…deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has found that the deceased died from asphyxiation. The committee Chairman and former Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services, Jonathan Kure, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the panel’s repo…

…in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has unravelled the cause of death of the suspects. In the Executive Summary by the chairman of the Committee, Jonathan Kure, on Tuesday in Abuja, when he presented the report to the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-O…

…community security and tackle criminal activities in Yorubaland and parts of Kwara and Niger states. The statement read, “The launch of Iru Ekun in Oyo followed similar inaugurations of the local security initiative in Osun, Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun and Ondo states, including active engagement with traditional rulers and com…

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have rescued two abducted children along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, October 23, 2026. According to the PPRO, the children, aged eight and 12, were found stranded in their father…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old housewife, Safiya Tukur, for cutting her husband's manhood during a fight. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on October 23, 2026 said the suspect was arrested for alleged criminal assault and causing grievous h…

…charge of the detention facility of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command, Usman Isah Ndamaka, has confessed that he left 37 miners screaming in a cell till they died.The officer made the confession while testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Minna on Wednesday.Ndama…

…Legit.ng earlier reported that Dangote Group has begun a ₦1.83 trillion upgrade of Niger State’s 401-kilometre Lambata-Bida-Mokwa-Makera-Kontagora highway'The company will recover eligible construction costs through tax credits under the federal government’s infrastructure investment scheme.The concrete road is expecte…

…gender-friendly rice-processing technologies for 20 women’s cooperative groups in Bida, Niger State.The programme was organised by Hello Tractor in collaboration with AGAN and the Federal Government of Nigeria/International Fund for Agricultural Development, FGN/IFAD, assisted Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, i…

…He added that the terrorists also planned to attack the Wawa military base in New Bussa, Niger State, believing their detained members were being held there. After the planned attack on the military base failed, the witness said, Ansaru members relocated to the South-West, believing that the presence of media organisat…

…the defendants are from Okene LGA, Kogi State; Daura LGA, Katsina State, and Suleja LGA, Niger State. Led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Oyedepo Rotimi, SAN, the witness said the operation by security agents, leading to the kidnap victims’ rescue, was informed by the Federal…

…Republic of Niger into Nigeria and selling them to bandit groups in Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger states. He said the weapons were transported in convoys that crossed porous border areas and that “military men usually escort and cover him” during these deliveries. According to him, the protection included armed soldiers ri…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Godwin Yahaya, for criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and kidnapping. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on 10th October, 2026 said the suspect allegedly contracted a man identified as Bashiru, to abduc…

…Oyo State; Eghugo Technical College, Afikpo, Ebonyi State; Baptist High School, Lambata, Niger State; and Ipara Senior and Junior Community Secondary School, Badagry, Lagos State. Commending officers involved in the operations, NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), praised p…

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…