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Niger shuts down schools after mass kidnapping of students

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state following the kidnapping of 300 pupils, students, and staff of St. Mary's Ca... Read More


Five killed, 34 injured in early-morning crash on Lapai-Suleja Road

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Five persons have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Lapai-Suleja Road in Niger State. Thirty-four others sustained vary... Read More


Remi Tinubu distributes 10,000 sanitary pads to Niger schoolgirls

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the flagship humanitarian project of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, distributed 10,000 customised disposable sanitary pads to schoolgirl... Read More


Governor Bago rules out talks with bandits, bans mining across Niger State

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has ruled out any negotiation or ransom payment to bandits, declaring that the state has reached a tipping point where citizens must take r... Read More


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