Tag: Niger State
AEDC announces blackout in parts of FCT, Niger State
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced a power outage in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and areas on the outskirts.
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Policeman “shoots” Immigration Officer in Niger
An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a police patrol team was attacked by...
Another explosion in Niger destroys goods, vehicles, food items
Vehicles and other goods including food items have been burnt down by an explosion, which occurred in Sabon Wuse, Tafa local government area of...
Gunmen kill vigilance group member, kidnap six schoolgirls
At least six girls, aged 15 to 17, were reportedly kidnapped by armed assailants during a violent attack in Pandogari Community, Rafi Local Government...
Niger State petrol tanker explosion death toll rises to 86
The death toll in the tanker explosion at Dikko in Niger State has risen to 86, with 80 of the victims buried in a...
FG mourns victims of Niger tanker explosion
The federal government has expressed its condolences to the government and people of Niger following Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara...
Bago visits scene of tanker explosion
● Stops heavy duty trucks from plying one way through Dikko bridge
Niger State Government has directed that no vehicle coming from Maje axis should...
Over 50 persons killed in petrol tanker explosion in Niger State...
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...
Murder of perm sec: Prime suspect dies in police custody
Fatiha Abdulhakeem, the 18-year-old suspect accused of murdering Adamu Jagaba, a retired Permanent Secretary in Niger State, has died in police custody in Minna.
The...
Ex-Niger Gov Aliyu recommends death penalty for security agents’ killers
A former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday, recommended a death sentence for any criminal who kills any personnel of the military,...
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