Niger State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:38:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Niger State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Bandits Attack Family on Niger Highway, Injure Five https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-family-on-niger-highway-injure-five/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-family-on-niger-highway-injure-five/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:00:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469258 Armed bandits on Sunday attacked a family travelling along the New-Bussa–Babanna Road in Niger State, leaving five people injured. The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the attack occurred around 4 p.m. near Ehka Kuka/Audu Fari village. “The victims [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-attack-family-on-niger-highway-injure-five/feed/ 0 Where Governor Bago is Getting it Wrong! https://www.theinfostride.com/where-governor-bago-is-getting-it-wrong/ https://www.theinfostride.com/where-governor-bago-is-getting-it-wrong/#respond Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:46:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464559 The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has been accused of not helping his media handlers one bit. He is leaving no room for “escape” when it comes to image management and public communication. From the Billions of dollars he bandied, to the dress code saga, to the Dreadlock ban, to the now-illegal closure of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/where-governor-bago-is-getting-it-wrong/feed/ 0 I Can’t Afford To Lose My Dreadlocks In Niger State Despite My Planned Visit – Daddy Showkey https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-afford-to-lose-my-dreadlocks-in-niger-state-despite-my-planned-visit-daddy-showkey/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-afford-to-lose-my-dreadlocks-in-niger-state-despite-my-planned-visit-daddy-showkey/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:20:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=409052 Veteran singer, Daddy Showkey has come out to blast Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago for calling on security operatives to shave off the hair of any man seen wearing dreadlocks. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, even if he recently had it [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-afford-to-lose-my-dreadlocks-in-niger-state-despite-my-planned-visit-daddy-showkey/feed/ 0 Bandits Kill 10 Farmers, Including Chinese National, in Niger State Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-10-farmers-including-chinese-national-in-niger-state-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-10-farmers-including-chinese-national-in-niger-state-attack/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=393250 At least 10 farmers, including a Chinese national and several women, were killed in a gruesome attack by bandits on Tuesday in Wayam and Belu-Belu villages, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Witnesses reported that six of the victims were beheaded, with the attackers taking their heads as they fled. The assault occurred around [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kill-10-farmers-including-chinese-national-in-niger-state-attack/feed/ 0 Niger State Government Approves N80,000 Minimum Wage for Civil Servants https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-government-approves-n80000-minimum-wage-for-civil-servants/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-government-approves-n80000-minimum-wage-for-civil-servants/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:30:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=392037 The Niger State Government has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants at both the state and local government levels. Governor Mohammed Umar Bago announced the decision on Friday after meeting with leaders of the organised labour at Government House, Minna. He disclosed that the implementation of the new wage structure will [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-government-approves-n80000-minimum-wage-for-civil-servants/feed/ 0 Niger State Police Arrest Two for Armed Robbery, Thuggery in Minna https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-police-arrest-two-for-armed-robbery-thuggery-in-minna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-police-arrest-two-for-armed-robbery-thuggery-in-minna/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=389526 The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with armed robbery and acts of thuggery in Minna, the state capital. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the arrests were made following a report on September 14, 2024, at around 10:45 pm. The Chanchaga Police Division received information that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-police-arrest-two-for-armed-robbery-thuggery-in-minna/feed/ 0 Tragic Fuel Tanker Explosion Claims Over 30 Lives on Agaie-Bida Road in Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-fuel-tanker-explosion-claims-over-30-lives-on-agaie-bida-road-in-niger-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-fuel-tanker-explosion-claims-over-30-lives-on-agaie-bida-road-in-niger-state/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388684 In a tragic incident that unfolded on Sunday morning, at least thirty people lost their lives in a devastating fuel tanker explosion along the Agaie-Bida road in Niger State. The explosion occurred following a collision between a fuel tanker and a trailer loaded with cattle, which was en route to Lagos State from Wudil, Kano [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tragic-fuel-tanker-explosion-claims-over-30-lives-on-agaie-bida-road-in-niger-state/feed/ 0 120 PDP Supporters Defect to APC in Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/120-pdp-supporters-defect-to-apc-in-niger-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/120-pdp-supporters-defect-to-apc-in-niger-state/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382111 No fewer than 120 supporters of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gulu Ward of Lapai Local Government Area, Niger State, on Saturday. The defectors were received at the APC ward secretariat in Gulu Vatsa by former Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, and a stalwart [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/120-pdp-supporters-defect-to-apc-in-niger-state/feed/ 0 Niger State Govt Partners with Civil Society, Media, and Security Agencies to Combat Gender-Based Violence https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-govt-partners-with-civil-society-media-and-security-agencies-to-combat-gender-based-violence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-govt-partners-with-civil-society-media-and-security-agencies-to-combat-gender-based-violence/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381019 The Niger State Government has announced its readiness to collaborate with civil society organizations, media, and security agencies to tackle the menace of gender-based violence (GBV) in the state. This initiative is supported by a robust legal, policy, and institutional framework. Mary Yisa, the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics at the Niger State Ministry [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-govt-partners-with-civil-society-media-and-security-agencies-to-combat-gender-based-violence/feed/ 0 Armed Bandits Attack Kuchi Community in Niger State, Killing Seven and Abducting 200 https://www.theinfostride.com/armed-bandits-attack-kuchi-community-in-niger-state-killing-seven-and-abducting-200/ https://www.theinfostride.com/armed-bandits-attack-kuchi-community-in-niger-state-killing-seven-and-abducting-200/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 21:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379060 Armed bandits invaded the Kuchi community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday night, killing at least seven people and abducting about 200 villagers. The attackers, estimated to be around 300, overwhelmed local security forces and operated for over three hours during a heavy downpour. Among the deceased were four members of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/armed-bandits-attack-kuchi-community-in-niger-state-killing-seven-and-abducting-200/feed/ 0 NAFDAC Shuts Down Rice Factory in Niger State Over Unhygienic Practices https://www.theinfostride.com/nafdac-shuts-down-rice-factory-in-niger-state-over-unhygienic-practices/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nafdac-shuts-down-rice-factory-in-niger-state-over-unhygienic-practices/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 20:30:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378835 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed a private rice factory in Niger State due to unhygienic practices. During a routine inspection of facilities