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29 Passengers Killed In Boat Accident In Niger State As Dozens Remain Missing
Sahara Reporters
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No fewer than 29 people have been confirmed dead after a boat capsized on Tuesday morning in Gausawa community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The ill-fated boat, which reportedly carried about 90 passengers — mostly women and...
Niger State Governor Dissolves Cabinet
Naija News
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September 1, 2025
However, Naija News reports that the governor reinstated the Secretary to State Government, the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff and some principal officers. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by Bago’s Chief Press Secretary,...
Boat mishap claims 29 fresh lives in Niger
Daily Trust
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September 3, 2025
29 people have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap at the Malale riverfront in Borgu LGA of Niger State. Daily Trust gathered that the boat with 90 passengers on board took off from Tugan Sule in Shagunu ward of Borgu LGA and en route Dugga for a...
Boat Accident Claims 29 Lives In Niger
New Telegraph
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September 3, 2025
…50 rescued, 2 still missing Twenty nine bodies have been recovered and buried following a boat accident in Gausawa waters around Malale area/ward of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident which occurred on Tuesday morning,...
29 Die, Others Missing In Fresh Boat Accident In Niger State
Naija News
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September 3, 2025
At least 29 people have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday in Gausawa community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Naija News learnt that the tragic incident happened around 11:30 a.m. when a boat conveying...
Fresh boat accident kills 29 in Niger
Punch
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September 3, 2025
29 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday in Niger State. The incident happened in a community called Gausawa in Borgu LGA. at about 11:30am. The boat was loaded with 90 people including women and children who...
Niger mob burnt woman to death before reinforcement – Police
Punch
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August 31, 2025
More details have emerged over the mob killing of a young lady in Niger State over an alleged blasphemous utterance against the Islamic faith. The Niger State Police Command, which confirmed the killing on Sunday, said the lady, simply known as...
After 40 Years, Niger Community Finally Gets Power Supply
Information Nigeria
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September 3, 2025
The North South Power Company Limited (NSPCL) has successfully connected the Eddah community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State to the national electricity grid after more than four decades without power. Mr. Olubunmi Peters,...
NAFDAC trains Niger drug sellers on safety
News Diary Online
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September 3, 2025
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Niger State, on Wednesday sensitised medicine dealers to safe drug distribution practices By Rita Iliya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control...
Niger police arrest one for cultivating cannabis
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 31, 2025
The Niger State Police Command says that on 27th August 2025, at about 4 pm, based on intelligence received, its operatives attached to Shiroro Division, in Shiroro Local Government of the state, arrested one Mustapha Saleh, 28 years old, of Zumba...
Niger: Police arrest housewife for alleged culpable homicide
Tribune Online
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August 31, 2025
A disturbing incident has been reported in Minna, Niger, where a housewife, Adiza Bala, also known as Mama Sabir, allegedly poured hot water on her co-tenant, causing serious injuries to her face and chest. The incident occurred on August 9, 2025,...
Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi parents seek end to primary school graduation ceremonies
News Diary Online
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August 31, 2025
Some parents and stakeholders in Niger, Nasarawa and Kogi States have commended the decision of the Imo Government to ban graduation ceremonies in primary schools, and called for a nationwide abolition of the practice. By Reporters Some parents...
Nigeria’s giant leap against terrorism and the fall of Ansaru leaders
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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September 9, 2025
Nigeria recently recorded a historic victory in its war against terrorism, underscoring the growing strength of the country’s intelligence network and operational capabilities. A few weeks ago, security agencies successfully captured two top...
Tinubu meets Katsina, Jigawa, Niger elders over insecurity
Business Day
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September 2, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with stakeholders from Katsina, Jigawa and Niger States over the rampaging insecurity ravaging the region among others. The meeting cane on the backdrop of recent increase in wanton killing of innocent...
Raw Materials Council Backs Raw Shea Nut Export Ban
Leadership
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September 9, 2025
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has strongly supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s suspension of raw shea nut exports, describing the move as a strategic turning point in Nigeria’s industrialisation drive. Speaking at...
African states silence dissenting voices through enforced disappearances
Amnesty International
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September 9, 2025
By Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè For 10 years, Sheffra Dzamara has endured untold suffering, endlessly reliving the memories of her husband, Itai Dzamara. Itai was abducted on 9 March 2015 from a barber shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. Five...
NBS: Yobe, Niger, Nasarawa lead cooking gas price decline
New National Star
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September 3, 2025
BY SAM OTUONYE The average retail price of refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) declined by 0.96% month-on-month, dropping from N8,323.95 in June 2025 to N8,243.79 in July 2025. Also, the average retail price for...
Boosting satellite defence to fight bandits in Nigeria
Business Day
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September 9, 2025
Nigeria must boost satellite technology, which can play a significant role in combating banditry in Nigeria. Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) uses satellite images and GPS data to track movements over vast areas and can monitor areas where...
Foreign contractors dominate Africa’s $90bn infrastructure spending —Afreximbank
Tribune Online
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September 9, 2025
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has raised fresh concern over the dominance of foreign contractors in Africa’s annual infrastructure spending, which is estimated at nearly $90 billion. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice-President of...
Al-Qaeda-linked group burns fuel trucks as it tightens blockade on Mali imports
Zambian Observer
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September 9, 2025
Militants linked to Al-Qaeda have opened a new front in Mali’s conflict by striking at the country’s fuel lifeline. Over the weekend, fighters belonging to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) burned tankers coming in from Ivory Coast,...