Niger state

At least 12 persons have been confirmed dead in two separate boat mishaps in Shiroro and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger State. The accidents occurred on the River Shiroro and River New Awuru on Wednesday evening in Shiroro and…

The Niger state police command have arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Zulac Kabiru, for allegedly killing her eight-month-old stepdaughter using insecticide at their home in Danauta village in the Mariga Local Government Area of the state…

The Niger State Police Command has apprehended a member of a three-man gang of kidnappers operating in Kwakuti in the Paikoro Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, Abubakar Umar, 20, of Ungwan Kaura Zungeru in Mashegu…

Garba Salisu the Director of Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, has said 14 people lost their lives due to flooding in different parts of the state on Saturday. He spoke to NAN, on Saturday in Minna, noting that at…

At least 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux van on Ibeto/Kontagora Road in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday. According to Abdullahi Ibrahim, Federal Road Safety…

The Police Command in Niger says eight persons have died as a result of a downpour in Rafin-Gora village in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The Police Commissioner, Alhaji Dibal Yakadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria …

Another tanker explosion happened along Suleja road in Niger state this morning. This accident occured barely 24 hours after the petrol tanker explosion on Otedola bridge in Lagos that claimed the lives of 9 persons including a minor.…

Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) today confirmed the killing of five people in a road accident in Lambata Kwakuti Road in Gurara local government area of Niger state. FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Garba, said that the accident…

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s economy has made “considerable progress” on its journey out of recession. The president said this on Thursday while commissioning a sugarcane farm in Mokwa, Niger State. The…

Governor Bello of Niger State who turned up at Bida L.G.A of the state with his entourage, was reportedly stoned by people of the community who were allegedly chanting  ‘ Ba mua so’ meaning ‘we don’t want’. According to…

Two people reportedly died when they were struck by lightning in Pogo Community, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday evening while another individual was reportedly injured in the same incident. Twenty-five…

Nigerian police on Thursday,  paraded the 13 culprits that slaughtered 19 villagers and two policemen in Alawa, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Minna,  Police spokesman, Jimoh…

The Senator representing Niger South senatorial district of Niger State, at the National Assembly, Senator Mustapha Sani Mohammed, recently commissioned an electric pole 'project' he executed in his constituency. The event saw notable…

A 25 year old man, Aliyu Mohammadu, who was arrested by men of the Niger state police command for cutting off his cousin’s manhood says he does not regret it. Mohammadu who resides in Babana Borgu in New Bussa local government area of Niger…

A 49-year-old man, Garba Tukura, was on Thursday, arrested by the Niger State Police Command, for allegedly murdering his neighbor, Musa Wassa. According to reports, Tukura was said to have allegedly killed 65-year-old Wassa during a…