in the state, Shaba Mohammed, Director of NAFDAC’s North-Central Zone, revealed that although the facility was registered with the agency, it failed to maintain a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nafdac-shuts-down-rice-factory-in-niger-state-over-unhygienic-practices/feed/ 0 Niger State set to introduce 200 CNG buses for sustainable public transportation https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-set-to-introduce-200-cng-buses-for-sustainable-public-transportation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-set-to-introduce-200-cng-buses-for-sustainable-public-transportation/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:41:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374392 The Niger State Government has officially disclosed that a fleet of 200 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered buses, recently acquired, will soon commence public transportation operations across the state. This announcement was made public by Abdulberqy Usman Ebbo, Special Adviser on Digital Communications to Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State, who shared this development [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-set-to-introduce-200-cng-buses-for-sustainable-public-transportation/feed/ 0 The Driver Who Absconded With My Range Rover Submitted Fake Documents To His Agency – Dorcas Fapson https://www.theinfostride.com/the-driver-who-absconded-with-my-range-rover-submitted-fake-documents-to-his-agency-dorcas-fapson/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-driver-who-absconded-with-my-range-rover-submitted-fake-documents-to-his-agency-dorcas-fapson/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:50:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318381 Dorcas Shola Fapson, Nollywood actress has come out to say that her stolen Range Rover has been recovered in Niger state. She recently had her say via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, she had employed a driver from an agency but he ran off with her car two [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-driver-who-absconded-with-my-range-rover-submitted-fake-documents-to-his-agency-dorcas-fapson/feed/ 0 APC Congress: Five LGs Kick Against Consensus For Chairmanship Position In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-congress-five-lgs-kick-against-consensus-for-chairmanship-position-in-niger-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-congress-five-lgs-kick-against-consensus-for-chairmanship-position-in-niger-state/#respond Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307244 Five out of 25 local government areas of Niger State have disagreed over the adoption of consensus candidates as proposed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC for the Chairmanship position in the state. The state APC Congress Committee Chairman, Senator Domingo Obende who disclosed this to newsmen in Minna, said elections would be conducted [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-congress-five-lgs-kick-against-consensus-for-chairmanship-position-in-niger-state/feed/ 0 PDP Congress: Tanko Beji Emerges Niger State Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-congress-tanko-beji-emerges-niger-state-chairman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-congress-tanko-beji-emerges-niger-state-chairman/#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303258 Barrister Tanko Beji has emerged chairman of the Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Saturday Congress, held at the Party’s Secretariat in Minna, State capital, on Saturday. The chairman, PDP Congress committee and Benue State Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu declared Bar. Tanko Beji as the winner of the contest. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-congress-tanko-beji-emerges-niger-state-chairman/feed/ 0 Unknown Gunmen strike again, kidnap 9 people in Suleja https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:30:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303037 Unknown gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday, have again reportedly stormed Anguwar Kwankwashe in Suleja, Niger state. The assailants entered the community around 1:35 am on Tuesday, August 4, 2021; shooting sporadically and causing mayhem. The assailants eventually abducted nine people. Two persons, however, reportedly escaped from the kidnappers while they were being led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-strike-again-kidnap-9-people-in-suleja/feed/ 0 We’re Prepared For Congress — PDP Stakeholders https://www.theinfostride.com/were-prepared-for-congress-pdp-stakeholders/ https://www.theinfostride.com/were-prepared-for-congress-pdp-stakeholders/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302812 Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State have declared that they are prepared for elective congress for delegates to freely pick their leaders devoid of any form of hindrance. This was their resolution from separate meetings held in the three Senatorial Zones of Niger East, Niger North and Niger South on Tuesday [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/were-prepared-for-congress-pdp-stakeholders/feed/ 0 Niger State PDP Fixes Date For Congress https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-pdp-fixes-date-for-congress/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-pdp-fixes-date-for-congress/#respond Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302695 The Niger State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed August 7 to conduct its state congress to elect state officials that will man the affairs of the party for the next four years. Arising from broad stakeholders meeting at the party’s secretariat in Minna, the North Central Vice-chairman of PDP, Mr Dakas [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-pdp-fixes-date-for-congress/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kills Priest in Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-priest-in-niger-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-priest-in-niger-state/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:56:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281888 Some unknown gunmen have killed another Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan in Niger State. Prior to his death, the priest was the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery and was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state. A close colleague of the deceased and priest [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kills-priest-in-niger-state/feed/ 0 Niger: We Are Doing Our Best — Bello Says As Bandits Abduct 20 https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-we-are-doing-our-best-bello-says-as-bandits-abduct-20/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-we-are-doing-our-best-bello-says-as-bandits-abduct-20/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:32:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279950 Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assured that the government was doing its best to forestall attacks by bandits. His comment was in reaction to the incidents at Maitumbi and Kuchi communities in Bosso and Munya Local Government Areas. No fewer than 20 people were allegedly abducted by dozens of assailants, and scores wounded. In [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-we-are-doing-our-best-bello-says-as-bandits-abduct-20/feed/ 0 2 Killed, 30 Abducted and 5000 homeless in Niger East Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/2-killed-30-abducted-and-5000-homeless-in-niger-east-attacks/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2-killed-30-abducted-and-5000-homeless-in-niger-east-attacks/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:28:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=278519 The Chairman of the Senate Services Committee, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, All Progressives Congress, APC, Niger East has raised the alarm that the insecurity situation in his Senatorial District is worsening every day, saying that it has been one week of sleeplessness and horror. Senator Musa has reiterated his call on President Muhammadu Buhari to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2-killed-30-abducted-and-5000-homeless-in-niger-east-attacks/feed/ 0 I Will Run An Inclusive Government In Niger State – Abubakar Bello https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-run-an-inclusive-government-in-niger-state-abubakar-bello/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 03:04:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237623 Niger state governor, Gov. Abubakar Bello has said he is not angry with anyone or any political party that filed petitions against his re-election. Abubakar, who chatted with newsmen in Minna briefly after the election petitions tribunal upheld his re-election, also vowed to run an inclusive government. He added that he would never be unfair [...]

