Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- The police have arrested a 26-year-old church security guard, Godwin Dauda, over the death of an 11-year-old girl, Christabel Albert, whose body was found inside a well on the chu... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- The Niger State Government has lifted the 24-hour curfew imposed on Minna, the state capital, following unrest triggered by the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custod... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- A new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrived in Minna, Niger State. Abdulhamid Kabara took over from Suberu Aniviye on Saturday, amid inve... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The federal government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the corps' ... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The Niger State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Minna, the state capital, as tension rises over the deaths of about 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of th... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- A 400-level student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State, Ismail Magaji, has reportedly been killed by a stray bullet during a military operatio... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The state government also announced the immediate suspension of the NSCDC State Commandant, Suberu Aniviye, and his team to allow for an impartial investigation into the incident.... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Four Chinese nationals have been arrested on the order of the Niger State Government for allegedly operating an unauthorised mining site in Maiya'aki village, Lapai Local Governmen... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- The police in Niger State have arrested 12 suspects in connection with various criminal offences. The alleged offences include kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, motorc... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- There are indications that at least 10 members of the Niger State House of Assembly may defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this w... Read More