Tag: Niger
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Police arrest 259 suspects over alleged banditry, kidnapping culpable homicide in Niger
Police arrested about 259 suspects over banditry, kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape, farmers/herders conflicts and other crimes in Niger in August. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, told our correspondent in Minna on Saturday that then crimes were committed in 25 local government areas of the state. “We have charged 119 suspects out…
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NEMA calls for policies to forestall disasters in Niger, Kwara
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on policy makers at the grassroots to formulate policies and initiate strategies that would reduce disaster risks within their jurisdictions. This was contained in a statement by Mrs Lydia Wagami, Head, NEMA Minna Operations Office, to mark the 2020 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) in Minna…
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Flood submerges 50 houses, properties in Niger
No fewer than 50 houses and properties worth millions of Naira have been submerged and destroyed by flood in Gallah ward of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. The Member Representing Borgu-Agwara Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Alhaji Jafaru Mohammedi, made this known on Thursday after commiserating with the flood victims. Mohammedi, who was…
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Caretaker committee takes over Niger APC
Mr Khalid Ibrahim, Legal Adviser, All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger, said on Wednesday that a caretaker committee has taken over affairs of the party. Ibrahim said at a news conference in Minna, that the action followed recent crisis of confidence that rocked the ruling party in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Police confirm abduction of foreign national in Niger
The Police command in Niger has confirmed the abduction of a foreign national and a Nigerian by suspected bandits between Yankila and Regina village of Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday.…
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3 die in road accident in Niger — Police
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident that occurred along Gurata village along Minna – Bida road , Bosso Local Government Area on Friday. Mr Adamu Usman, state’s Commissioner of Police, told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna that nine other people sustained various…
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NEMA distributes relief materials to victims of armed banditry in Niger
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday distributed millions of Naira worth of relief materials to victims of armed banditry displaced from three local government areas of Niger. NEM’s Director General (DG), Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja supervised the delivery of the relief materials to the internal displaced persons (IDPs). ALSO READ:Dangote tests negative for coronavirus, to build…
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Niger Establishes 3 Teachers’ Training Institutes
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has restated that his administration will remain committed to the promotion of sustainable education that would meet Nigeria’s present day needs with more emphasis on job creation rather than waiting for non-existing white collar jobs. Education standards has fallen beyond expectations of Nigerlites,…
