Famers in the Atabo and Magama local government area of Niger State are living in fear following an alleged threat by bandits to stop them from harvesting their crops unless they pay tax to them. A source told newsmen that…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger said 21 persons sustained injuries in an auto crash along Bida-Minna road on Sunday. Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, the Sector Commander, told newsmen on Monday in Minna that the accident occurred at about…
A suspected jihadist attack on three lorries and a motorcycle in western Niger near the border with Mali killed 11 people, local sources told AFP on Sunday. The attack took place on a remote road in the so-called “three borders”…
The police command in Niger has arrested a roadside mechanic suspected to be a notorious car thief. The command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement on Friday in Minna that the suspect (name withheld) stole his customer’s Toyota…
Abimbola Abatta and Ariemu Ogaga The Federal Government has received knocks and condemnation owing to its continuous export of electricity to Togo, Niger, Benin despite the inability of these countries to pay N5.8bn electricity debt and failure of the federal…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a landlord and his gateman for their alleged involvement in the killing of a 4-year-old boy, Hassan Ibrahim, for ritual purposes in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command,…
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the killing of “many bandits” by the Joint Security Task Force in the North-Central state. Mr Bala Kuryas, its commissioner, said on Wednesday in Minna that several bandits were neutralised by the joint…
Niger Police Command has arrested two suspects over alleged unlawful possession of firearms, cattle rustling and kidnapping in parts of the state. The suspects include one Musa Yakubu age 20 yrs of Kampani-Waya village via Kontagora and one Umar Mohammed…
The people of Tunga Ba’ari, Huldo Addogum Mallam and Maza kaka communities of Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State have called on the state government to beef up security in the areas to help in curtailing the activities of…
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has condemned the attack and subsequent killing of worshippers at a Mosque in Ba’ari community, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. The Governor condemned the incident in a press statement signed by…