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]]> I Will Continue What I Have Started In Niger State – Governor Abubakar Bello https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-continue-what-i-have-started-in-niger-state-governor-abubakar-bello/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:16:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228858 Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has told the people of the state to relax and be sure that he will do his possible best to repay the faith shown in him after he got re-elected for a second term of four years. He vowed to concentrate more on the present unfinished projects his administration [...]

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]]> APC Will Not Allow PDP To Come Back – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-will-not-allow-pdp-to-come-back-yemi-osinbajo/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:09:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225089 Yemi Osinbajo is of the opinion that members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar are aware that President Muhammadu Buhari is an honest man. Osinbajo stated this while addressing the `Drive 4 Buhari-Osinbajo’ rally organised by the `I am Ready’ campaign group alongside other support groups on [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Visits Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-visits-niger-state/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:14:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216674 Yemi Osinbajo has paid a condolence visit to Niger State to commiserate with victims of the flood that recently ravaged the state. Niger was one of the four states in the country where the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared a national disaster as heavy seasonal rains have caused the Niger and Benue rivers [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Commends Niger State Government https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-commends-niger-state-government/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:14:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216669 Yemi Osinbajo has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to supply building materials for resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons from Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state. He gave the directives when he visited the IDP’s camp in Zungeru Central Primary School in Wushishi Local Government Area of the state. The vice president also [...]

