Niger CP warns officers against use of torture in investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has warned officers against the use of torture in conducting investigations on suspects. The CP stated this during a strategic conference with senior officers of the Command, …

At least 88 people confirmed dead after floods submerged a market town in Nigeria's Niger State, official says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 88 people confirmed dead after floods submerged a market town in Nigeria's Niger State, official says. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or …

A 13th-century sculpture from the Niger Delta in present-day Mali, on display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York ...

FG strengthening cross-border cooperation with Niger despite exit from ECOWAS – NBC

The Federal Government says it is strengthening cross border cooperation with Niger Republic despite that county’s exit from ECOWAS, along with Mali and Burkina Faso. By Philip Yatai The Federal Government says it is strengthening cross border cooperation …

NGF condoles with Niger over Mokwa flood tragedy

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flood in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, which has claimed at least 21 lives and destroyed property worth millions of naira. In a statement issued on Friday by …

NGF mourns Niger flood victims

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Niger State Government on the flood, which has claimed many lives in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. In a statement signed by the NGF chairman, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, the forum …

Niger flood claims 21 lives, over 50 almajiri missing

No fewer than 21 people have been confirmed dead including 12 members of a family in a flood that occurred at Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The midnight flood which occurred Wednesday night was …

Niger: Midnight flood sweeps 50 homes, 21 bodies recovered

No less than 21 bodies were recovered on Thursday, while scores were declared missing following a midnight flood that brought about by heavy rainfall in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. Sources revealed that 50 residential houses were submerged …

Flood kills 12 family members in Niger

The aftermath of a late Wednesday rainfall in which areas in the Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State were affected has left 12 members of a family dead and several almajiri children missing. Several …

DSS, military kill terror kingpin, Dogo Gide loyalists in Niger forest

Security forces comprising operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military have engaged the terrorists wrecking havoc in Shiroro area of Niger State in gun battle. It was learnt that the operation, which began on Tuesday when the …