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Niger State

January 7, 2024

Gov. Bago says displaced farmers now returning to farms in Niger

He said the president was positive about it, adding that he was delighted with what the state was doing.

Umar Mohammed Bago
January 1, 2024

North-Central governors vow to intervene in Plateau massacre

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says his North-Central counterparts will intervene in the Plateau crisis to find lasting peace.

Mass burial photo used to illustrate Plateau Massacre (Credit: Sahara Reporters)
December 27, 2023

Niger governor reinstates alcohol sales after backlash; disowns aide

Stiff regulation on alcohol sales and consumption has been a lightning rod of northern Nigerian politics for decades.

Mohammed Bago and bottle of beer
December 12, 2023

UK warns citizens against travelling to Rivers, Kaduna, 21 other states

British nationals were also warned about the attacks on military installations by secessionist groups like IPOB in the South East.

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery
December 4, 2023

Nigerian Army admits mistakenly dropping bombs on Kaduna villages from combat drones, ‘killing 126 civilians’

The airstrikes, which a top army general attributed to operational error, marked the first public knowledge about the army’s use of unmanned bombers outside the Nigerian Air Force.

Chief of Army Staff Taoreed Lagbaja and unmanned drone
November 20, 2023

Nine bodies recovered after Niger boat accident:

Ten persons were confirmed dead after a boat capsized on Thursday in Niger State.

Accident Scene
November 7, 2023

Niger governor demands 13% derivation from oil revenue; threatens to shut down Kainji Dam, other national power infrastructure

“We demand compensation for our people. Everything, every resource that comes from Niger state, must be compensated.”

A composite of Kainji Dam and Umar Bago
October 30, 2023

Niger varsity lecturer found dead with throat slit in Minna

“Two knives with blood stains suspected to have been used to stab her by unknown person(s) were recovered from the scene.

Federal University of Technology, Minna (credit: Clacified)
October 24, 2023

Former in-laws flog man to death for visiting his children in Niger

“It seems that he faced a difficult situation with his ex-father-in-law, which ultimately led to his untimely death.”

Nigerian police officers used to illustrate the story
October 23, 2023

Bandits killing people in ‘very insignificant percentage of our land’: Gov Bago

“Yes, we cannot shy away from insecurity. It is a reality, but what percentage of our land is affected? Very insignificant,” the governor explained. “Lives are being lost.”

bandits and Governor Mohammed Umar Bago