Niger State

October 20, (THEWILL) - At least 30 travelers were on Wednesday kidnapped by armed bandits at Garun-Gabason in Rafi Local Government Council of Niger State. THEWILL gathered that the victims were abducted on Wednesday afternoon along the Zungeru-Garin-Gabas highway on...

October 07, (THEWILL) - The Niger State Government has announced the appointment of Muhammad Barau Muazu as the seventh Emir of Kontagora. His appointment was announced by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Emmanuel Umar, during a...

October 02, (THEWILL) - Armed men have kidnapped the Permanent Secretary, Niger state Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Ibrahim Garba Musa and his granddaughter. THEWILL learnt that Musa was abducted in his house in Zungeru last night. The kidnappers, according to one...

September 20, (THEWILL) - A joint security team comprising military and mobile police forces have eliminated 42 armed bandits in Alawa community, Niger State. According to PRNigeria, the troops ambushed the bandits, who were fleeing the ongoing military operations in neighbouring...

September 11, (THEWILL) - The Dodo of Wawa in Borgu Emirate, Borgu local government area of Niger State, Alhaji Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu has been released by his abductors. Family source said the monarch was released about 7.30 pm on Friday. The...

September 05, (THEWILL) - The Dodo of Wawa in Borgu local government area of Niger State, Dr Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu, has been abducted by suspected bandits. He was abducted from his palace in Wawa town on Saturday night and taken...

September 01, (THEWILL) - A Grade 2 teacher in Central Primary School, Karabinde, Niger state, Alhaji Usman Galadima, has been suspended by the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) after sexual allegations levelled against him. This was disclosed during...

August 09, (THEWILL) - The Niger State Government has confirmed the abduction of its Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Sani Idris. Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, said the Commissioner was abducted by gunmen, who attacked his...

July 16, (THEWILL) - Niger State’s Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello has signed into law a Bill prescribing the death penalty for cattle rustlers, bandits, kidnappers and informants in the state. The State House of Assembly had on July 1 passed the...

July 09, (THEWILL) - Bandits have attacked the Komponi Bobi community in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, killing two mobile policemen and two middle-aged women married to the same husband. THEWILL gathered the bandits, riding in 17...