…apartment while three others were shot dead at various intervals over land dispute in Niger state. The incident happened when some yet-to-be identified assailants stormed the house where the 15 people were staying and set it ablaze killing all the occupants. Eyewitnesses told Arewa PUNCH that the incident happened in t…
…President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, among other leading figures in Nigeria’s healthcare…
A housewife, Mrs Maria Adoga, has told an Upper Area Court Makurdi, Niger State, that her husband, Moses was an alcoholic who abuses her. Maria, in a divorce suit said she got married to Moses in 2013 under the Idoma Tradition Laws and later had a church wedding at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Ugbokolo in Okpokwu LG…
…to replace Sanusi Mohammed Galadima in Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna Federal Constituency. Niger State saw Abubakar Lado Abdullahi substitute Adamu Tanko in Suleja/Tafa/Gurara and Adamu Suleiman replacing Adamu Usman in Lavun/Edati/Mokwa. In Kwara, Raheem Tunji Olawuyi replaced Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi in Ekiti/Irepodun/Oke-…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that no case of abduction was recorded during a suspected bandit attack on a police outpost in Zugurma Village, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.SP Wasiu Abiodun, the command's spokesperson, confirmed the development while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Minna.…
The Mokwa-New Bussa Road in Niger State was on Monday blocked by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group, causing confusion among residents, motorists and commuters in the affected area. The terrorists, numbering in their hundreds, rode on motorcycles, barricaded the road around Zurgurma in Mashegu Local Gove…
…State; a 30kW installation in Magya/Dzwajiwo, Kwara State; a 75kW system in Edo Baba, Niger State; and 50kW grids in Kafin lemo, Bauchi State; Jerkum, Gombe State; Kukuwa, Yobe State; Yalaki Ganye, Adamawa State; and Uban Dawaki, Sokoto State. The program has also delivered a 75kW system to Hawan Mai Mashi Village in K…
In an era where criminal activities are becoming increasingly sophisticated, effective policing requires more than bravery and routine patrols. It
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Niger State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, has warned that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy ahead of the 2027 general elections, blaming what he described as the disturbing role of the judiciary and the body language of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State has appointed Hon. Abdulmajid Yaman Dalami as Director-General of its House of Representatives Campaign Organization for Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general election. In a press statement, the PDP leadership said Dalami, described as a "seas…
The Niger State Government, led by Governor Umar Mohammed Bago, has taken a significant step toward advancing Nigeria’s participation in global climate finance mechanisms through a high-level engagement at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) platform. The engagement brought together key s…
Residents of Soba town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State have raised fresh concerns after suspected members of an armed group reportedly entered the community and openly preached in mosques.The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Saturday by security analyst Bakatsine. According to the post, t…
…are former Senate President Adolphus Wabara; BoT Secretary and former Governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu; former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana; and PDP chieftain, Olabode George, as 1st to 4th plaintiffs. Others include former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Maryam Ciroma; another former Minis…