Tag Archives: Niger

Mohammed Umar Bago, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Niger State by the Independent National Electoral Commission.    The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate won in 20 of the 25 Local Government Areas and polled a total of 469,896, votes.    Bago defeated his closest rival, …

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has signed an agreement with some Chinese consortia on Master Plan for Training and Flood Control in the River Niger. The partnership, which is aimed at creating sustainable economy for the people of Nigeria is in part one of its …

The Independent Electoral Commission has disclosed that Internally Displaced Persons Voting Centers have been created for persons displaced by insecurity to vote in the upcoming elections. The Niger state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ahmed Garki, who stated this during a stakeholders meeting on Friday in Minna, said 247 polling units across …

The returnees, NEMA said, comprise 109 male, 37 female and four infants. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a batch of 150 Nigerians assisted back from Niamey, Niger Republic.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Paiko, Headquarters of Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Mukhtar Abbas and four other  policemen have been killed by bandits in Niger state.   The police officers were killed in gun duel with bandits that attempted to attack some communities around Gurara Local …

One person was killed, two injured and no fewer than 10 women were abducted in a terrorists? attack on Tudun Magaji community of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The Nation reported on Sunday, February 5, that the learnt that the incident occurred at about 12.30am last Wednesday. It …

The police in Niger state have arrested a 25-year-old man identified as Ibrahim Ali aka Bajala who is said to be an informant and food supplier to some kidnappers in the state.   A statement released by the police command says Ibrahim was nabbed following the arrest of two suspected …

Men of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a suspected ritualist, 38-year-old Abdulrahman Woru, for being in possession of a human skull at Babana, Borgu Local Government Area of the state on January 24.   In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, …

The Niger State Police Command has nabbed two members of a kidnapping syndicate and rescued seven victims.   The suspects are accused of terrorizing Gwagwalada, FCT Abuja, Lambata, Gurara and Kafin-Koro, Paikoro local government areas of Niger State.   The police also recovered the sum of N2.1 million and three handsets …

Six miners have been killed by terrorists who invaded Damidami village in Munya local government area of Niger State.   The Nation reported that three of the miners were killed on site while three others drowned in River Shiroro while trying to escape from the attack of the terrorists.   The bandits, …