Tag: Niger State
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Army confirms ambush, death of personnel in Niger
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops deployed in Shiroro area of Niger were ambushed while on a mission to deal with bandits’ attack on miners in the area. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday said the a number of personnel paid the supreme price in the…
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Unknown gunmen abduct 2 farmers in Niger state
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two residents of Doma village by gunmen in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Saturday. According to Abiodun, on June 22, suspected kidnappers abducted two victims from Duma village, Lapai while…
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Senate alerts military to terrorists’ enclaves in Kwara, Niger States
The Senate has identified terrorists’ enclaves in communities within three local government areas of Kwara and Niger States, respectively. Accordingly, the chamber, on Tuesday, urged the Military to carry out a comprehensive onslaught of bandits and criminal elements within Kainji Lake National Park and the identified communities.
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Abducted wife of Niger APC chairman rescued by police in Borno
The Borno Police Command says its operatives have rescued Habiba Baffa, the abducted wife of Usman Baffa, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Magama Local Government chapter in Niger. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar, confirmed the rescue while handing over the victim to her family in Maiduguri on Thursday.
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Primary Election: Bandits kill three PDP delegates in Niger state
About three out of the 13 delegates from Mariga Local government Areas of Niger State have been reportedly killed by bandits. The delegates who had showed face for the governorship primaries of the People’s Democartic Party in Niger state were murdered on Wednesday evening.
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PDP postpones governorship primary election in Niger as aspirants protest
The governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger was postponed from Wednesday to Thursday following protests by four of the five aspirants contesting the election.
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Tears as Deborah Samuel’s remains is buried in Niger state
Pastor Emmanuel Maaaji of the First Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Tunga Magajiya, Niger, has confirmed the arrival in Magajiya of the remains of the slain student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Miss Deborah Samuel for burial.
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Niger Governor Bello, VP Osinbajo in close door meeting in Minna
Nigeria’s vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited Minna the Niger State capital on Friday to hold a close door meeting with Niger state Governor Abubakar Bello, Bello received the Vice president at the Presidential suite and the close door meeting also held at the same place. It was gathered that the meeting lasted for 3 hours.
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Niger govt clears N3bn debt owed AEDC –SSG
The Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG) Alhaji Ahmed Matane, has disclosed that the state government has paid over N3 billion to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for debts owed it over a period of four years. He made this statement at a press conference in Minna, on Wednesday. Recall that AEDC had…
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How 20 people fleeing from bandits drown in Guni-Zumba River
At least 20 people, consisting of women and children, from Guni in Munyan Local Government Area, of Niger State, have lost their lives on Wednesday morning, after their boat capsized in Guni-Zumba River. This was disclosed by a resident of the community, Shehu Abubakar.