The death toll in the Dikko tanker explosion has risen to 86, with 80 of the victims buried in a mass grave. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday....
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Saturday expressed sorrow over the victims of the tragic tanker explosion at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State. In a statement issued by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, the forum described the explosion,...
No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday. The incident happened on the Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger. Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC) in Niger State, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to the News...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed Seven persons dead in a fatal road crash in Panti along Bida-Mokwa Road in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the FRSC First Information Report (FIR), Kutigi Command, the crash occurred at about 18:09 hours on Monday at...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Niger to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NSERC). The commission in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Friday said that the transfer was in compliance with the...
The Federal Government, on Thursday pledged to pay full compensation to communities displaced by the construction of the 700 megawatts, Zungeru Hydro Power Plant in Niger state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power,...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – A 27-year old woman, Fatima Dzuma, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Monday. SP...
Stakeholders of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Umaru Bago for his developmental strides. The stakeholders, under the auspices of Shiroro Standing Committee on Peace, Unity, and Development, made the declaration at an expanded meeting led by the Deputy Governor,...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The improved security witnessed at Yuletide in parts of the country was as a result of several covet operations carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS), to checkmate the violent activities of bandits and other criminal elements, security sources intimated NATIONAL ACCORD...
Three persons have died in a series of bomb explosions in Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Five others sustained injury in the tragic incidents has left behind a trail of death and destruction. The Council Chairman of Shiroro Local Government, Akilu Kuta, confirmed the...
A boat mishap that occurred between Baro and Akwanu communities of Agaie Local Government Area of Niger has claimed 22 lives. The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed the incident in a statement in Minna on Friday. Arah said the boat, sailing from...
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers of a merchant boat which capsized in Kogi on Friday. The Managing Director of NIWA, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, said this in a statement on Friday. According to Oyebamiji, the boat capsized in...
Niger State Governor, Muhammed Bago has said the five billion dollars Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Niger Foods and Uttam Sucrotech International Ltd. will transform the economy of the state. Bago said this during the signing of the MoU by the Niger Foods and Uttam Sucrotech International...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a statement by the NAF Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), says some terrorists’ leaders operating in the North Central zone have indicated interest to surrender and lay down their arms. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja....
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Governor Umar Bago of Niger State, have been nominated for the distinguished Arewa Humanitarian Awards, 2024. THISDAY newspaper reports on Sunday that the recognition is to highlight their exceptional contributions to humanitarian efforts and the well-being of...
Nigerian Army has described the claim by the Niger State House of Assembly that insurgents have taken over its Training Area in Kontagora, as untrue. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, dismissed the claim in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu described the claim as...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled the government and people of Niger over a boat accident which occurred Tuesday night at Mokwa Local Government Area. The boat, which was said to be carrying about 300 people, primarily women and children, was sailing on the Gbajibo...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Gwada, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state. He said the visit was at the directive of President Bola Tinubu towards addressing the plight of the people in the camp as well as giving succour...
Troops of the Nigeria Army have successfully raided yet another terrorist stronghold and rescued kidnapped at Chigbolu village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Nigerian army in a post on its official X Handle on Friday, said the feat was achieved on Thursday in a highly coordinated...