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Bandits kill four, abduct nine in Niger raids

Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- At least four people were killed and nine others abducted when suspected bandits invaded Ibeto town and other communities in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents ... Read More


Ex-SUBEB chairperson, others abducted as bandits escalate attacks in Niger

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The former Chairperson of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhassan Niworo, has been abducted by suspected bandits alongside several other travellers. The... Read More


Police kill three suspected kidnappers, arrest robbery suspects in Niger

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The Niger State Police Command has announced that its tactical team killed three suspected kidnappers during a clearance operation in Magama Local Government Area of the state. A... Read More


Police arrest 30 suspects, recover weapons during Maulud procession in Minna

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Niger State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected thugs during the Maulud procession in Minna on 6 September. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public... Read More


Another boat mishap claims 29 lives in Niger

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- A boat mishap has claimed 29 lives in the Gausawa community of the Malale ward of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Abdullahi Baba-Arah, director-general of Niger State ... Read More


Salesgirl steals N29 million, rents house for boyfriend - Police

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The police in Niger State have arrested a 23-year-old woman, Sarah Ogbonna, for allegedly stealing mobile phones and cash worth N29 million from a shop where she was a salesgirl at... Read More


Student allegedly fakes own kidnapping, calls mother for N50m ransom

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The police have arrested Moses Amarks, an 18-year-old student at the College of Health in Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to extort money from his parents. ... Read More


Niger govt seeks out-of-court settlement with Badeggi FM Radio

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The Niger State Government has opted for an out-of-court settlement of its rift with Badeggi 90.1 FM Radio Station, a Minna-based private broadcast station illegally shut down last... Read More


Government urges evacuation from high-risk areas as floods ravage Niger communities

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Severe flooding has struck parts of Niger State, destroying farmlands in Kafin Koro, Paikoro Local Government Area, and submerging at least 18 communities in the Lapai Local Governm... Read More


NUJ cautions Bago over closure of Badeggi FM, says action threatens press freedom

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The Niger State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has cautioned Governor Mohammed Bago against issuing unilateral directives affecting media operations in the state,... Read More