Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has ordered the commissioner of police to seal off Badeggi FM radio station over alleged incitement of violence. SolaceBase reports that Bago issued the directive on Friday during a meeting of the All…
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The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, has sued the state government over alleged reduction of the tenure of local government chairmen and councillors. Yakubu-Ladan, in the suit filed at…
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The Niger government says that over 700 persons are still missing following the recent flooding in Mokwa Community in Mokwa Local Government of the state. Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger, disclosed this when he received Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha,…
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Niger State governor, Umaru Bago has directed a low-key Eid-el-Kabir celebration and suspension of Hawan Bariki, Durbar and other elaborate Sallah activities across all Emirates in the State. The directive was in view of the devastating…
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Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has ordered security operatives to arrest persons with dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital. Speaking at a stakeholders’ security meeting held at the government house on Tuesday, Bago said security…
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The Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has imposed a 6 pm to 6 am curfew on Minna, the state capital, in response to the recent wave of attacks and killings across the city. According to the governor, the movement of commercial…
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Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger State has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying one way through Dikko bridge, following a tanker explosion that claimed many lives on Saturday. The governor gave the directive during a visit to the scene of the…
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A tanker explosion at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday morning has claimed several lives and injured many others. The explosion occurred around 10 a.m. According…
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Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has disclosed that an executive bill; “Responsible Mining” is to be sent to the state House of Assembly for passage to sanitise mining activities in the state as a precursor to the removal of mining from…
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Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced N80,000 minimum wage for civil servants effective from November. Bago disclosed this shortly after meeting with the organised labour in the state at the Government House, Minna on Friday. …
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