Niger State

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of three major federal roads in Niger, totalling 306.5 kilometres. The Minister of Works,David Umahi, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Francis Nwaze, his Senior Special…
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All abducted schoolchildren taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, with the final group of one hundred and thirty freed, bringing the total number rescued to two hundred and thirty.…
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Three weeks after escaping arrest at his home in Anguwan Makera, Kuta, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, a notorious supplier of illicit drugs to bandits operating in the area, 33-year-old Mohammed Sani (alias Gamboli) has been…
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The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, according to Channels TV. Bandits…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet pilots, on Saturday, survived after a test flight crashed at NAF Base in Kainji, Niger State. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has consequently directed the immediate…
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Governor Umaru Bago of Niger has ordered the immediate closure of all schools in the state following the abduction of children from a Catholic school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of the state. Bago announced the directive during…
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The Niger State Government has confirmed the abduction of an unverified number of pupils and staff from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government, describing the incident as deeply distressing and avoidable. In a…
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Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has declared a two-day holiday – Thursday and Friday – for the forthcoming Local Government Election exercise slated for Saturday, November 1. Recalls that the governor has already given all…
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The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) strongly condemns the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University,…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that at least 39 people lost their lives and more than 60 others sustained injuries following a petrol tanker explosion in Niger State. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday…
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