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Governor donates N1 billion, grains to Mokwa flood victims

Nigeria, June 10 -- Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has announced a donation of N1 billion to assist victims of the recent flood disaster in the Mokwa. The governor announced the donation during a... Read More


Man arrested for allegedly beating pregnant wife to death

Nigeria, June 5 -- A man has been taken into custody after allegedly beating his pregnant wife to death in the Limawa area of Minna, the Niger State capital. Residents said the incident occurred late... Read More


Niger Governor Bago cancels Sallah Durbar to respect Mokwa flood victims

Nigeria, June 5 -- The Niger State Government has cancelled the Hawan Bariki, Durbar, and other large-scale Eid-el-Kabir festivities across the state. The directive was issued by Governor Mohammed Ba... Read More


Tinubu orders repair of flood-damaged vital bridge linking North, South

Nigeria, June 4 -- President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently repair the critical Mokwa bridge in Niger State, which was recently destroyed by a devastating flood. Th... Read More


Niger governor commissions 20 primary healthcare centres

Nigeria, May 27 -- Governor Mohammed Bago has inaugurated 20 newly constructed Level 2 primary healthcare centres in the 16 local government areas of Niger State. Mr Bago said the facilities constitu... Read More


Police arrest village head, 13 others over alleged ties to bandits

Nigeria, May 26 -- Security operatives comprising the police and local vigilantes have arrested the village head of Guiwa in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, Garba Mohammed, for allegedly... Read More


Police arrest fake EFCC operatives for abducting students in Niger State

Nigeria, May 16 -- The police have arrested three persons for allegedly impersonating officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to abduct and extort some students in Lapai, Niger... Read More


Marine Safety: Nigerian government distributes 42,000 life jackets to 12 riverine states

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Nigerian government has launched a nationwide marine safety awareness campaign with the distribution of 42,000 life jackets to 12 riverine states. The symbolic flag-off cerem... Read More


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