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Private Guard Allegedly Abducts Employer’s Twin Sons, Demands Ransom in Niger

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2026

A Sallah celebration turned into a nightmare for a businessman in Minna, Niger State, after his private security guard allegedly abducted his six-year-old twin sons and later demanded ransom for their release. The suspect, identified as Sani Abdulrahaman, reportedly disappeared with the twins,

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Expanding JAS/ANSARU–JNIM violence signals growing jihadist threat in Niger–Kwara corridor

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2026

By: Zagazola Makama Recent attacks by terrorists linked to Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Ansaru splinter factions and the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have brought into sharp focus a troubling expansion of jihadist violence into Nigeria’s North-Central zone, with Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State emerging as a new flashpoint. On

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All abducted St. Mary’s Schoolchildren in Niger State regain freedom

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Private Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have been released, bringing relief to families and ending weeks of anxiety across the state and beyond. The final batch of 115 students was freed on Sunday, raising the total number of […]

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Terrorists hit another school in Niger State, abducting scores in overnight raid

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2025

Just five days after the Kebbi school abduction, armed terrorists struck again—this time targeting St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. In the early hours of Friday, November 21, 2025, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., the attackers stormed the school and abducted more than 52 […]

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Tanker explosion kills 30, injures 40 in Niger

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2025

Thirty persons were killed, and another forty sustained various degrees of burns while scooping petroleum products from a trailer tanker involved in an accident at about 11 o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, 21st October 2025, along Essa and Badeggi communities, between Bida and Agaie Road, in Katcha Local Council of Niger State. A reliable […]

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Niger Among 23 Beneficiary States for NEWMAP-EIB Project

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

Niger State has officially qualified as one of the 23 beneficiary states selected to participate in the Nigeria Climate Adaptation, Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP-EIB). The initiative, supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB), seeks to combat soil erosion, curb land degradation, and deliver interventions that will improve the livelihoods of vulnerable