Niger To Close Public Secondary Schools Till March 26
Niger State government has announced that all public secondary schools in the state will be closed from Friday, March 12 to March 26, 2021. The directive is to enable security…
Insecurity: Kagara Students Regain Freedom
The students abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state, have been freed by their abductors. About 27 of the students and 12 other persons were kidnapped from the school…
UPDATE: Air Force Buries Personnel Killed In Plane Crash Amid Tears
Family members and friends broke down in tears as the seven air force personnel who lost their lives in a plane crash on Sunday were laid to rest. The burial…
Niger State Governor Receives 53 Rescued Bus Passengers
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello Sunday night received 53 rescued passengers of Niger State Transport Authority bus. Bello received them at the government house, Minna, two weeks after they…
We Need To Go Spiritual Over Insecurity, Says Niger Speaker
Abdullahi Wuse, speaker of Niger assembly, says there’s a need to “go spiritual” over the activities of bandits in the state. The speaker made the comment when he led his…
Just In: Kagara: FG Vows Not To Pay Ransom- Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said the Federal Government won’t pay ransom to secure the release of the abducted students and members of staff of Government…
Gumi Begs FG To Grant Bandits ‘Blanket Amnesty’
Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has asked the federal government to grant ‘blanket amnesty’ to bandits. Gumi made the comment while addressing journalists on Friday after meeting with Abubakar Bello,…
Just In: Kagara Abduction: Niger Gov Speaks After Meeting Sheikh Gumi
Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has described as ‘rumour’, the purported release of abducted students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara. Bello spoke on Friday at…
PHOTOS: Niger Vigilantes Deployed To Rescue Abducted Schoolchildren
The Niger state government is mobilising a local vigilante group to join in efforts to rescue dozens of children abducted from the Government Science College, Kagara. Our reporter on the…
Kagara: Some Govs Backs Bandits’ Attacks- Odumakin
The National Publicity Secretary of pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, on Thursday, said some state governors are encouraging persistent attacks by bandits in parts of the country by supporting their…