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]]> The Eid-El-Fitr Festivities Must Be Peaceful In Niger State – Philip Ayuba https://www.theinfostride.com/the-eid-el-fitr-festivities-must-be-peaceful-in-niger-state-philip-ayuba/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:33:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208671 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Niger has deployed 1,225 personnel to provide security in public places during the 2018 Eid-El-Fitr festivities. The state’s Corps Commandant, Mr. Philip Ayuba, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday, that sufficient personnel would be deployed to places [...]

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]]> NSCDC Deploys Over 1000 Personnel For Niger State Security https://www.theinfostride.com/nscdc-deploys-over-1000-personnel-for-niger-state-security/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 21:24:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=208567 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Niger has deployed 1,225 personnel to provide security in public places during the 2018 Eid-El-Fitr festivities. The state’s Corps Commandant, Mr. Philip Ayuba, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday, that sufficient personnel would be deployed to places [...]

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]]> I Am A Retired Politician – GEJ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-a-retired-politician-gej/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 09:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186095 Goodluck Jonathan has refused to speak on the country’s political events after meeting with former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) in Minna, Niger state. The former president visited Babangida’s residence on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, in company of former Senator Nimi Barigha Amange. The meeting reportedly lasted for about two hours but the [...]

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]]> All Ongoing Projects will be Completed before My Tenure ends – Governor Fayose assures https://www.theinfostride.com/all-ongoing-projects-will-be-completed-before-my-tenure-ends-governor-fayose-assures/ Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:00:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179864 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose at this year’s edition of the Udiroko festival held at the palace of Ewi of Ado has assured Ekiti people that all the on going projects in the state would be completed before the end of his tenure. According to him, his developmental works in Ekiti State [...]

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]]> Jumbo Sugar Production: Dangote signs $450m MoU with Niger State Government https://www.theinfostride.com/jumbo-sugar-production-dangote-signs-450m-mou-with-niger-state-government/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 22:07:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179593 Dangote Group has signed a whopping $450 million Jumbo Sugar Production Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Niger State government. According to the President of the Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on completion, the project will generate over 15,000 jobs in the state. In another bold move for self-sufficiency in sugar production through the government’s backward [...]

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]]> Bailout Funds: 20% for Pensioners, Niger State promises https://www.theinfostride.com/bailout-funds-20-for-pensioners-niger-state-promises/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178532 Director-General of the Niger State Pensions Board, Malam Tinau Muhammad, says the state will use 20 per cent of its bail out funds for settlement of all outstanding allowances of pensioners. Muhammad disclosed this on Tuesday at a 3-day sensitisation workshop on “Effective Pension Management and Administration in the state” in Minna. “I will reiterate [...]

