A 30-year-old man, identified as Mr. Stephen, has taken his own life following the death of his wife in Ikumi Shako Ward, Gurara Local Government Area, Niger State. It was reported that Stephen lost his second wife in March 2025 and had been battling severe depression ever since. Close friends and family revealed that he…
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has pledged to personally lead a security operation aimed at flushing out thugs wreaking havoc in various parts of Minna, the state capital. Speaking after a high-level security meeting held at the Government House, Minna, which included the Emir of Minna, ward and district heads, and heads of all…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in separate operations carried out in Bida and Minna areas of Niger State. According to a statement by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the arrests were based on credible intelligence linking the…
A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames at A.A Rano filling station located at Hannun Riga, near General Hospital, Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The filling station is also few meters from ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Kontagora. Sources said the incident occurred while Premium Motor…
The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation to identify and apprehend a police officer who allegedly went on a shooting spree while drunk, killing a resident of the state. Commissioner of Police, Shuwala Danmamman, directed the Divisional Police Officer of Maitumbi to fish out the officer responsible for the tragic incident, which occurred…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, has apprehended 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Chanchangi Local Government Area of Niger State. In a Sunday statement released on the agency’s official X handle, titled “EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Niger,” the commission disclosed that operatives recovered two vehicles and 13 mobile phones…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were the ones who raided White Hill Hotel along Shiroro Road in Minna, the Niger State capital. At least 10 guests suspected to be internet fraudsters, commonly known as yahoo boys, were arrested during the raid. A source at the hotel, speaking to Daily Trust on…
Armed men posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted 10 persons from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025….
The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kumar Tsukwam, has confirmed a tragic road crash that claimed the lives of 14 people and left six others injured on the Lapai-Agaie-Bida Federal Highway. In a statement, Tsukwam attributed the crash to excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking. The accident, which occurred at…
An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials. According to a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, reports that the incident occurred around 12:30pm on Friday, after suspected hoodlums…