– At least four persons as died in a motor accident in Niger State – Six persons were also injured in the road accident – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this on Friday The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that four persons died in a motor accident that occurred on the … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Sani Garba for allegedly raping a 60-year-old woman. He confessed that he was attracted by her ‘shaking buttocks.’ The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said on Friday that the suspect was apprehended by operatives attached to ‘B’ Division, Suleja, adding that he would … Read more
Niger State House of Assembly majority leader, Suleiman Nasko, and his deputy, Andrew Jagaba has been impeached. Their impeachment followed the adoption of a motion by Ndagi Baba, representing Lavun Constituency and seconded by Saidu Tama, representing Edati Constituency during Thursday’s plenary. The motion, according to Baba was on the basis that the majority leader and … Read more
A 70-year-old man, Mohammed Sani, narrowly escaped being lynched by a mob after he was allegedly caught raping a nine-year-old girl in his shop in Kasuwan Dare in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. The angry mob stripped him naked and was about lynching him when police intervened. The scream of the nine-year-old reportedly … Read more
As part of measures to cushion the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state, the Niger State Government has approved the reduction of Tax payment in the state. This was stated in a State wide Broadcast by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Matene on behalf of Governor Abubakar Sani … Read more
Efforts in search of the availability of commercial quantity of hydrocarbon have heightened in the Frontier Basins as Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to acquire 600km of Two-Dimensional (2D) data to evaluate the potentials of Bida and Sokoto Basins. The Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, represented by the Group General … Read more
….. Advocates End To Present Almajiri System Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has opined that Almajiri is the worst form of child abuse. Ekohotblog reports that Gov. Sani Bello disclosed this while delivering items donated by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, (CACCOVID), a joint initiative of leading private sector leaders and … Read more
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated a 15-man Community Policing Advisory Committee to check insecurity bedeviling parts of the State. Governor Sani Bello who presided over the inauguration at the Government House, Minna, said the essence of the Committee is to have a robust system from the ward level. “I believe that security controlled at … Read more
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has announced the extension of the State COVID-19 Preventive, Containment and Emergency Order by two weeks starting from Wednesday, 27th May, 2020. The extension of the lockdown is as a result of the increase of confirmed cases in the state and the need to protect people of the … Read more
A passenger suspected to be COVID-19 positive travelling from Lagos to one of the northern states on Thursday reported sadly died in Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State inside the commercial vehicle he boarded. According to reports, the bus with registration number JJJ 349XN, carrying passengers from Lagos had embarked on … Read more
Armed men on Thursday morning attacked Kagara town, the headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, killing one person and kidnapped nine others. Among those taken away is the wife of the Education Secretary of Chanchaga Local Government council, Alhaji Lawal Balarabe, along her one-week-old baby. Three grandchildren of a former Commissioner for … Read more
Over 216 people have been arrested and convicted for violating lockdown order in Niger State. Majority of the offences include lack of wearing a face mask while others include, driving vehicles during the period of lockdown, organizing social events/gathering, conveying passengers during the lockdown, and carrying more than the prescribed numbers of passengers required during … Read more
70-year-old female spiritualist, name withheld, led local hunters’ group to kill 40 bandits in Zuguruma, Mashegu local government of Niger state. A local hunter identified as Mallam Alhassan, who was part of the operation, stated this while speaking to journalists on the ‘exploits’ of the hunters in the battle against banditry. Alhassan said the team … Read more
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the Ecobank Agribusiness Summit was an initiative to create a common platform that brings together partakers in the Agric value chain, be it producers, processors, logistics entrepreneurs, insurance practitioners and others within the sector to think a better approach to agriculture sustainability for Nigeria. The bank Managing Director … Read more