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]]> Niger State Spends N1B On Roads Construction https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-state-spends-n1b-on-roads-construction/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:58:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=162606 The Niger government says it has spent N1 billion on the construction and expansion of roads and drainage in Bida Local Government. Its Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Abdulmalik Cheche, disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna, when Hajiya Mariam Kolo, Director-General, Child Protection Agency, paid him an advocacy visit. Cheche said that the construction [...]

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]]> Babangida Aliyu Arrested Over N5B Scam In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/babangida-aliyu-arrested-over-n5b-scam-in-niger-state/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:22:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161081 The EFCC has reportedly arrested the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, over an alleged scam involving N5billion. In a report by Punch Newspaper, Aliyu, who served between 2007 and 2015, was arrested by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday after he was invited by the commission. The ex-governor, was reportedly detained after interrogation [...]

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]]> PDP Chieftains Meet IBB In Minna https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-chieftains-meet-ibb-in-minna/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158902 Some founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly in Minna, Niger State for a meeting with former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida. According to Leadership newspaper, the PDP members are led by Jerry Gana. The agenda of the meeting is believed to be the leadership crisis rocking the party.

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]]> Abubakar Bello To Probe Usage Of N4.4bn Bailout Fund By LGs https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-bello-to-probe-usage-of-n4-4bn-bailout-fund-by-lgs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-bello-to-probe-usage-of-n4-4bn-bailout-fund-by-lgs/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:27:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157184 Gov. Abubakar Bello of Nasarawa State has inaugurated a seven-man committee to ascertain how the 12 local governments used N4.4 billion bailout fund meant for the payment of salary arrears. The committee, headed by Mr Daniel Clifford, a former Permanent Secretary, is particularly expected to find out why the local government were still owing salaries, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-bello-to-probe-usage-of-n4-4bn-bailout-fund-by-lgs/feed/ 1 NGO Mobilises 300 Children Back To School In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/ngo-mobilises-300-children-back-to-school-in-niger-state/ Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:02:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155545 The Niger State Coordinator of Habitation Hope, an NGO, Queen Nike Ajagbe, said her organisation had facilitated the return of 300 children back to primary school after they dropped out in three villages of Shiroro Local Government Area. Ajagbe said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Thursday, [...]

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]]> N23.3bn Poll Bribery Scandal: Sada Confirms He Collected N700m For Ex-Katsina Governor, Shema https://www.theinfostride.com/n23-3bn-poll-bribery-scandal-sada-confirms-he-collected-n700m-for-ex-katsina-governor-shema/ Wed, 11 May 2016 21:21:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128300 Architect Musa Muhammad Sada, who was the former Minister of Mines and Steel, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of his involvement in the alleged N23.29bn poll bribery scandal. Sada is one of the former ministers in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan who are being investigated by the anti-graft agency. During investigation, [...]

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]]> Niger Governor Bello Congratulates Justice Idris Kutigi At 76 https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-governor-bello-congratulates-justice-idris-kutigi-at-76/ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 08:27:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116839 Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello has congratulated a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, on his 76th birthday celebration. In a statement, issued by Mallam Jibrin Ndace, the Chief Press Secretary of the Governor, in Minna on Saturday, Bello described Kutigi as a towering judicial colossus, moral crusader and paragon of virtues. The [...]

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]]> We’re Ever Committed To The Security Of Lives And Properties – Niger Government https://www.theinfostride.com/were-ever-committed-to-the-security-of-lives-and-properties-niger-government/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:14:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114898 Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that it will not be derailed from ensuring that the people of the state enjoy the change they voted for, but enjoined the people to be committed to the sustenance of peace in the state. This was confirmed in a statement signed by Mr Jonathan Vatsa, the [...]

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]]> Izom Youths Protest: My Government Will Not Tolerate Any Act Of Lawlessness By Anybody Or Group – Governor Bello https://www.theinfostride.com/izom-youths-protest-my-government-will-not-tolerate-any-act-of-lawlessness-by-anybody-or-group-governor-bello/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:52:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111856 Following the Izom youths protest on Tuesday, which culminated in blockade of the Suleja-Minna road, the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has condemned the action, warning that his government will not tolerate any act of lawlessness by anybody or group. It would be recalled that the youth blocked the major highway in protest [...]

