Niger State

Niger State Governor Umaru Bago on Monday received 100 pupils of St Mary’s Catholic private primary and secondary school who were released after nearly two weeks in captivity. The children, taken from their school in Papiri in Munya…
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More than 200 parents in Papiri, Niger State, gathered on Sunday to demand action after 315 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic School were taken by gunmen on November 21. They met at the school to register their names and list their missing…
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Niger State has withdrawn all cybercrime charges earlier filed against student activist Isah Mokwa after the Director of Public Prosecutions told the High Court that the state had no legal power to prosecute offences under the Cybercrimes…
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The United Nations has condemned the abduction of students and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Niger State, calling the attack a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers facing children in conflict-prone…
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The Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger State has confirmed that 227 students and teachers were taken by terrorists during the Friday morning attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri. According to CAN…
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The Niger State Government has confirmed that armed attackers seized students and staff of St Mary’s School in Agwara, leaving families and residents in shock. The incident happened only days after a similar attack in Kebbi, raising…
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Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, is now reportedly struggling with declining health inside detention — 25 days after he was arrested for criticising Niger State Governor Umar Bago online. …
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Tension erupted in Magama Ward, Nasko Local Government Area of Niger State, after angry residents set the office of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) ablaze over missing result sheets ahead of Saturday’s council…
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The Nigerian Bar Association has expressed outrage over the growing wave of kidnappings across the country following the abduction of one of its members, Isyaku Muhammed Danjuma, in Niger State. The association’s president, Mazi Afam…
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The Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has mourned the victims of the recent boat accident in Niger State, which has claimed nearly 60 lives. The tragedy happened at the Malale riverfront in Borgu Local…
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