Bandits Kill 4, Kidnap 39 In FCT, Niger
Four persons were killed while 39 others were kidnapped when bandits invaded Kuduru village in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory as well as Garam and Azu communities…
Gov. Bago dismisses report on ban of alcohol in Niger
Niger governor Umar Bago has dismissed reports claiming that he had banned alcoholic drinks in the state. Bago, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said such directive was neither…
UATH appeals for adequate maternity centres, personnel
By Gami Tadanyigbe The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, FCT, has called for the provision of adequate maternity centres and recruitment of nurses to help reduce maternal mortality…
Niger State Govt. will end prostitution — official
Hajiya Kaltum Rufa’i, Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says the government is determined to end the activities of commercial sex workers in the…
Mothers’ associations as catalyst to girls’ school enrolment
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dausiyya Yushau, an 18-year-old student of Government Girls Junior Arabic Secondary School, Tarda, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, said she returned to school due to…
Police arrest landlord, gateman in Niger for alleged ritual killing
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in Lapai Local Government Area of the state for allegedly killing a 4-year-old boy for rituals. The command’s…
Obey court’s order to inaugurate NDDC Governing Board– CSO tells AGF
The Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD), has called on the Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice to obey court order to inaugurate the Governing Board of the…
FG restates commitment to demarcate FCT/ Niger, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa boundaries
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to demarcate the boundaries between the FCT and four neighbouring States. Mr Adamu Adaji, Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), made this known in…
MNJTF honours 24 officers for gallantry in Lake Chad
The Headquarters, Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) has honoured 24 military staff officers (MSOs) from Republic of Benin, Nigeria and Chad with MNJTF medals and Operation YANCIN TAFKI Medal in recognition…
Disaster in Kwara, Niger: NEMA wants proactive measures for prevention
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for proactive measures to forestall the occurrence of natural and human induced phenomena that result in disasters. This was contained in a…
Tegina School Abductions: CHRICED flays abandonment of children in kidnappers den
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has condemned the response of government to the plight of the abducted 136 pupils of Tanko Salihu Islamiyya School Tegina,…