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]]> Niger Governor Directs He Should Be Addressed Simply As Mr Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-governor-directs-he-should-be-addressed-simply-as-mr-governor/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:43:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111107 The Governor of Niger State, Mr. Abubakar Bello does not want to be called the executive governor but rather Mr Governor. He has, therefore, directed that as from January 2016, he should be addressed simply as “Mr Governor.” He disclosed this on Monday during the swearing in ceremony of five new Niger State High Court Judges [...]

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]]> Interview: I Will Vote For An Igbo President In 2019 If I Find One – IBB https://www.theinfostride.com/interview-i-will-vote-for-an-igbo-president-in-2019-if-i-find-one-ibb/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:05:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109707 Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), has given one of his most incisive and in-depth interviews in recent times, during which he fielded questions on everything from Biafra to Buhari. He opened up in a two-hour interview he granted ‘The Interview’ at his hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital, in the [...]

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]]> Governor Sani Bello Warns Detractors Not To Take His Sympathy And Consideration For Weakness https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sani-bello-warns-detractors-not-to-take-his-sympathy-and-consideration-for-weakness/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 17:12:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108285 Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has warned those mistaking his silence for weakness to have a rethink as he would no longer tolerate attempts to undermine his government. Bello, who spoke yesterday while swearing in caretaker-committee chairmen for the twenty five local government councils in the state, said that anything that will cause public [...]

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]]> Niger > Governor Bello Set To Recover State’s Stolen Public Funds Through EFCC and ICPC https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-governor-bello-set-to-recover-states-stolen-public-funds-through-efcc-and-icpc/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 23:19:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101852 The Niger State Government says it will use the services of the anti-graft agencies to recover public funds misappropriated in the state. Dr. Ibrahim Dooba, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Bello, stated this on Saturday in Minna while reacting to the poor financial status of the state. He said setting up a commission of [...]

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]]> #Service > Emir Of Suleja Apologizes To NYSC Over Corps Members’ Harassment, Arrest For Alleged Robbery https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-emir-of-suleja-apologizes-to-nysc-over-corps-members-harassment-arrest-for-alleged-robbery/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:30:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-emir-of-suleja-apologizes-to-nysc-over-corps-members-harassment-arrest-for-alleged-robbery/ The Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, has apologized to the management of the National Youth Service Corps over the wrongful arrest, harassment and detention of three corps members serving in Suleja, Niger State. The Emir, who received top management of the NYSC led by its Director General, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi in his palace, [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Army Recovers 97 Cows and 41 Sheep From Rustlers In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-recovers-97-cows-41-sheep-from-rustlers-in-niger/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-army-recovers-97-cows-41-sheep-from-rustlers-in-niger/ The 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, said it had arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 97 cows and 41 sheep in Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger. Capt. Agwu Njideka, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Nigerian Army, Minna, said this while briefing newsmen in Minna on Saturday. “A total of 97 [...]

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]]> Niger-East Senatorial Seat: My Defeat To David Umoru Not An Insult – Aliyu https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-east-senatorial-seat-defeat-david-umoru-not-insult-aliyu/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:15:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/04/niger-east-senatorial-seat-my-defeat-to-david-umoru-not-an-insult-aliyu-2/ Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Wednesday conceded defeat to the Niger East Senator-elect, Barr. David Umoru, at last Saturday’s National Assembly elections in Niger State. Aliyu, who spoke to reporters in his office in Minna, the state capital yesterday, claimed that he called Mr. Umoru to congratulate him, however, the senator-elect refused to [...]

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]]> No going back on the ban of Okada operators in Niger – Governor Aliyu https://www.theinfostride.com/no-going-back-on-the-ban-of-okada-operators-in-niger-governor-aliyu/ Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:24:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6795 Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger says the ban on the operations of commercial motorcyclists in Minna, the state capital, has come to stay. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Danladi Ndayebo, restated the resolve of the state government to enforce the state’s traffic law with effect from Jan. 2, [...]

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