Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Wednesday, stormed a military camp in Zazzaga community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, burning down some vehicles. It would be recalled that some bandits in February struck in Zungeru, Niger State. Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Wednesday, stormed a military camp in Zazzaga community in … Read more
Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou has visited the school to offer his condolences to the children’s parents. No fewer than 20 children have died after fire engulfed their classrooms in Niger’s capital Niamey. It’s yet to be ascertained what the cause of the fire in the school, located in the Pays Bas area of the city, … Read more
She’s had affairs with other men in the locality – Jubril One Umar Jibril has been apprehended for allegedly killing a cleric he alleged was his wife’s lover, Police in Niger state has said. According to the state police command, the 35-old-year old allegedly stabbed to death, a 48-year-old Chief Iman of Enagi town, Edati … Read more
No fewer than five men of the vigilantes’ group have been reportedly killed while scores were injured during an attack on a local market and some communities in Niger State on Monday. The Co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths, Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki, who confirmed the attacks, said bandits’ deadly attacks have become a daily occurrence … Read more
The command acted on the information and mobilised operatives attached to Lapai division At least three suspected kidnappers were killed when police stormed the hideout of kidnappers in Fapo village, Lapai LGA of the state, Niger state. The police command in the state disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noting that firearms were recovered … Read more
Buhari spoke with Mahamadou Issoufou, his counterpart and outgoing Nigerien President over the telephone – Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic. Buhari, who’s in the United Kingdom for medical check up, condemned the attempted violent removal of the president in a statement on Wednesday. Buhari had traveled to … Read more
The communique listed the allegations as “Causing disaffection within the party hierarchy even after several peace efforts. Babangida Aliyu, the former governor of Niger State, has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state’s Chanchaga Local Government Region. According to a communique released at the end of stakeholders meeting in Minna, the decision … Read more
Examination, 2019/2020 NECO result Niger The Niger Government has released the National Examination Council (NECO) results for candidates in public schools who sat for the 2019/2020 Internal Examination in 2020. The Commissioner for Education in Niger, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, confirmed the release of the results in a statement by the Information Officer, Ministry of Education, … Read more
Niger State House of Assembly has invited the Commissioner for Finance and his counterparts in Works and Infrastructure Planning, Justice and Sport Development ministries to appear before it at plenary on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The commissioners are to explain how over N2bn was expended outside what was approved in the 2020 budget. This was … Read more
The Niger state government Thursday announced that it will be shutting down all private and secondary schools in the state. Hannatu Salihu, the state commissioner for education, made announcement during an emergency consultative meeting with the leadership of Association of Proprietors of Private Schools and Association of Model Islamic Schools. According to Salihu, the schools … Read more
Suspected Bandits who abducted 19 persons from Kutunku village in Wushishi LGA of Niger state are asking for N200 million as ransom to release the abductees. Ibrahim Yusuf, the village head, disclosed this on Thursday, saying the bandits called on Wednesday to make their demand known. Ekohotblog had reported how the bandits invaded the village … Read more
At least 19 people were kidnapped on Monday when armed bandits attacked Kutunku village in Wushishi local government area of Niger state. Ekohotblog gathered that the bandits stormed the village at around 1am on and operated unhindered for at least two hours. The incident is the latest in series of attacks by bandits in Niger, … Read more
The 2020 Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership has been awarded to Issoufou Mahamadou, president of Niger. The prize committee announced the emergence of Mahamadou as winner of coveted award on Monday. Issoufou is the sixth recipient of the award, which recognises and celebrates exceptionality and excellence in African leadership. According to the … Read more
 The federal government says it will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the safe release of abducted students and staff of Government Science College Kagara in Niger State. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance on Tuesday during a meeting of federal officials with Governor Sani Bello. He averred that the government will … Read more
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state’s bandit-ravaged areas. The action is necessary to save the students’ lives. The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state. The Governor said the action is necessary to … Read more
Jihadist Attack Soldiers through bomb in Niger by roadside Four soldiers lost their lives and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks. The defence ministry said the troops were pursuing “terrorists” on Monday following an attack the previous day on a military position in Chetima … Read more
The Police Command in Niger says 23 persons lost their lives when a truck fully loaded with dozens of cows and 45 persons, skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush. The accident occurred at about 0500 hours along Bokani -Makera road in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state, according to the Commissioner … Read more
Gov. Abubakar Bello, Bandits Attacks Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has condemned recent attack by bandits on some communities of Maitumbi and Kuchi in Bosso and Munya local government areas of the state Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, in Minna on Monday decried the incessant activities of the … Read more
Head of Service The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Matane, has expressed sadness over the death of Alhaji Mohammed Maude Lapai, Former Head of Service and District Head of Gabi, who died after a brief illness. In a condolence message in Minna, on Saturday, Matane described the deceased ” as a … Read more
NLC, Niger The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Niger State have made a-three-point demand to enable them suspend the ongoing seven-day strike. NLC Chairman Mr. Yakubu Garba made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. “We held a meeting with the government team … Read more