The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged m8rder of a 65-year-old woman accused of witchcraft. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, October 8, 2026. According to the PPRO, one of the suspects, Mohammed Sani, allegedly trespassed…

…Zakiru is set to marry a second wife, Zakira Sahadatu Abubakar, in January 2027 in Bida, Niger State. He took to Facebook to share their pre-wedding photos, including some pictures, with his first wife, Zakira Hawwa Jipan. He described his first wife as "the controller of the house", reaffirming his loyalty to her. "Al…

…an attack by suspected Fulani herders in Baji Village, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. Ibrahim reportedly died late Tuesday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Lambata, where he had been admitted after sustaining serious injuries during the attack. Several other residents were also injured in the in…

…Air crashed en route Abuja airport after suffering engine failure on its way to central Niger state, where it was to go on a reconnaissance flight ahead of a mission to free kidnapped schoolgirls, according to the Nigeria Air Force. – 2021 – A Beechcraft King Air crashed in bad weather in May while trying to land at no…

…travelling home on Thursday, October 1, when she and other passengers were abducted in Niger State. The government consequently appealed to journalists and media organisations to adhere to professional standards by verifying information before publication to avoid spreading false, misleading and potentially alarming re…

…to the July 28, 2022, ambush on a military checkpoint along the Suleja-Zuba Road in Niger State, which left soldiers, officers and civilians dead, as well as the July 11, 2022, assault on Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.Abdussamad Ohida, the slain ISWAP leader reportedly killed in a joint security operation in Ondo S…

…down the station with an explosive. He mentioned the 28 July 2022 Suleja–Zuba Road, Niger State military checkpoint attack in which several soldiers, officers and civilians were killed. He also blamed on Ohida, the July 11, 2022, attack on Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja; the 23rd April, 2022 attack on Ogaminana Police…

…between local vigilantes and aggrieved youths in Kpakungu and Gbeganu areas of Minna, Niger State. The violence erupted on Saturday night after a vigilante operative reportedly shot dead a man identified as Aliyu during an operation to arrest suspected miscreants in the Kpakungu area. The incident, which occurred aroun…

…Ishaq, a 24-year-old final-year student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, who was killed by a stray bullet from military personnel during a land dispute, speaks with AYOOLA OLASUPO about the death of his younger brother, how it has left a painful void in the family, and their call for justic…

…Ahmed Audi, over the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody in Minna, Niger State. The groups, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence and Media for Equity and Good Governance, made the call at a joint press briefing in Lagos on Friday. The Executive Director of CAIDOV, Gbenga Soloki, and t…

A woman from Niger State, Fateema Keturah Daniel, has shared one of the mixed reactions she received after revealing that she married an Enugu man. In a Facebook post, Fateema explained that she was born, raised and educated in Niger State, noting that she never left the state until her marriage. Reacting to her post,…

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has charged Gender Desk Officers across the state to adopt professionalism, empathy and diligence in handling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV cases. Elleman gave the charge on Wednesday during a one-day capacity-building programme organised by t…

…disclosed that government-led cervical cancer screening had commenced in Imo State, with Niger State next in line for expansion. “We want to have this cervical cancer rollout reach all the nooks and crannies of the country,” he said. Waziri further said the Cancer Health Fund, which supports indigent Nigerians seeking…

…her corpse inside a church well. The incident, Arewa PUNCH gathered happened in Suleja, Niger State after Dauda, who was attached to the Apostolic Church in Suleja fled his duty post to Kuje in the FCT to hide after dumping Albert’s corpse in the well. A pastor from the church was said to have gone to the Suleja Police…

…and injured eight others in Kukoki-Bassa community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The blast struck a camp occupied by the vigilantes, also known as DSS Hunters, while they were gathered to plan a response to reported bandit movements near the community. 3. Operatives of the Delta State Police Command ha…

…a Nigerian Air Force jet hit a vigilante camp in Kukoki-Bassa community, Shiroro LGA, Niger State on ThursdaySeven members of the vigilante group, known as DSS Hunters, died in the blast while eight others suffered serious injuriesThe vigilante commander said the aircraft struck their position while suspected bandits o…

…over to military authorities over their alleged connection with a recent attack in Niger State. In Nasarawa State, police operatives engaged suspected armed robbers who allegedly attacked a motorcyclist in Keana Local Government Area. Two suspects were reportedly injured, while a pump-action rifle was recovered. Anothe…

…kingpin Kachalla Gwaska. Ori participated in operations across Zamfara, Kaduna, and Niger states, and the Niger Republic, and revealed that over N226 million was collected as ransom from multiple abductions. Also paraded are Mamman Haruna and Aliyu Lawali, who detailed their involvement in massive cattle rustling and a…

…from the association. The NANS coordinator also demanded urgent intervention by the Niger State Government to end the ongoing strike at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, which he said had entered its second week and left thousands of students at home. He warned that failure to resolve the dispute could forc…

…of MACBAN, died on Sunday, August 30, 2026, after a trailer fell on his vehicle in Niger stateThe fatal crash happened along the Lambata-Izom road when a trailer hit a pothole and toppled onto the commercial vehicle Madugu was travelling inNational MACBAN chairman and FCT area council leaders attended the funeral praye…

…EFCC, has begun assessing the vulnerability of non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Niger State to terrorism financing. The exercise is being conducted by the commission’s Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) to identify gaps that could allow legitimate organisations to be exploited for illicit financial…

…Troops of Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD maintained vigilance against terrorist incursions in Niger State. On 23 August 2026, troops in Dekara, Borgu LGA of Niger State, came under terrorist attack and countered the assailants with heavy gunfire. This forced them to flee into the Kainji Lake National Park. Following the enc…

…18 suspected illegal miners to their custody, following a joint enforcement effort in Niger state. Soldiers from the 102 Guard Battalion discovered the suspects operating without authorisation at a mining site in Izom, Gurara local government area, during a routine patrol.

Two women, four others arrested as Niger State police smash notorious kidnap syndicate using fake lifts to abduct victims The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate allegedly operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axes, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi…

The Commissioner of Police of the Niger State Command, Adamu Elleman, has requested the deployment of more personnel to wipe out insurgency from the state. Elleman made the request on Saturday while welcoming the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to the state over the abduction of many residents, including w…