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Police arrest 139 criminal suspects, prosecute 64

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The police have detained 139 suspects and charged 64 of them following a crackdown on illegal gatherings, violent protests, thuggery, and other offences in Suleja and Minna, Niger ... Read More


Two arraigned for alleged gang-rape of 13-year-old girl lured with chicken

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The police have arraigned two men before a senior magistrate's court in Minna for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year-old girl. The defendants, Awal Bala, 40, and Danjuma Ibrahim, 43,... Read More


Four injured in farmers-herders clash in Niger

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- At least four persons were left seriously injured after a clash between farmers and herders in Pampo, a village in the Kataeregi District of Katcha Local Government Area of Niger S... Read More


Man gets 13 years, 20 strokes for sexually abusing 10-year-old

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- A senior magistrate's court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bala Aliyu, to 13 years' imprisonment for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Samira Wambai of... Read More


Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths - Commissioner

Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The Niger State Government has confirmed 17 deaths from diphtheria out of 124 cases recorded in three local government areas within the last seven months. The Commissioner for Heal... Read More


Police rescue nine children, arrest suspected traffickers in Niger

Nigeria, July 20 -- The police have rescued nine children suspected to be victims of child trafficking and arrested two suspects in separate operations in Niger State. The state command's spokesperso... Read More


Judge donates ICT centre to the Niger girls' college to promote digital learning

Nigeria, July 13 -- Justice Zaynab Bashir of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has donated a digital learning and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre to Martin Sanda Girls Sci... Read More


Police intercept 82 vehicles over number plates, tinted glass in Niger

Nigeria, July 13 -- The police have intercepted 82 vehicles over alleged violations of registration number plates or tinted glass traffic regulations. The Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiod... Read More


Chinese automaker opens assembly plant in Minna

Nigeria, July 8 -- A Chinese automobile manufacturer, Lincon Bravos Automobile Company, has commenced vehicle and motorcycle assembly operations in Niger State. The company, which produces electric an... Read More


One killed, another injured in farmers-herders clash in Niger community

Nigeria, July 8 -- A dispute over alleged destruction of farmland by grazing cattle has left one person dead and another injured in Beji, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident invo... Read More