Tag: Minna
Why Jonathan visited IBB in Minna
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in his country home in Minna to discuss…
Gunmen storm Minna prison, free 270 inmates
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday attacked Minna Medium Prison, broke into the cells and set 270 inmates…
Thugs attack primary school in Minna
Unidentified thugs have attacked Limawa primary school in Minna capital of Niger state this morning. According to Daily Trust the…
Grandmother, 2 others remanded for killing grandson
A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 55-year old woman, Fatima Tsaraka for allegedly killing…
Chibok Girls: Nigerian army is one of the best in the world – Gana
Prof Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information, has assured Nigerians that its army is one of the best in…
FUTMINNA students lament lack of accommodation
Returning students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, FUTMINNA, have decried shortage of hostel accommodation and inability to log…
David Mark says zone will back Jonathan in poll
The Senate President, David Mark, has pledged the support of the North Central zone of PDP to President Goodluck Jonathan…
Niger state builds E-library in memory of Ekwensi
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday, described the late renowned novelist, Cyprian Ekwensi, as a “great thinker and lover…
Police Detonate Explosive Device In Minna
An explosive device suspected to be a bomb was today found in Minna, the Niger state capital, northcentral Nigeria, and detonated by…
Nigeria resumes hajj flights after Saudi row
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday resumed flight operations to Saudi Arabia in five centres for this year’s…
Ron Kenoly Celebrates With Idahosa
International gospel music star, Ron Kenoly, was among the special guests who graced the 23rd anniversary of Bishop Isaac Idahosa’s…
2 Children Drown In Minna
Musa Aliyu/Minna Two children, Basiru and Mustafa Muhammed Kudu of same parents drowned Saturday in Minna, Niger state capital, northcentral…
Nigeria’s Northern governors parley on security
Disturbed by the current security challenges confronting the region, the Northern States Governors Forum has fixed an emergency meeting of…
Youths demand kidnap suspect, threaten hospital
Musa Aliyu/Minna Angry youths in Niger state Saturday threatened to burn down Minna General Hospital following the refusal of the…
Bomb Blasts: The Road To Perdition
For the umpteenth time, the nation was again thrown into mourning last Thursday when the agents of death threw what…
Buhari, Bakare Keep Supporters Waiting
Thousands of supporters in Minna, Niger State, who wanted to catch a glimpse of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC,…
Corps Members Can’t Operate DDC Machines
As the voters registration exercise took off in Niger State, Central Nigeria, at the weekend, the major problem confronting people…
PDP’s Presidential Primary: IBB, Atiku Plot Jonathna’s Fall; At Night Meeting In Minna
Less than 24 hours before the presidential primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, held…
Imam Held After Anti-Jonathan Sermon
The Deputy Chief Imam of Jamatul Izala Group in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, Sheikh Idris, has been arrested by the…
ATM Fraud: 2 Get 6-Month Jail Term Each Or N2,000 Fine
A Minna Magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced two 22-year-old Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraudsters, Usman Ibrahim and Francis Michael, to…