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The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, has eliminated a dreaded terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Yellow Jambros, and scores of other terrorists in airstrikes in Shiroro Local Government Area, LGA, of Niger.   The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, made this known in a statement by the director, Public Relations and …

Amina Muktar, a resident of Bosso Estate in Minna, Niger State, who was declared missing by the police, has been found.  The police declared her missing on Monday, Dec. 4 and appealed to members of the public with information about her whereabouts to contact the nearest police station (read here).  …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits killed the driver of a commercial bus and abducted 8 passengers between Luma and Babana in Borgu local Government area of Niger State.   The incident happened when the deceased and others were returning from the installation of the Chairman of Borgu Kingmakers and Chief …

The Niger State Police Command said its operatives are on the trail of the mother of a newborn who was dumped by the roadside in Minna.    LIB reported that the baby boy was dumped in the Tayi area of Minna hours after delivery.   The baby was already infested …

    Contractor of the Second Niger Bridge, Julius Berger, have officially handed over the Second Niger Bridge to the Federal Government.   The 1.6 kilometres long bridge estimated to cost 336 Billion, links  Anambra and Delta states.   The project was launched on May 23, 2023, but, there were …

Residents have rescued a day-old baby boy abandoned in the Tayi area of Minna, the Niger state capital.    Residents said the baby was found a few hours after he was abandoned by an unknown person on Saturday evening, December 2, 2023.    One of the residents, Aliyu Bala Ibrahim, …

Niger State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old ‘physically challenged’ man for alleged sexual exploitation of minors in Minna.      Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, November 10, 2023, said the suspect, Abubakar Hussaini, was arrested for procuration of minor …

A friend of the deceased, Ahmad Sallah, in a Facebook post said the former in-laws disapproved of the marriage between their daughter and Umar due to different religious beliefs.  “My Mallam Umar was beaten to death in his ex-father-in-law’s house. Alaramma mallam Umar tasi’u, the son of late alh tasiu …

Two children have been confirmed dead alongside two others following a boat fire incident at Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State.   Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Salihu Garba said the boat caught fire following a mechanical fault in the engine, which ignited a jerry can …

Niger’s junta has revealed that it foiled an escape attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who has been imprisoned by the military since a July 26th coup. The interim authorities said that Bazoum and his family, with the help of accomplices in the security forces, planned to drive a vehicle …