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Man Stripped Of Traditional Title For Supporting Nationwide Protests

THE District Head of Bosso in Minna Emirate Council in Niger State, Alhaji Mu’azu Adamu Laka Bosso, has relieved one Abdulahi Isah, aka Biodun, of the title: Wakilin Matasan Bosso. According to Daily Trust, the traditional title holder was reportedly…

Niger State Govt To Distribute 50,000 Metric Tonnes Of Food At 50% Discount

Niger State government has announced it would distribute 50,000 metric tonnes of food at 50 percent discount that would be sold in designated areas of the state. Governor Mohammed Bago, on Friday, said the designated locations would crisscross the 25 local…

Niger State Governor, Bago Publicly Orders Security Detail To Assault Islamic Cleric

THE Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has been caught on camera ordering his security detail to assault and deal with an Islamic cleric. SaharaReporters gathered that the governor gave the order during the 3-day Fidau prayer for the wife…

Thousands Flee Niger Community As Army Withdrew Men

BOKO Haram ISLAMIC terrorists have taken over almost all local government areas and villages in Niger State. Consequently , thousands of villagers have fled their communities in Shiroro local government area of Niger state after men of the Nigerian Army…

Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Setting Mother Ablaze

The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, has sentenced a man identified as Stephen Jiya to death by hanging for setting his mother, Comfort Jiya, ablaze. The judge ruled that Stephen was guilty of culpable homicide, punishable under…

Niger: Governor Bago Condemns Robbery At Emir’s Palace

NIGER State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has condemned the robbery attack on the cashier of the Emir of Minna, Ibrahim Sani. He also charged security agencies in the state to investigate and fish out the criminals to face the wrath…

Police Inspector Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Impregnating His Own Daughter

A Police Inspector with the Niger State Police Command, Gbenga Fajuyi, has been sentenced to 22 years in the Minna Correctional Centre on the orders of a Senior Magistrate Court for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old biological daughter. Fajuyi also was…

Islamic Group Loses 3 Members In Road Accident in Niger

AT least three members of the Niger State chapter of the Joint First Aid Group of Islam, Zone C, reportedly died in an auto accident in Kontagora, Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred in the early…

Bandits Burn Catholic Priest To Death In Niger

Bandits in an attack on Kafin Koro Community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Sunday have burnt a Reverend Father, Isaac Achi of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, to death.  The bandits…

BREAKING: Bandits Burn Cleric To Death In Niger

BANDITS in an attack on Kafin Koro Community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Sunday have burnt a Reverend Father, Isaac Achi of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, to death.  The bandits…