A middle-aged man, Mizanmi Abubakar has been arrested by Niger State Police Command for killing his biological father with a hoe in Minna, the state capital. The incident occurred in the Barkin-Sale area of Minna, the state capital last Sunday. After the gruesome murder, the accused, age 29 years also severed the body of his late father and buried him …

The military leaders ruling Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger entered a new “confederation” Saturday as they signed a treaty during their first summit in Niamey, after having severed ties with an existing West African bloc. The heads of the three countries, who took power through coups in recent years, “decided to take a step further towards greater integration between the …

The Niger State Government has said that wife beaters in the state will spend three years imprisonment on conviction. The Niger State director of planning, research and statistics in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Mary Yisa disclosed this on Tuesday to journalists while speaking on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment in Minna. Yisa said the state now has a robust …

Following their goalless draw in their opening game against Burkina Faso on Thursday, Golden Eaglets claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Niger to record their first victory in the WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifiers. Coach Manu Garba made two changes to the team that started against Burkina Faso, with Oreoluwa Agbenla and Abdul Muiz Adeleke being handed their first …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday lifted economic sanctions on Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso with immediate effect. This followed hours-long deliberations by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at an extraordinary summit on the political, peace, and security situation in the region at the State House, Abuja. Announcing the Authority’s resolutions, President of …

A protest over rising food prices which started early on Thursday reportedly turned violent after hoodlums allegedly hijacked a trailer load of foodstuff along the Suleja-Kaduna road. According to eyewitnesses, the protesters took control of the trailer which was loaded with rice and other items after overpowering the driver and began to steal from the truck. One of the eyewitnesses …

The organised labour in Niger State has embarked on an indefinite strike, shutting down government offices and hospitals. The action is in protest of what the workers described as a violation of civil service laws, following the state government’s appointment of politicians as executive directors into government parastatal in the state. A visit to government offices saw the gates under …

A staff member of a Microfinance bank at Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, Mr Olumide Openaike, who has been missing since Wednesday, January 17, has been found in Mokwa, Niger State. The wife of the banker, who also works at a microfinance bank in Onikolobo, Abeokuta, Temitope, broke the news to  newsmen today . She said, “I am happy to tell you …

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alternative Bank on sustainable development of the state. It was reported that the bank was launched in October 2023 by Sterling Financial Holdings with the task of creating wealth for all in a sustainable way, by doing things differently and taking a different model to partnering with …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old woman for allegedly stealing a three-year-old girl and attempting to take her to a buyer who had paid her N530,000. The suspect, who was said to have stolen the child from her parents in the Tudun-Natsira area of Minna, was arrested while trying to board a bus to transport the child …