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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Niger, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
John Adams, Minna It is not yet Uhuru for the Niger State Governor-elect, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, as the main opposition party in the state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged him before elections petition tribunal over the outcome of the governorship election in the state. This is coming barely three days after the governor […]
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Abuja (FCT), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Edo, Elections, Elections 2019, Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, National Politics, Niger, Osun, Oyo, Top Stories
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
On February 16, Nigerians will troop out to elect a new President that will pilot the affairs of the nation for another four years. Of the 72 presidential candidates on the final list recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission that are eligible to contest the presidential election, two contenders are generally believed to […]
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Headlines, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Niger, Presidency, State News
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
A suspected burglar, Joseph Peter, has been arrested for breaking into a room at the IBB Guesthouse, Shango, Minna, Niger State, where he allegedly stole four mobile telephones, one power bank and N10,000 cash. Northern City News gathered that one Oluwafunke Yusuf, who was in Minna for a workshop, had her room burgled by the […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Monday, September 3rd, 2018
— 3rd September 2018 Many people were feared dead, while several others were injured after a clash between students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida and some indigenes of Bida town. The incident reportedly occurred after alleged disagreement between some of the students and a commercial driver, on Saturday. The said driver, it was gathered, was […]
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Africa, Headlines, Niger, State News
Friday, August 24th, 2018
A pilgrim from Niger State, Musa Edotsu, has reportedly returned a cash sum in foreign currency equivalence of N400,000, which he found in a toilet in Saudi Arabia while performing the Hajj in Mecca. Northern City News gathered that the money belonged to the Chairman of the Enugu State Pilgrims Board, Zukalraini Saeed. A journalist from […]
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Africa, Headlines, Niger, State News
Monday, May 21st, 2018
Enyioha Opara, Minna A 23-year-old worker, Ismail Yusuf, has attacked and knocked out the teeth of his boss with a hammer for allegedly failing to pay salaries. The suspect admitted to knocking out seven teeth from Sattish Kasara, an Indian national and manager of Bolaji Drilling Company in Minna, Niger State. The incident which happened […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines, Niger, State News
Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, on Friday claimed that the N6bn that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission traced to a former commissioner in the state was stolen from Niger State Government account. Bello made the claim in an interview with journalists shortly after joining President Muhammadu Buhari for the two-raka’at Juma’at […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Eleven people have died in flooding in Niger and 30,000 left homeless after vast swathes of the country — including arid desert locations — were deluged with heavy rain, the UN said Friday. The worst affected regions are both desert areas: Tahoua in the west, where seven people died and 5,321 people were left homeless, […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, State News, Zamfara
Sunday, June 28th, 2015
FROM NOAH EBIJE, KADUNA Governors of the states bordering the dreaded Ka¬muku Forest of Kaduna, where series of criminal activities have been on¬going for years met yes¬terday with Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to find solution to rising fears of being a future nest for Boko Ha¬ram insurgents. According to El-Rufai, “the forest which […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Ex-governor to refund N2.9b The Niger State Government yesterday asked former Governor Babangida Aliyu to refund N2.9 billion. A statement by Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor Dr. Ibrahim Dooba said the money was taken as loan on the eve of Aliyu’s departure. It stated that although Governor Abubakar Bello would not witch-hunt […]
