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Niger State Students Make U-Turn On Planned Protest After Meeting With Deputy Governor, Others
Sahara Reporters
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The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has called off its planned protest, just hours after confirming it would go ahead following a meeting with the Niger State Commissioner of Police. Earlier today, SaharaReporters had...
Alleged Blasphemy: Woman burnt alive in Niger
Daily Trust
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August 31, 2025
Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was...
Mob Justice: Female Food Seller Lynched over Alleged Blasphemy In Niger
Daily Independent
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August 31, 2025
0 Another brutal case of mob justice has rocked northern Nigeria, as a female food vendor identified as Ammaye was stoned to death by angry youths in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The...
Niger State Students’ Body Petitions Governor Bago, Demands Sacking Of DG Students’ Affairs Bello Shariff Over Alleged Corruption, Betrayal
Sahara Reporters
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Concerned Nigerlite Students have petitioned Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, calling for the removal of Bello Shariff, the Director General of Students’ Affairs, and the withdrawal of his ambassadorship to the National Association of Niger State...
How Apapa Customs Command Boosts Nigeria’s Revenue Drive By N3.7trn In 16 Months
Daily Independent
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September 10, 2025
1 The immediate past Customs Area Controller (CAC), Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), now an Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG), Babatunde Olomu, in just 16 months, transformed the nation’s busiest port into a...
Insecurity: FG deploys Special Forces in Kebbi, northern elders seek dialogue
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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September 10, 2025
A new Forward Operational Base (FOB) of Special Forces has been established at Runtuwo town in Augie local government area of Kebbi state to reinforce the area’s security architecture. The deployment, Blueprint gathered, was to consolidate on the...
Niger, Nasarawa Move To Bolster Operations Of Remand Homes
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 26, 2025
News Investigators/ Niger State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says its remand homes have remained instrumental in reforming children and equipping them with skills for self-reliance. Rachel Twaki, Director, Social Welfare...
Police Arrest Two Suspected Assassins With Pistol In Niger
Information Nigeria
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August 31, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected hired assassins with a locally made pistol and live cartridge in the Beji community of Bosso Local Government Area. In a statement released on Saturday in Minna, the Command’s Public...
Denmark Pushes EU Expansion of African Return Programs
News Ghana
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September 10, 2025
Denmark’s EU presidency is advocating for significantly expanded “voluntary return” programs across Africa as Europe seeks new deportation strategies, according to internal documents released by advocacy group Statewatch. The presidency paper...
Niger East Senator Offers Scholarship To 200 Students To Study Abroad
Leadership
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August 26, 2025
Senator representing Niger East, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has sent 200 students from Niger East Senatorial to India and China under his International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. The send-off, described by parents and community leaders as...
NPFL: Enyimba supporters optimistic of win against visiting Niger Tornadoes
News Diary Online
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August 31, 2025
Enyimba International FC supporters are optimistic the Aba based club of amasing the maximum points against visiting Niger Tornadoes of Minna in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). By Nicholas Obisike Enyimba International FC...
Parents seek end to primary school graduation ceremonies in Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi
Peoples Gazette
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August 31, 2025
Some parents and stakeholders in Niger, Nasarawa and Kogi States have commended the decision of the Imo government to ban graduation ceremonies in primary schools, and called for a nationwide abolition of the practice. They expressed their views...
Gist25 minutes ago Woman Lynched, Set Ablaze In Niger Over Alleged Blasphemy Tragedy struck in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, on Saturday evening when a woman identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was lynched...
Naija News
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August 31, 2025
Naija News learnt that the incident occurred after a customer jokingly expressed interest in marrying the woman, citing the tradition of the Prophet. In her response, she allegedly made comments deemed offensive by some residents. A community...
Niger Senator Sponsors 200 Students for Studies in India, China
Nigerian Eye
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August 26, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has sponsored 200 students to pursue undergraduate degrees in India and China under his International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. The students departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday, August...
Gist1 minute ago Police Nab Suspected Assassins, Thugs, Drug Dealers In Niger The Niger State Police Command has arrested several suspects linked to assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal immigration, and attempted culpable homicide…
Naija News
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August 31, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested several suspects linked to assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal immigration, and attempted culpable homicide across the state. Naija News reports that the Command’s Public Relations...
Police nab 2 assassins, thugs in Niger State, recover weapons
National Accord Newspaper
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August 30, 2025
Niger State Police Command has apprehended two suspected assassins found with a locally fabricated pistol and a live cartridge in the Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso Local Government. The arrests were announced in a statement released on Saturday...
Alleged blasphemy: Mob stone female food seller to death in Niger State
Abuja Inquirer
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August 30, 2025
A female food seller simply identified as Ammaye has been lynched in Mariga local government area of Niger State by angry youths over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have occurred at Kasuwan Garba in the...
Niger Assembly formally receives new Munya constituency member
Daily Post
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August 25, 2025
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has officially received Hon. Dogari Daje, member-elect from Munya Constituency, following his landslide victory in the August 16, 2025 by-election. During the...
Niger govt. empowers 2,500 women with N250 million
Peoples Gazette
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August 25, 2025
The Niger government, on Monday, empowered no fewer than 2,500 women in Kontagora Local Government Area with N250 million as part of Governor Umaru Bago’s women empowerment grant to boost their business. Hauwa Bako, Special Adviser to the Governor...
Two arrested as Police bust assassination plot in Niger
Tribune Online
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August 30, 2025
Police operatives in Niger have arrested two men for allegedly plotting to assassinate a person in the Bosso Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were intercepted by a police patrol team and vigilante members in the early hours of...