Niger State

Death toll from the tanker explosion in Dikko, Niger State has risen to 98, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) revealed on Monday. The Director-General, NSEMA, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, gave the updated…

Tears flowed on Saturday morning in Niger State as no fewer than 50 persons died and many others sustained injuries in a petrol tanker explosion which occurred along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government Area of the…

A 27-year-old housewife, Fatima Dzuma is now in the police net for allegedly killing her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Niger Command, SP…

An auto accident near Kwakuti on the Minna-Suleja Road has claimed the life of the Chairman of Katcha Local Government Council, Niger State, Danlami Saku. The state Governor, Mohammed Bago has expressed deep…

Six protesters have been reportedly shot dead in Suleja, Niger State during the hunger protest which commenced across the country on Thursday morning. The protesters were shot when security operatives were attempting…

Some aggrieved youths have poured onto the streets of Niger State to protest the harsh economic conditions in the country. This is coming ahead of the August 1 date proposed for the nationwide protests and in spite of…

Anthony Iwuoma No fewer than 30 passengers in three different vehicles were on Wednesday abducted by gunmen at Garun Gabas in Rafi local government area of Niger State.The gunmen, who reportedly barricaded the Zungeru-Garun Gabas highway,…

Activities marking the burial of the Chairman of LEADERSHIP Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, have been planned to commence on Wednesday with an evening of tributes. Nda-Isaiah, 58, died on Friday, December 11, after taking ill briefly. A…

Justice O.A. Adeniyi of the FCT High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Grace Taiga, former director, Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in the multiple fraud involving P&ID in Suleja Prison to bail…

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal holding in Minna, Niger state has upheld the election of Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State. READ ALSO: CBN slams charges on deposits, withdrawals of over N500,000 The Tribunal dismissed…