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Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, has made a compassionate decision to suspend the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir durbar in order to sympathize with the victims of banditry within the emirate. This decision comes as a…
Minna, Niger State - In a recent development, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) has expelled twenty-three students due to their poor academic performance and involvement in various misconducts. This…
Once again, the Mashegu local government area of Niger state has been invaded by bandits, resulting in the abduction of two policemen, the deaths of two villagers, and the kidnapping of at least 32 other individuals.…
A tragic road accident involving a truck carrying 87 passengers has claimed the lives of at least 24 people on their way from Zaria, Kaduna State to Lagos. The incident took place at Etsu Woro village in Lavun Local…
Umar Bago, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Niger state. Announcing the result in Minna on Monday, the state collation officer, Professor…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Niger State. Tinubu won in the state with a total of 375,183 votes. His closest challenger, Atiku…
The Niger State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello declared a curfew in Lambata, Gurara Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, following a violent clash…
A High Court in Minna, the Niger State, has issued a warrant of arrest on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Faruk Yahaya. He was arrested for contempt. The court also ordered the arrest of Olugbenga Olabanji,…
Bandits have invaded Ajata Village, a mining community in the Erena district of shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits were reported to have attacked a mining site on Thursday and killed security…
The Niger State Police Command has paraded two suspects arrested in connection with the ritual murder of a 4-year-old boy in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. Talkglitz had earlier reported that the suspects…
The Niger State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, has disclosed that over N70 million has been paid as ransom to terrorists by residents of Kagara in Rafi Local…
