Tag: Niger State
FG confirms anthrax disease in Niger
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has confirmed the first case of anthrax in Suleja, Niger State.
The Chief...
Sallah: Niger CAN felicitates Muslims, calls for prayers against insecurity
The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Muslim faithful to continue to pray for the peace and...
Bandits kill 15 farmers, kidnap scores in Niger
Bandits have killed no fewer than 15 farmers and abducted scores of residents following an attack on some communities in Rafi Local Government Area...
Bandits kill DPO, 4 policemen in Niger
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Mukhtar Sabiu, and four other policemen have been killed in a gun duel with bandits in Gurara Local...
Police arrest kidnappers’ informant, food supplier
The operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old suspected informant and food supplier of kidnappers in Gwalo, Paikoro Local Government...
NAF kills 2 wanted Boko Haram commanders at Niger warehouse
The operatives of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have killed two wanted Boko Haram commanders, Abu Ubaida and Mallam Yusuf Abba, in Shiroro, Niger...
Terrorists burn Catholic priest to death in Niger
The priest in charge of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church l, Kafin-koro in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Rev. Fr. Isaac...
20 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Niger road crashes
No fewer than 20 people have been confirmed dead in road traffic crashes along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and Mokwa town in Niger State.
The Federal...
Bandits’ doctor, drugs supplier, driver jailed three years
A medical doctor, drug supplier and driver who provide services to bandits have been sentenced to three years jail term in Niger State.
The convicts...
15 die in Niger road crash
No fewer than 15 persons have died in a ghastly accident that involved a truck and a tanker along the Agaie-Lapai Road, Niger State.
It...
