Tag: NIGER STATE
Buhari wins in Niger with 612,371 votes
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s presidential elections has scored 612,371 votes in Niger State.
Prof. Anjela Mary, the state...
Nigerians sign petition against 70-year-old who married 15-year-old girl
A Nigerian Jacobu Eleyinbo has begun a petition to the United Nations against child marriage and girl child rape in Northern Nigeria.
Mr Eleyinbo started...
Man arrested with human eyeball in Niger
The police in Niger State have arrested 35-year-old man Shuaibu Ibrahim for being in possession of a human eyeball.
Ibrahim was apprehended by detectives attached...
Campaign: NSCDC deploys 2,500 security personnel in Niger — Commandant
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command on Friday said it had deployed 2,500 security personnel to provide security to...
2019: Niger lawmaker pledges 100 cars for Buhari’s re-election
A member of the House of Representatives, Umar Bago, has pledged 100 cars to support the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari and Niger...
Niger governor presents N128.10bn budget for 2018
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Thursday presented a N128.10 billion budget estimate for the 2018 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly.
The...
Governor submits 18 commissioner nominees to Niger Assembly
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has submitted the names of 18 commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation following...
Herdsmen, farmers sign peace pact in Niger
Herdsmen and farmers in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger have signed a peace agreement to stop clashes among them.
Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo, Director-General of...
Niger governor to deliver News Express 5th anniversary lecture
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State will deliver the News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture on Thursday, September 28, the newspaper’s management announced on Thursday...
Mamman Vatsa’s son, Haruna, dies at 49
The first and surviving son of the late Major General Mamman Vatsa, Alhaji Haruna Vatsa, has died after a brief illness.
Until his death in...
