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Bago invites ICAN to audit state financial records
Realnews Magazine
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September 10, 2025
Politics GOV. Muhammad Bago of Niger has invited the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to audit the state financial records in a bid to enhance transparency, correct discrepancies, and identify areas for improvement. Bago made...
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...
Niger State Governor Faces Backlash Over Claims of "No Hardship" Amid Rising Economic and Security Challenges
Alexa.ng
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MINNA, Nigeria – August 25, 2025 – Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has ignited a firestorm of criticism following his controversial claim on Arise Television that there is no hardship in the state. The remarks, aired during a widely watched...
Niger Government College Kagara Attacked By Bandits Lies In Ruins As Soldiers Move In, Children Remain Out Of School
Sahara Reporters
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Government Science College, Kagara, located in the headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area, Niger State, is lying in ruins years after it was attacked by armed bandits. According to civic tech organisation MonITNG, the institution has been...
Niger State Students Threaten Mass Protest Over Neglect of Education, Unpaid Scholarships
The News Chronicle
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August 23, 2025
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has announced plans to stage a mass protest over what it describes as long-standing neglect of the education sector and failure to pay student scholarships in the state. In a statement...
Bago Threatens To ‘Sell Niger State’ + Peter Obi Sues Adeyanju
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
In Niger State, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has sparked public criticism after defiantly stating that he would continue to borrow to fund projects, even if it meant “selling the state.” This comes amid a social media debate over accountability,...
Niger Open to Investments in Transportation Sector, Others, Says Dep Gov Garba
This Day
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August 23, 2025
The Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, said the state government is ready to welcome investments across all modes of transportation to drive economic growth and enhance public safety. Garba also said the state is committed to supporting...
‘Several bandits’ killed as troops repel attack on military base in Niger state
The Cable
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August 29, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed several bandits following an attack on a military base in Babanna, Borgu LGA of Niger state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the incident...
Niger students threaten mass protest over unpaid scholarships, education neglect
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 23, 2025
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has declared plans for a mass protest, citing prolonged neglect of the education sector and unpaid scholarships across the state. The students issued the declaration on Saturday, saying...
Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Several Others in Niger Community
This Day
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August 29, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna Armed bandits yesterday morning killed two members of the local vigilance group and abducted several other villagers in Akere town in the Wushishi Local Government of Niger state. The heavily armed terrorists also took over...
Niger govt’s panel to probe gross misconduct by suspended council chair
Tribune Online
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August 23, 2025
A three-man Investigative Committee constituted by the Niger State Government to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the suspended Chairman of Chanchaga Local Council, Hon. Aminu Yakubu Ladan, has held its inaugural hearing. The...
CSO raises concern over neglect of school adjacent Niger Gov’t House
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 29, 2025
The Zarumai Model School, situated in Minna, the capital of Niger State, is in ruins despite its proximity to the state’s government house, a civil society organisation (CSO) has revealed. The CSO, MonitNG, in a statement, described the pitiful...
Zarumai Model School Behind Niger State Govt House Roofless, But Has Solar Streetlights –Report
Sahara Reporters
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Zarumai Model School, located just behind the Government House in Minna, Niger State, has fallen into a state of severe decay, exposing the deteriorating condition of public education across the state, according to civic technology platform,...
Niger Govt Technical College Bida Nears Collapse Despite Multi-Billion Naira Education Budget
Sahara Reporters
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A civic tech organisation, MonITNG, has called on Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to urgently intervene in the deplorable state of Government Technical College, Bida, Niger State. The once-thriving technical institution now lies in ruins, with...
Presidency Says 70% Of Insecurity In North Central Can Be Addressed Through Non-Kinetic Measures
Arise News
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September 10, 2025
The Presidency on Tuesday declared that 70 percent of security challenges facing the North Central geo-political zone can be solved through dialogue and not necessarily force. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement...
FG: Tinubu’s Shea Export Ban Will Unlock Rural Economy, Spur Jobs and Global Leadership
Arise News
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September 10, 2025
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described President Bola Tinubu’s recent temporary suspension of raw shea export as a policy that would catalyse economic renewal, accountability, national re-orientation and...