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…
Six girls between the ages 15 and 17 have been kidnapped in Pandogari, a community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The girls were said to have been abducted on Wednesday when some bandits numbering about 100 stormed the village through the Birnin Gwari axis. Passing through Mamman Kontagora Technical College, the bandits…
Four persons have been killed and 13 others injured in a road crash on the Agaie-Lapai road in Niger State. The accident, which occurred on Monday near Al’Farma International School in Agaie Local Government Area, was a head-on collision involving three trailer trucks, one of which was transporting cattle. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency…
An explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, located in Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, has resulted in the deaths of four people and left several others injured. The explosion occurred on Sunday morning when miners had resumed work at the site. The cause of the blast remains unknown, though residents of…
Aerial assaults from the Nigerian Air Force have killed scores of suspected terrorists hibernating at Alawa Forest in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, the service said on Thursday. It said the airstrikes were executed by the air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, a special offensive launched to flush terrorists out of the Northwest…
A catastrophic petrol tanker explosion rocked Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday morning, claiming over 70 lives and leaving many others with severe injuries. The incident occurred along the Dikko-Maje Road, opposite the Badeggi Filling Station, after a tanker crash triggered a massive fire. Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with flames…
The death toll from Saturday’s tragic petrol tanker explosion at Dikko in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 others injured. According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), the explosion, which occurred when a tanker carrying petrol overturned, has left a devastating impact on the region. NSEMA Director General, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba…