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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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Niger Governor Bago preaches peace, religious tolerance as Niger Baptist Church marks 114th anniversary
The Sun Nigeria
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August 25, 2025
Gets Christian youths Association endorsement for 2027 From John Adams, Minna Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has urged members of the two main religions in the state to embrace tolerance and peaceful co-existence, saying that it is the...
Police bust assassination plot over ex-wife, arrest suspects in Niger
Punch
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August 30, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of several suspects in connection with alleged assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal immigration, and attempted culpable homicide across the state. In a statement issued on...
Police arrest two over assassination plot in Niger
Daily Post
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August 30, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended two suspects, Muhammad Mohammed and Mohammed Usman, for their alleged involvement in an assassination plot. The duo were nabbed by the police on their way to Butu village of Bosso LGA to collect the...
Bandits, security operatives clash, two injured in Niger
Daily Post
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August 30, 2025
A clash between armed bandits and security operatives in Niger State has left a vigilante member and two residents injured. The incident happened on Thursday evening, August 28, at Agwa village in Rafi Local Government Area. Security forces were...
Police Detain 2 Suspected Assassins With A Pistol, Live Cartridge In Niger
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 30, 2025
News Investigators/ The Police Command in Niger has detained two suspected assassins in possession of a locally made pistol and live cartridge in Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso Local Government Area of the state.This was disclosed in a statement...
Police Nab Suspected Assassins, Other Criminals In Niger
Channels TV
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August 30, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has recorded multiple breakthroughs in its fight against crime, with the arrest of suspected assassins, thugs, illegal immigrants, and other offenders across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP...