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Bank driver killed while assisting vigilante group in Niger community crackdown

Nigeria, April 22 -- A driver with a commercial bank in Minna, Mohammed Abolore, has been stabbed to death by suspected miscreants in the Fadikpe area of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State... Read More


Police arrest soldier for alleged robbery, assault on businessman

Nigeria, April 6 -- A soldier has been arrested by the police for alleged armed robbery and attempted murder after severing a limb of a Minna-based businessman, Abdulrahman Salihu. Sadiq Sani, a Nige... Read More


Niger shuts two schools over gang clashes

Nigeria, March 14 -- The Niger State Government has closed two public secondary schools in Minna following violent clashes involving students and youth gangs in their area. Government Day Secondary S... Read More


Allegedly drunken police officer kills businessman in Minna

Nigeria, March 11 -- A police officer allegedly under the influence of alcohol has shot and killed a businessman, Sani Khalid, in the Anguwan-Kaje area of Minna, the Niger State capital. Witnesses to... Read More


14-year-old schoolgirl drowns in river amid water scarcity in Niger State

Nigeria, March 10 -- A 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Peter, from Korokpa in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, has drowned in the Chanchaga River while fetching water. Miss Peter was an SSS1... Read More


Another petrol tanker explosion kills seven in Niger State

Nigeria, March 9 -- Seven people have been confirmed killed in another petrol tanker explosion in Niger State. The latest incident occurred in Karamin Rami, a village in Mashegu Local Government Area... Read More


12 die in Niger road accident

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- At least 12 people died in an accident along the Lapai-Agaie road in Niger State on Saturday, leaving a community in mourning. The fatal accident occurred at Nami village when a b... Read More


Police arrest suspects for attempting to buy pregnant woman's foetus

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The police in Niger State have arrested three suspects allegedly trying to buy a six-month-old foetus for ritual purposes. The police said the suspects offered a pregnant woman N3... Read More


NECO accredits more schools in Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools in Equatorial Guinea for its Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Exami... Read More


Niger govt arrests 33 illegal mining suspects, vows tougher measures

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Thirty-three suspected illegal miners have been arrested at an unlicensed mining site in Gbakuchi-Kontongba, Paikoro Local Government Area. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday d... Read More