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UK Foreign Office 'do not travel' warning with full list of destinations
Glasgow Live
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February 27, 2025
The Foreign Office has listed a number of destinations that people should avoid. As well as offering information about the entry requirements, safety and security, health risks and legal differences in some 226 overseas nations and territories,...
14 passengers killed, several injured as PSV bus collides with trailer in Niger
TUKO
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February 23, 2025
Police in Niger have launched investigations following a horrible accident along Lapai-Agaie Road Eyewitnesses said 14 people died on the spot while several others were injured after a speeding trailer rammed into a bus Mohammed Baba, the bus...
14 Passengers Killed As Tanker, Bus Collide On Federal Highway In Niger
The Nigerian Voice
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At least, 14 passengers have been confirmed dead in a tragic road crash that occurred on Lapai-Agaie-Bida Federal Highway in Niger state. The accident, which occurred at 10:59 am on Saturday, February 22, between Kusobogi and Nami, involved a...
12 passengers die in Niger road crash
Punch
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February 22, 2025
No fewer than 12 people were killed in a road crash involving a bus and a trailer on the Agaie-Lapai Highway, Jippo Village, Niger State, on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, eyewitnesses reported that the accident occurred when a...
12 dead, scores injured as bus collides with trailer in Niger State
Pulse
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February 22, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command, has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway.The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on...
14 Passengers Killed As Tanker, Bus Collide On Lapai-Bida Road In Niger State
Sahara Reporters
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The accident, which occurred at 10:59 am on Saturday, February 22, 2025, between Kusobogi and Nami, involved a Toyota Hiace bus travelling from Minna to Agaie and a DAF tanker heading from Lagos to Kaduna. No fewer than 14 passengers have died in...
FRSC confirms 12 dead in Niger road accident
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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February 22, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on...
FRSC confirms 12 dead in road accident in Niger
Vanguard
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February 22, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command, has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC sector commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on...
12 killed in road accident along Agaie-Lapai highway in Niger State – FRSC
National Accord Newspaper
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February 22, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on...
Fierce gun battle as Troops rescue 25 kidnapped victims in Niger
PM News
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February 22, 2025
In a daring midnight assault, Nigerian Army troops, backed by a joint security task force, stormed Garungabas and Kundu villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, rescuing 25 kidnapped victims and recovering 22 rustled cows and nine...
After ECOWAS exit, Niger imposes travel ban on Nigerians with regional passport
Business Insider Africa
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February 20, 2025
This decision to block Nigerians with ECOWAS passports follows Niger's recent withdrawal from the West African regional bloc. Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, exited ECOWAS after military governments took control in their respective...
How terrorists attacked Niger communities, sacked 24 villages in three days
Premium Times
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February 21, 2025
In a coordinated attack that lasted for three days, terrorists, locally known as bandits, ransacked more than 24 villages across three local government areas in Niger State, killing no fewer than eight locals and kidnapping many others. The...
Niger loses council chairman to auto crash
The Sun Nigeria
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December 11, 2024
From John Adams Minna The Katcha local government area of Niger State was thrown into mourning following the death of the chairman, Hon. Danlami Abdullahi Saku, who died in a fatal auto crash along Minna-Suleja Road in the State. Hon. Saku was...
Niger: Further armed attacks likely in westenr Tillaberi Region through at least mid-December
Crisis24
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Disruptions caused by Tropical Cyclone Chido's recent passing are likely to persist in Mayotte through at least mid-December. As of the afternoon of Dec. 15, officials are maintaining a red cyclone alert across the island. Officials are likely to...
Niger State Lg Chairman Dies In Auto Crash
The Nigerian Voice
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The chairman, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, Danlami Abdullahi Saku, has died in a car crash while two other occupants sustained injuries. Saku reportedly died around Kwakuti village on Minna-Suleja road on Tuesday evening while...
Niger LG chair dies in auto crash
Punch
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December 11, 2024
The Chairman of Katcha Local Government Area in Niger State, Danlami Saku, has died in a car crash, while two other occupants sustained injuries. Confirming the incident in a statement on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Local Government and...
A Look At Late fPMB Buhari’s Tributes And His Legacy Of Integrity
The News Chronicle
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July 18, 2025
The ancient town of Daura in Katsina State was last Tuesday host to both the high and low in their hundreds of thousands of males and females from within and outside Nigeria. Their mission was to witness the islamic and military burial of...
Niger: Gunmen kill 21 civilians in Western Niger, army reports
Daily Trust
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December 10, 2024
Armed assailants on motorcycles killed at least 21 civilians in western Niger, the country’s military confirmed. The attack occurred last Thursday near the town of Tera, located about 175 km (108 miles) west of the capital Niamey, close to the...
Looking Back: 10 Years After Daesh Killed 21 Men On The Beach In Libya
Religion Unplugged
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(ANALYSIS) Feb. 15 marked the 10th anniversary of Daesh (the Islamic State group or ISIL) releasing the video of the murder of 21 men on a beach in Libya. The majority of them were Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians who were abducted from Sirte,...
14 Killed, Six Others Injured In Niger Road Accident
Information Nigeria
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February 23, 2025
At least 14 people have been killed while six others injured in a road accident which occurred along the Lapai-Agaie-Bida Federal Highway. It was gathered that the horrible incident which happened on Saturday, involved a Toyota Hiace bus...