Tag: Niger state

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in Rafi, Munya, Shiroro and Mariga Local Government Areas of the State. Bello took the…

 No fewer than 27 Students, three staff and 12 members of a family were abducted in the Wednesday morning attack on Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi local government of…

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over escalating insecurity across the nation. It made the call following kidnap of students and teachers…

Scores of students at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State, have been abducted by bandits. The armed men stormed the school in military uniform Tuesday night. PRNigeria reports…

By Lukman Amusa Ahmed  Lemu who  was the chairman of the committee constituted by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 to review the violence that occurred in Nigeria’s past election is…

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the replacement and confirmation of two non-career Ambassadors-designate. The request was contained in a letter read to the house…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike  Niger State has recorded 13 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), among them is a five-year-old boy. In the official report released by the State Task Force…

National Examination Council has withheld the results of over 30,000 candidates in public schools in Niger State, due to the inability of State Government to pay their examination fees. The…

Sixteen-year-old Idrisu Muhammadu of Evutagi village in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has been arrested for allegedly killing one Fatima Isah of the same address. Muhammadu allegedly…

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped 15 girls overnight in a village near Toumour, southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on Saturday. Boukar Mani Orthe, the mayor of the town in…