Tag: MINNA
Abike Dabiri, husband visit Babangida in Minna
Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa and her husband Segun Erewa have paid a visit to former military head of...
NECO urges defaulting states to pay up N3bn debt
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has urged states owing the council to pay up the N3 billion debt for the 2022 Senior School Certificate...
JUST IN: Catholic priest burnt to death in Niger, assistant shot
Catholic Priest Rev. Fr Isaac Achi has been killed by bandits who invaded his residence in Niger State in the early hours of Sunday.
Achi...
Orji Kalu visits Babangida in Minna
Senate Chief Whip Orji Kalu has paid a visit to the former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida in Minna, Niger State capital.
The former...
Burglar breaks into IBB Guesthouse
A suspected burglar, Joseph Peter, was on Sunday arrested for breaking into a room at the IBB Guesthouse in Shango, Minna, Niger State, where...
Saraki visits Babangida in Minna
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday arrived Minna, capital of Niger State, to hold a private meeting with former military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Saraki...
Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court remands 2 farmers in prison over alleged...
Two farmers were on Wednesday remanded in prison on the orders of a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy.
Magistrate...
Minna jailbreak: Police begin hunt for 200 escaped prisoners
The police in Niger State said on Monday they had taken measures to ensure the arrest of the 200 prisoners that escaped from Minna...
Prison officer, motorcyclist die in Minna jailbreak
The Niger Command of the Nigeria Prisons Service has confirmed the death of its officer and a motorcyclist in the Sunday jailbreak at the...
NSCDC records 29 cases of kidnapping in Niger in 2017 –...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, on Wednesday said it recorded 29 cases of kidnapping and 12 cases of cattle...