Not less than 13 people were killed when terrorists attacked the Anguwan Mai-Giro community in Niger State on Wednesday night, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. The Niger State Government confirmed the attack but did not say the exact number of people killed. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba described the attack as satanic, insensible, atrocious and callous, according […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over the strike by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The strike by the NUEE left areas serviced by the AEDC without power for hours on Monday. The areas serviced by the company are the federal […]
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The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has announced the suspension of the license of Daar Communications PLC, over what it called violation of broadcast rules. Daar Communications, owned by Raymond Dokpesi, owns AIT television and Ray Power radio station, Nigeria’s first private radio station. The Director-General of the NBC, Modibbo Kawu, announced the suspension Thursday evening […]
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The Executive Director, Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency, Alhaji Usman Ndanusa, has confirmed that cerebrospinal meningitis has claimed eight lives in Borgu Local Government Area of the state. Ndanusa, who is a Pharmacist, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Minna. He said that it is […]
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Authorities on Tuesday said nine people were killed on Monday night in Diffa city, South-east Niger in several attacks believed to be carried out by terror group, Boko Haram. According to local officials on the spot, the tragedy was perpetrated by at least three suicide bombers who blew themselves up late at night in three […]
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The Aliko Dangote Foundation has flagged off its one-off and unconditional Micro-grants Programme in Niger State with 25,000 disadvantaged women as beneficiaries bringing the total number of women beneficiaries to 256,500 across seven states of the federation. Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote said weekend at the flag-off ceremony held at the Justice […]
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The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, says it has arrested 67 irregular migrants from the Republic of Niger. Sunday James, the spokesman of the agency, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. James said that the foreigners were intercepted by the Special Border Corps of the NIS while trying to enter the country via […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger state, has convicted and sentenced 45 Boko Haram members to jail, following the conclusion of the first phase of the trial of 575 suspects. The convicts were sentenced between three and 31 years in jail In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information […]
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