Tag: niger state
Niger Deputy Gov Dumps PDP For APC
Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
APC guber candidate pledges zero tolerance for corruption
Niger State APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, says he will have zero tolerance for corruption in the state, if…
PDP’s 16-year rule in Niger a waste, says APC
Alhaji Shehu Nafuntua, a chieftain of the APC in the central Nigerian state of Niger, on Sunday said that Governor…
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…
APC gubernatorial candidate promises rural development
Alhaji Abubakar Bello, winner of All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries in Niger, said he would focus attention on rural…
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…
Whither Safe Schools Initiative?
The suicide bombing on Wednesday at Federal College of Education, Kontagora, in Niger State, two days after close to 50…
10 feared dead after bomb rocks Niger State
At least 10 people were feared dead on Wednesday after a suspected suicide bombing at a Nigerian teaching college as…
FG to rehabilitate 173 roads at N1.7bn
The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP (II)) in Niger state says it plans to rehabilitate 176 kilometres of roads…
DSS arrests NTA reporter over N50M bribe demand
The Niger State command of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday paraded Sampson Oghenedoro, a 28-year old staff…
Missing Boy Slaughtered For Pepper Soup
A 9-year-old boy, Liman Doo Mohammed, who was declared missing on 9 August this year, was killed and used to prepare…
NDLEA arrests 30 suspects, seizes 31kg of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Tuesday said it had seized 31 kilograms of dried weed…
Niger East senatorial re-run holds amidst tight security
The Niger East senatorial re-run election was held on Saturday amidst tight security in the polling units. Men of the…
Why Gov. Aliyu could not vote at senatorial bye election
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger could not vote in the Niger East senatorial bye-election on Saturday as he forgot his…
281 Fake NYSC Members Sacked From Camp
Authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger State, northcentral Nigeria, have thrown 281 fake corps members out…