Three people have died and more than 10,000 hectares of rice farms have been destroyed after flooding hit Mokwa LGA in Niger State.
The flood, linked to water released from the Jebba hydroelectric dam, swept through several dry-season farming communities....
An 18-year-old suspect, Fatiyah Abdulhakeem, who was accused of killing a retired Permanent Secretary in Niger State, Adamu Jagaba, has died in police custody.
Police sources confirmed Abdulhakeem’s death on Thursday, although the exact cause remains unclear. The suspect, recently...
Tragedy struck Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday morning as suspected bomb explosions claimed the life of one farmer, Dauda Haruna, and severely injured four others, including three siblings.
The explosions occurred between Bassa...
Bandits have killed at least 10 farmers, including women, from the Wayam and Belu-Belu villages in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, with residents reporting that six of the victims were beheaded. The attack, which occurred at...
At least 20 passengers travelling in five vehicles were reportedly kidnapped by bandits on the Mariga-Kontagora road in Niger State.
Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly and representative of Mariga constituency, confirmed the incident while speaking...
Some unknown gunmen reportedly attacked and killed a farm manager and abducted 3 other people in what appears to be a coordinated attack on two farms on the outskirts of Sabon-Wuse community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger...
The Governor of Niger State, Honourable Umaru Bago, has said his state does not need to rely on the monthly allocations from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The governor said his state is not poor but has an...
It has been more than three weeks since a mining pit collapsed in Galkogo village in Shiroro local government area of Niger state trapping more than 30 miners, yet families and friends of those trapped say they are still...
At least two people, a herder and a farmer, were reportedly killed on Thursday in a violent clash between suspected herdsmen and farmers in Kadna village, Shiroro local government area of Niger state.
Several properties, including houses, goats as well...
At least 1 person has been reported dead, 7 others severely injured and 30 more, including the site manager, one Alhaji Ibrahim Ishaku are still trapped in a collapsed mining pit in Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro local government area of Niger...
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Artist and curator Jemima Kakizi is bringing renewed energy and international connections to Rwanda’s growing contemporary art scene.
Her...
