at the Defenc -
Just In: Second Niger Bridge Completed, Says Fashola
The construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public for use, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed on Wednesday. He stated this at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) scorecard in Abuja. According to him, the only fact -
Gunmen Attack General Hospital, Kill 2, Abduct Doctor, Pharmacist, Others In Niger
Gunmen numbering over hundred in the early hours of yesterday attacked the Abdulsalami Abubakar General Hospital, Gulu, Niger State killing two persons. New Telegraph gathered that the gunmen abducted many people including one of the hospital’s doctor and pharmacist.A medical officer in the hospital, Nda Mohammed who spoke to our correspondent s -
Police Station Set Ablaze As 2 Persons Died Over Land Dispute In Niger State
Two persons were said to have been killed in a land dispute between Kambari and Fulani in Salka in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State.The development led to the burning down of a police station, District Head Palace as well as fewer than 30 Fulani huts.It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday. Eyewitness said trouble started f -
33 Persons, Including Women & Children Drown After Boat Carrying 50 Passengers Capsize In Niger
Not less than 33 persons, including women and children, have reportedly drowned after a boat carrying over 50 passengers capsized on River Kaduna in Niger State.The boat reportedly capsized between Danchitagi village in Lavun Local Government and Gbara, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday night. The incident was confirmed Saturday -
PHOTOS: Moment Peter Obi Stormed Niger, Met Babangida, Abdulsalami
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Sunday stormed Minna, Niger State where he met with former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.The meeting is unconnected with his 2023 presidential ambition. He visited the due alongside his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.Obi posted photos of the meeti -
Niger Police Arrest Operators Of Fake College Of Health Science
The Niger State Police Command has paraded suspected proprietor and director of a fake College of Health Science operating Maikunkele, Bosso Local Government of the state.The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made the disclosure in Minna on Tuesday.According to him, the suspects were arrested two weeks ago based on in -
Mechanic, Chuks Ikenna Commits Suicide After Girlfriend Conceives For Another Man In Niger
An auto mechanic, Chuks Ikenna, committed suicide on Thursday morning at his residence at Dwakoro area in Suleja LGA of Niger State after he discovered that his girlfriend was pregnant for another man.A resident, John Adeleye, said, “Chuks found out his lover had cheated on him and was pregnant. He was devastated by the news. There was confusi -
FRSC Confirm Death Of Six Person, Six Injured In Niger Auto Crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said six people were killed and six others sustained various degrees of injury in an accident in Malam Tanko village along Abuja – Kaduna road of Tafa Local Government Area of Niger.Kumar Tsukwam, the state Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that two comme
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