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Niger Governor Bago Clears Air on Dreadlocks Controversy, Says Targets are Cult-Linked Criminals

News Leverage Editor April 23, 2025

Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has addressed the growing controversy surrounding his administration's recent stance on hooliganism, clarifying that individuals with dreadlocks are not…

Human Rights Lawyer Slams Governor Bago Over Dreadlocks Arrest Order, Says It’s Unconstitutional

News Leverage Editor April 23, 2025

Prominent human rights lawyer Malcolm Omirhobo has criticized Governor Umar Bago of Niger State for allegedly ordering the arrest of individuals wearing dreadlocks, describing the…

Niger Govt Receives 17 Rescued Kidnap Victims

News Leverage Editor April 12, 2025

In a significant development, the Niger State Government has officially received seventeen (17) kidnapped victims who were recently rescued by security forces in Kaduna State.

Mob Sets Man’s House on Fire for Allegedly KIlling and Cutting Off Child’s Vital Organs

News Leverage Editor May 21, 2022

The house of an Igbo man identified as Emmanuel has been set ablaze in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State for allegedly kidnapping a…

Mosque Killing: Buhari Has Run Out Of Ideas – Sani Declares

News Leverage Editor October 26, 2021

The former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has stated that the leadership led by President Muhammadu Buhari has run out of ideas on how…

Police Nab Two Over Human Trafficking

News Leverage Editor July 8, 2021

Two men, 49-year-old Osaruwumen Ewodaru and 43-year-old Olaoluwa Adebanjo have been arrested over alleged human trafficking in Niger State.

Abductors of Islamiyyan Students Arrested

News Leverage Editor June 2, 2021

The Niger State government said it has arrested some of the bandits who abducted students of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyyan School, Tegina in Rafi Local…

NECO Debunk Rumour of Assassination, Reveals What Killed Registrar

News Leverage Editor June 1, 2021

The officials of the National Examination Council has debunked the reports that the Registrar Prof. Godswill Obioma was assassinated in his home in Minna, Niger…

NECO Registrar Godswill Obioma Assassinated in Minna

News Leverage Editor June 1, 2021

The head of the National Examination Council, Professor Godswill Obioma has been strangled to death in his home in Abuja.

Buhari Devastated Over Boat Mishap

News Leverage Editor May 27, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the capsizing of a boat bound for Kebbi State as devastating and offered his heartfelt condolence to the families affected…

Army Personnel Disguised as Passengers Nab Kidnappers in Niger State

News Leverage Editor March 18, 2021

A group of Nigerian soldiers have caught some kidnappers attacking some places in Niger State.

Union Gives Reason for Stoppage of Foodstuff/Cattle to South

News Leverage Editor February 27, 2021

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria has given reason for stopping trucks carrying foodstuff to the Southern States.

Kagara: Bandits Release Abducted Students

News Leverage Editor February 19, 2021

The 27 students of Government Secondary College, Kagara in Minna, Niger State have been released following an intervention by popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.

Kagara: Settle Your Mercenaries – PDP Charges APC

News Leverage Editor February 17, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria is alarmed by the recent escalation of banditry in Niger State as well as other parts of the country,…

Kagara: Bello Order Immediate Closure of all Boarding Schools

News Leverage Editor February 17, 2021

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the State following the abduction of the…

Kagara: Buhari Condemns School Abduction, Dispatches Security Agencies to State

News Leverage Editor February 17, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has received reports of the brazen attack on Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following which a…