Niger State
With the hunger strike ongoing in various states in Nigeria, four persons have been reported shot, with others injured at Suleja, Niger State. Protesters had blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway, which caused heavy traffic, and trying to disperse the crowd, security operatives fired several gunshots. One of the stray bullets landed on Yahaya Nda Isah, […]
As Muslims all over the world were celebrating Eid-el-Kabir known as Sallah, the local government chairman in Katcha, Niger State received a sallah beating from youths over an unpaid debt. Danlamin Abdullahi Saku borrowed N1.3m from his friend over a year ago and has continuously refused to make a refund anytime he was asked […]
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has made a u-turn supporting the proposed wedding of the 100 orphan girls in Niger State. The mass wedding which is slated for today Friday, was first criticized by the ministry after the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, revealed he was going […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly in Niger State, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has expressed his displeasure and withdrawal from the 100 orphan girls in Mariga LGA, whose marriages were scheduled for May 24. Expressing his displeasure towards how the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, would have gotten across to him first but she […]
A standing order was given by the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly that 100 orphanage girls who lost their parents to bandits attack at Mariga LGA should be set for marriages. Speaker of the House, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, said it was a way of alleviating the suffering of these young girls […]
The remaining 22 military personnel that died in the Niger State helicopter crash are been laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The announcement of the death of 36 officers in a helicopter shot down in Zungeru, Niger state on August 14th was made known by […]
A High Court in Minna, Niger State has issued a warrant of arrest for General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court in pursuant of order 42 rule 10 of the Niger State High Court […]
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima have cited hectic campaign schedules and resolve not to give any Television station preference among others as reasons for their absence at Sunday’s town hall meeting of presidential candidates in Abuja. The event was […]
The State government of Niger State they are not aware that people still live in Kurebe community, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state where the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike reportedly killed six children and destroyed houses. The government assumed the place to be empty due to banditry operations in the area. […]
Suspected bandits have abducted some students of the Government Science School, Kagara in Niger State. The bandits were dressed in military uniforms when they attacked the boarding school Tuesday night, reported PRNigeria, a news agency with close ties to Nigerian security agencies. The bandits overpowered the security guard before whisking away the students. The […]
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