Tag: Niger
Gov Bago reacts as robbers attack Niger Emir’s palace
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has condemned the robbery attack on the cashier of the Emir of Minna, Ibrahim Sani, at the palace.
Bago,...
Bill Gates to visit Nigeria, Niger next week
The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, will visit Nigeria next week.
The Foundation made this known via a statement issued...
NDLEA intercepts explosives going to bandits in Niger
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) being taken...
Niger: INEC ad hoc staff, security personnel resort to self help...
Polling officials and security personnel at Chanchaga Primary School Collation Centre in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger, resorted to using their personal vehicles to...
Nigeria, Niger Republic sign agreement on border frequency
Nigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment...
Gunmen kill FIRS director in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists operating in Niger State have killed a director of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mohammadu Kudu Lawal, in...
Again, terrorists attack military checkpoint in Niger
Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked a military checkpoint at Zuma Rock close to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, leaving unspecified number of soldiers...
Police arrest 22 for alleged thuggery, criminality in Niger
The operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested no fewer than 22 suspects for alleged thuggery and criminality in the state.
The suspects,...
Gunmen kill 3, kidnap 30 in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed three persons and abducted 30 residents of Garin Gidigore in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger...
Reps member floors Niger deputy gov to clinch APC guber ticket
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger State, Umar Bago, has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress...