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From Campaign Promises To Tangible Deliverables: How Senator 313 Is Transforming Niger East
New Telegraph
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September 4, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa is known for many things. In his hometown, he is a philanthropist, a generous soul whose compassion lights up lives with every borehole drilled and scholarship granted. In Niger East, he is a transformative force,...
Atiku express grief over Niger boat mishap
Eagle Online
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September 4, 2025
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the boat accident that reportedly claimed at least 29 lives in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, extending his heartfelt sympathies to the families of the dead. The tragedy...
Over 60 Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Capsizes in Niger State
The News Chronicle
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September 4, 2025
At least 60 people have died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The vessel left Tungan Sule in Malale district around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, heading to Dugga town on...
Atiku mourns 29 killed in Niger boat mishap
Punch
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September 4, 2025
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed grief over the boat accident in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, which reportedly claimed at least 29 lives. The tragedy occurred in the Gausawa community, Malale Ward, Niger State, on...
29 Dead, 11 Missing as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Niger
Point Blank News
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September 4, 2025
108 29 Dead, 11 Missing as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Niger By Lizzy Chirkpi A tragic boat accident has claimed at least 29 lives in Gausawa community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, with 11 others still missing. 50 passengers were...
Police arrest 32 suspected thugs including three kingpins, prison escapee in Niger
Daily Post
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September 4, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 32 suspected thugs, including three notorious kingpins and one escaped inmate, in a crackdown on thuggery and robbery in Minna, the state capital. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer,...
Boat Mishap in Niger State Claims 29 Lives, Leaves Others Missing
Nigerian Eye
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September 4, 2025
A tragic boat accident in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State has left at least 29 people feared dead and several others missing. The boat, carrying 90 passengers, mostly women and children, capsized at Gausawa after departing from Tunga...
Badeggi FM, Niger effort to settle out of court fails
Eagle Online
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September 4, 2025
Badeggi FM has told a Minna High Court that the effort initiated by parties in the case with Niger government for an out-of-court settlement has failed. The position was made known when the matter came up for hearing in Minna on Wednesday. The...
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Niger State, leaving at least 60 dead and dozens missing
Africanews
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September 4, 2025
A tragic boat accident in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State has left at least 60 people dead, with many more still missing, after an overloaded vessel capsized on Tuesday morning. The disaster occurred near the Gausawa community in Borgu around...
Badeggi FM vs. Niger State Government: Stalled Settlement Talks and an Uncertain Future for Media Freedom
Alexa.ng
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In a case that has sparked widespread concern about press freedom and the rule of law in Nigeria, the legal dispute between Badeggi FM, a privately owned radio station in Minna, and the Niger State Government has hit a significant roadblock....
Boat mishap claims 29 lives in Niger
News Diary Online
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September 3, 2025
By Rita Iliya A boat mishap has claimed 29 lives in Gausawa community in Malale ward of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger. Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General of Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this in a...
Niger Governor dissolves cabinet, retains principal staff
The Chronicle News Online
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September 2, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has dissolved his cabinet just as Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Chief of Staff, CoS, other principal officers retained. The governor announced the decision during the State Executive Council...
Niger: I dissolved cabinet to facilitate mid-term performance review – Gov Bago
Daily Post
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September 1, 2025
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has explained that his decision to dissolve the cabinet was intended to facilitate a mid-term review of performance and reposition the administration for improved service delivery. Bago made this known...
29 Dead, 50 Rescued In Fresh Niger Boat Mishap
Daily Independent
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September 4, 2025
1 MINNA – Less than two months after the state lost hundreds of souls in boat mishap, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Wednesday, confirmed another marine related accident in Borgu Local Government Area of the state where 29...
Niger residents loot foodstuffs for distribution by lawmaker
Punch
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September 1, 2025
Some Niger State residents on Sunday looted foodstuffs and other items meant for distribution in a programme organised by the lawmaker representing Suleja/Tafato, Hon. Adamu Tanko, to indigent constituents. Our correspondent gathered that the...
Niger Gov Bago Dissolves Cabinet, Retains Key Principal Officers
Information Nigeria
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September 1, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, on Monday, announced the dissolution of his cabinet while retaining some key principal staff in his office. The governor made the disclosure during the State Executive Council meeting held at the Council...
29 Dead, 50 Rescued As Another Boat Mishap Hits Niger
Daily Independent
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September 4, 2025
1 Chinwendu Nnadozie Less than two months after the state lost hundreds of souls in boat mishap, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed another marine related accident in Borgu Local Government Area. The incident which...
29 killed in fresh Niger boat accident
Punch
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September 3, 2025
Twenty-nine persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred in a community called Gausawa in Borgu Local Government Area in Niger State at about 11:30am on Tuesday. The boat, which was loaded with 90 people, including women and...
Niger: NNPP Chieftain, Ajadi Condemns Killing Of Female Food Vendor For Alleged Blasphemy, Preaches Religious Tolerance
Lagos Post Online
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September 1, 2025
A Business Mogul and South West Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has condemned the killing of a female food vendor simply identified as Amaye in Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government...
Niger Gov Bago Dissolves Cabinet, Retains SSG, CoS
Channels TV
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September 1, 2025
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has dissolved his cabinet. The governor announced the decision during the State Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber, Minna. Governor Bago Bago appreciated them for the services they had so far...