Nigerian Army has described the claim by the Niger State House of Assembly that insurgents have taken over its Training Area in Kontagora, as untrue. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, dismissed the claim in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu described the claim as...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled the government and people of Niger over a boat accident which occurred Tuesday night at Mokwa Local Government Area. The boat, which was said to be carrying about 300 people, primarily women and children, was sailing on the Gbajibo...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Gwada, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state. He said the visit was at the directive of President Bola Tinubu towards addressing the plight of the people in the camp as well as giving succour...
Troops of the Nigeria Army have successfully raided yet another terrorist stronghold and rescued kidnapped at Chigbolu village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Nigerian army in a post on its official X Handle on Friday, said the feat was achieved on Thursday in a highly coordinated...
The Nigerian military fighter troops on Wednesday prevented terrorists in Niger State from totally vandalising assets of the Department of State Services (DSS). A credible defence intelligence source informed PRNigeria that the troops, with the aid of Super Tucano jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), also succeeded...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed, has called on stakeholders, and the motoring public to join FRSC in cautioning their subjects against night tavels. Mohammed, who made the call in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Corps Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide on Monday...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Tragedy struck on Sunday when a petrol tanker exploded along the Bida-Agaie-Lapai road in Niger, resulting in the loss of 48 lives. Director-General of the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Abdullah-Baba-Arah, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, said the agency received...
By MARY RONKE , Minna – No fewer than 7 persons have been declared missing in Magma and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs), following Friday’s heavy flooding. The Director-General, The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna and made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Following confirmation of promotion by the 15th Governing Council of Bayero University Kano, Dr. Mohammed Kabir Abubakar, who is an indigene of Niger state, has become the first Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery to be produced by the University and Niger state. NATIONAL ACCORD...
Niger State Government has appealed to the Nigeria army to redeploy its troops to communities prone to terrorists attacks in the state. Acting Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba, has said the appeal in an interview with newsmen after the 3-days Fidda’u prayer for 13 people killed by...
Two siblings have died following a mine collapse in Kakaki village, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident comes months after a mine collapsed in Shiroro, Niger State, resulting in the death of several miners. In the latest incident, the siblings – Zubairu Ibrahim, 20, and Sadiq...
The Police Command in Niger State has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. NAN reports that...
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The presentation which took place at Technology Orientation Centre...
Four persons have reportedly been killed while some sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘#EndBadGovernance’ protests in Suleja, Niger State. The deceased were said to have been killed by stray bullets while the security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade...
An NGO, The International Centre for Sexual Reproductive Rights (INCRESE) says it is not promoting gay or lesbianism in Niger State. The NGO was reacting to a recent social post by an individual that it promotes gay and lesbianism activities in the state. Executive Director and Founder of...
The New-Hydropower Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) has completed and upgraded the New Bussa Waterworks in Niger which has been ongoing for between 60 to 70 years. Its Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites in Rivers State and eliminated scores of terrorists in Niger State in recent coordinated air strikes. The Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Tragedy struck in Kippo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, when a boat accident claimed the lives of two brothers. The sad incident occurred at 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 20. The Director of Media and Strategy, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs...
The Federal Government has warned against illegal mining operations, where owners of land mines allow illegal miners to operate. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake issued the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Saturday in Abuja. The warning...