Armed bandits have attacked a military base in Zazzaga community, in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. Local inhabitants of the community told newsmen that the gunmen, who were about one hundred, arrived at the military camp on motorcycles, shooting in all direction. The attack happened at about 4PM today, with a civilian identified as Jacob…
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security across the nation. The Senate made the call following the adoption of a motion condemning the abduction of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, in Kagara, Niger State. The motion was moved under matters of urgent public importance by…
This report says that the Niger State Police Command has arrested twelve persons for unlawful possession of firearms. The suspects who were reportedly arrested at different parts of the state include JOSHUA BALA, TITUS ISHAKU, JOHN SHUGABA, ALEX YOHANA, BAMAIYI RIBBA and RIBBA, DANKO Others are ADAMU ABDULLAHI, RABIU YUNUSA, SULEIMAN SALIHU, ABDULKAREEM SAIDU MUSTAPHA JIBRIL and…
The National Examination Council, NECO, has withdrawn its recognition for twelve schools across the country for involvement in mass cheating. This was announced by NECO Registrar, Professor GODSWILL OBIOMA, while announcing results of the internal Senior Secondary School Certification Examination, SSCE. Professor OBIOMA said four of the affected schools are in Adamawa, two in Kaduna, two in…
• Gov MATTAWALE denies sponsoring bandits State governors from Nigeria’s Northcentral geopolitical zone have held a meeting in Makurdi, Benue State. The agenda of the meeting is to find a solution to the security challenges in the northern part of country. These include terrorism in the northeast, banditry in the northwest, and communal killings in the northcentral.…
Angry members of the People’s Democratic Party from Niger State have staged a protest at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja. The protest was held just as members of PDP National Working Committee were meeting to discuss some pressing party issues. The Niger PDP protesters demanded the sacking of the party’s National Financial Secretary, ABDULLAHI MAIBASIRA. They…