Bago must account for lives lost in Niger State – Mahdi Shehu
Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu has criticised Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, over the wave of killings in the state. According to him, the g...
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Nigeria Detains 24 NSCDC Personnel as Probe Deepens Into Deaths of 37 Detainees
Nigeria's NSCDC has detained 24 personnel as investigations continue into the deaths of 37 people held over suspected illegal mining in Niger State.
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Minna Curfew Follows Protests Over 37 Deaths in NSCDC Custody
An overnight curfew was imposed in Minna after protests over the deaths of 37 detainees held by the NSCDC following arrests linked to suspected illegal mining. The cause of death remains under investigation.
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Tinubu Orders Probe After 37 Miners Die in NSCDC Custody in Niger State
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation after 37 suspected illegal miners died in NSCDC custody in Niger State. The cause remains under investigation.
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Niger State Orders Probe After 37 Miners Die in Custody as Minna Protests Erupt
Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died while in NSCDC custody in Niger State, prompting protests in Minna, suspension of senior officers and multiple investigations.
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Ribadu Confirms Abducted Niger Schoolchildren Are Safe and Well
Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), says the pupils and staff kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, A...
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NAPTIP pledges collaboration with agencies to curb child trafficking in Niger State
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has pledged to work with relevant agencies and stakeholders to combat child trafficki...
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Niger State governor orders registration of all scrap, waste dealers
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has directed all scrap and waste dealers across the state’s 25 local government areas to register with the government t...
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Niger: 207 persons died in Mokwa flood – NSEMA
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba Arah, has disclosed that a total of 207 persons have so far died in t...
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Shehu Sani mourns teacher stabbed to death in Mokwa, Niger State
Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has mourned a teacher, identified as Mallam Mohammed Abubakar Tayi, who was reportedly killed in Mokwa, Niger StateTa...
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BNers, Mokwa Needs Us! Here’s How to Support the Flood Victims Today
Flash floods triggered by torrential rainfall have wreaked havoc in the central Nigerian town of Mokwa, in Niger State, claiming more than 150 lives and displac...
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Niger governor’s wife Fatima Bago decries high rate of gender-based violence
The wife of Niger State governor, Hajiya Fatima Mohammed Umar Bago, has decried the rate of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, and called for synergy and unrelenting c...
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