Idris, Minister of Information The federal government on Monday dismissed claims that it paid as much as a N2 billion ransom to secure the release of students of St. Mary’s School, Papiri, Niger State, describing the allegation as false and baseless. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. Abiodun said that the attack…
An unspecified number of people, including pupils and students of St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, who were recently released from captivity, have been abducted again by terrorists. The terrorists, according to a reliable source, have occupied Kainji National Park, from where they launch constant attacks on…
The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Isah Abdullahi, who was being investigated for alleged link with illegal supply of arms and ammunition to bandits operating in the Niger State, has killed himself. Niger State Police Command confirmed this over the week. The deceased officer, it was gathered, was attached to the armoury of the 12…
The federal government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State. On 21 November 2025, bandits attacked the school in the remote community of Papiri, abducting 315 people—303 students and 12 teachers. Security forces and community hunters…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commended two of its Alpha Jet pilots for their exceptional courage and professionalism after they safely ejected from the aircraft following a serious in-flight emergency on Friday, 6 December 2025. The incident occurred shortly after take-off during a routine post-inspection functional check flight at NAF Base Kainji, Niger State….
Eleven more students abducted from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara LGA, Niger State, have regained their freedom. Usman Baba, Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Information, confirmed this in an interview with Arise TV. According to him, the schoolchildren were rescued due to a coordinated response by security operatives. “This was…
Barely five days after abduction of 23 pupils from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Kebbi, another set of students have been kidnapped from St. Mary boading school in Papiri community in Niger state. Terrorists were said have invaded the Catholic secondary school in the early hours of Friday, November 21, abducting several students in yet…
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of ₦104.1m to the Niger State government. The official handover took place on Wednesday, at the Commission’s Office, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State, following the successful recovery of the funds from Kiara Rice Mills Limited, located in Kpatsuwa Village,…
In what has become a recurrent decimal in the government of Niger State, Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai, has been arrested for allegedly criticising Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, the state governor. Mokwa was arrested over a Facebook post critical of Governor Bago. Mokwa, who is of…
