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Police Arrest Suspected Murderer Of FUTMinna Lecturer

Police Arrest Suspected Murderer Of FUTMinna Lecturer

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the arrested of Joy Afekafe, a 14-year-old female housemaid, in relation to the homicide of Associate Professor Funmilola Adefolalu from the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger…

Former In-Laws Allegedly Flog Man To Death In Niger

Former In-Laws Allegedly Flog Man To Death In Niger

A man simply identified as Mallam Umar Tasiu, in Minna, Niger State, has been beaten to death by his former in-laws. New Telegraph gathered that the incident occurred when Umar Tasiu went to visit his…

Gunmen Kidnap PDP Chieftain, 12 Others In Niger

Gunmen Kidnap PDP Chieftain, 12 Others In Niger

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of the Ngeski Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Garba Hassan has been abducted by some unknown gunmen in Niger State. Garba Hassan was abducted…

22 Missing As Boat Capsize In Niger

22 Missing As Boat Capsize In Niger

The Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Salihu Garba on Tuesday disclosed that 22 passengers are missing in a boat accident at Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State According to…

Money Ritual: Police Arrest 5 With Human Skull In Niger

Money Ritual: Police Arrest 5 With Human Skull In Niger

The Niger State Police Command has said its operatives have apprehended five persons who were in possession of a human skull. The state command said the suspects who were nabbed along the Minna-Bida road in Niger…

Tinubu Celebrates Etsu Nupe At 71

Tinubu Celebrates Etsu Nupe At 71

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday joined a host of others to celebrate His Royal Highness, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar on the occasion of his 71st birthday and the significant milestone of his…

Transformer Cable Thief Electrocuted In Niger

Transformer Cable Thief Electrocuted In Niger

A yet-to-be-identified man has been electrocuted while attempting to steal transformer cables on the premise of the Niger State Printing Press in Minna, the State capital. Confirming the incident, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, a spokesman for…

Tanker Crushes 16-Year-Old Girl To Death In Niger

Tanker Crushes 16-Year-Old Girl To Death In Niger

Priscilla Galadima, a teenage girl on Wednesday reportedly died after being run over by a tanker trailer in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The 16-year-old girl was a resident of the Barkin-Sale neighbourhood of…

NAF Helicopter Crash Forces Bandits To Flee Niger Forests, Free Kidnapped Victims

NAF Helicopter Crash Forces Bandits To Flee Niger Forests, Free Kidnapped Victims

Following news of a recent military offensive in the Shiroro Local Government Area where MI 171 Airforce Helicopter crashed, bandits causing unrest in the jungles of Niger State are allegedly departing the state to find…

Full Profiles Of Soldiers Killed In Niger Plane Crash

Full Profiles Of Soldiers Killed In Niger Plane Crash

Following a mass funeral conducted by the Nigerian military on Friday for the soldiers who died in an ambush and plane crash in the Chukuba region of Shiroro Local Government in Niger State, here are…