Niger State

Alhaji Ahmed Dogara, Former Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State on Monday urged the Federal Government to strengthen mechanised farming system in the country. Dogara made the call in an interview with the News…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger State on Wednesday commended eligible voters in the state for their peaceful conduct during the 2019 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Samuel…

President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s presidential elections, has scored 612,371 votes in Niger State. Prof. Anjela Mary, the State Collation Officer for the Presidential election,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Niger State, has retrieved all sensitive materials for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier distributed to the 25 Local Government Areas of the state.…

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State on Thursday, solicited the support of traditional rulers and the people to ensure smooth and credible polls in the forthcoming general elections. He made the call while on campaign rally to the…

As Nigerians prepare for the forthcoming general elections, Dr. Amina Bello, wife of Niger State governor, has advised women in the state to vote for continuity. “I want you to vote for continuity in office. I want you to vote Alhaji…

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of one Mohammed Aliyu over alleged kidnapping. Aliyu was docked on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping, contrary to Sections 3(1) and 2(2)…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 3 suspects with fake police uniforms and 586 kilogrammes of substance suspected to be Indian Hemp in Niger State. The agency’s Commander in the state, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is worried over the defection of its former Niger State Chairman, Abdulrahman Enagi barely a month to the general elections. Enagi defected along two former governorship aspirants, Ahmed Baka and Engr.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command said, on Thursday, that it arrested 154 drug traffickers, with 24 convictions between January and December 2018. NDLEA’s Commander in Niger State, Mrs. Sylvia…