Nigeria, June 12 -- Bandits have freed 40 out of 150 people they abducted three weeks ago at Kuchi in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The villagers, mostly women and children, were releas... Read More
Nigeria, June 11 -- Two soldiers were taken to hospital on Monday after they were wounded during a gunfight with bandits operating in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident w... Read More
Nigeria, June 8 -- Twenty people have been reported killed in one of a series of attacks by suspected Boko Haram terrorists that began on Thursday in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. In ... Read More
Nigeria, June 6 -- The Niger State Government says 14 miners are still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed mining pit in Galkogo in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Initial reports sai... Read More
Nigeria, June 5 -- Insecurity and difficult terrain are hindering rescue operations of miners trapped in a pit that collapsed on Sunday in Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, ... Read More
Nigeria, May 31 -- A retired civil servant in Niger State has expressed concerns over the failure of Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State to fulfil some of his promises to retired civil servants in t... Read More
Nigeria, May 21 -- Two suspects have been arrested by the police in Bida, Niger State, for alleged ATM swapping. Philip Adefemi, 46, and Joseph Michael, 42, both of Masaka Area of Nasarawa State, wer... Read More
Nigeria, May 21 -- Niger State Commissioner for Homeland Security, Bello Mohammed, has confirmed an attack by bandits on residents of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with PREMIUM... Read More
Nigeria, May 21 -- Many residents have fled their homes in Kopako in a crisis over the appointment of a traditional ruler for the village in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State PREMIUM TIMES l... Read More
Nigeria, April 25 -- Some inmates have escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State after a rainstorm destroyed parts of the facility Wednesday night.... Read More