Olayiwola Oshunrinade Just two days after over 90 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion that also left scores injured in Niger State, residents massed around another fallen truck in another community. The fresh incident occurred in Bida town on Monday. In a widely circulated video online, young persons were seen milling around […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered food and non-food items, comprising medical supplies for treatment of the injured persons and relief support for families of the affected persons in the tanker explosion, which occured at Dikko Junction in Niger State last Saturday. Recall that about 98 persons lost their lives, 69 sustained different […]
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National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Sunday, expressed deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Niger State over the tragic tanker explosion that claimed several lives and left many others injured. Ganduje said this while reacting to the tragic tanker explosion that claimed several […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. Many others sustained various degrees of injury while trying to scoop fuel after a petrol tanker spilt its contents on the tarred road. The state Federal […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade A pregnant woman was crushed to death after a bus crashed into a residential building in Niger State. The incident happened on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Lambata, Gurara local government area of the state. It was gathered that the commercial bus was on its way from Lagos State en route to Kano […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The number of deaths in the recent boat mishap in Niger state has risen to 54. Justin Uwazuruonye, Kogi, Head of Operations at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), gave the update on Saturday. The boat reportedly conveying over 200 people from Kogi, capsized in the wee hours of Friday, along the Dambo-Ebuchi […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that airstrikes conducted in Palele, Shiroro LGA of Niger state, killed several terrorists. In a statement on Monday, Olusola Akinboyewa, NAF spokesperson, said the airstrikes, carried out on November 16, also destroyed a major arms depot and the residence of Mallam Saleh, a notorious kingpin and […]
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