…and Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to the charges, the defendants, all from Niger State, were accused of knowingly withholding information about individuals linked to terrorist activities, participating in kidnapping, and using a messaging platform to facilitate terrorist training. The three defendants were sentence…

…The corpse of a 30-year-old man, Yakubu Hassan of Rafin-Sanyi community in Suleja, Niger State has been found in a mortuary about a week after he was arrested during a security raid on an illegal mining site in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yakubu was reportedly among 14 persons arrested during a joint security…

…Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Commissioners of Police in the South-West, Kwara and Niger states have greatly supported our operations. Without their backing, the successes we have recorded would not have been possible,” he said. Igboho also commended the South-West governors for supporting the Iru Ekun Security Ne…

Influential Niger state APC stakeholders, including former commissioners and sitting lawmakers, are finalising plans for a mass defection from the ruling partyThe aggrieved group spans all 25 local government areas and includes allies of both Governor Bago and ex-Governor Abubakar Sani BelloA former senior aide to ex-G…

…the Turaki faction. Wabara, a former Senate president, filed the action alongside former Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, ex-Information Minister Jerry Gana, former PDP Deputy National Chairman Olabode George, ex-Women Affairs Ministers Maryam Ciroma and Zainab Maina, BoT member Dame Esther Uduehi, and the P…

…operation while allegedly transporting vandalised railway materials from Niger State to Lagos. Describing the operation as a major breakthrough, Opeifa said it underscored the effectiveness of sustained collaboration between the Corporation and security agencies in safeguarding public infrastructure. “We will continue…

…incitement and illegal mining. The defendants, all of Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, are alleged to have conspired with one Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May 2026 to k!dnap school children and teachers in Oyo State. They are further alleged to have aided the k!dnap…

…on 26 June 2026, following the Award Committee Meeting at NECO's headquarters in Minna, Niger State.Check Junior WAEC results on the official portal. Photo: results.neco.gov.ng>To check your result online:Visit the official NECO results portal at results.neco.gov.ng.From the dropdown menu, choose "BECE (JUNIOR WAEC)" a…

…at both the Federal Secretariat office and his residence in APC Quarters, Suleja, Niger State, recovering what they described as forged appointment letters, official letterheads, correspondence to Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, and other materials considered relevant to the investigation. In his statement…

…which led to his escape. Sani, of Nabi Village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, was convicted on Count One and Count Two of a four-count charge bordering on terrorism-related offences. The charges read "that you Muhamnad Sani, Male, of Nabi Village Shiroro LGA, Niger State and Danranmi (now at large) on o…

…known on Saturday at the KASEDA 2026 High-Level Board Retreat held at Zuma Rock Resort, Niger State. The governor, represented by the Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal, said KASEDA had reached a defining moment that would determine what the agency becomes over the next decade. "At the end of this retreat my expectation is th…

Four men sentenced to 95 years imprisonment for gang-r@ping 13-year-old girl in Niger State A Senior Magistrate's Court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced four individuals to a cumulative 95 years in prison for gang-r@ping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl in 2023. The convicts, listed as Salisu Baura, Lawali Shaib…

Captain and two soldiers feared k!lled in IED explosion in Niger State A Captain and two of his men have reportedly lost their lives in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion at Maciyan-Kyada village in Babanna ward, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. A security source told Daily Trust that two other soldier…

The Niger State government has imposed a curfew on some communities in Rafi Local Government Area following renewed communal clashes that claimed lives and property. Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger said this during a visit to the communities affected by the clash between the Kamuku and Fulani in Tashar Bako. He directed secur…

…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…