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Nigeria, Niger need each other to fight insecurity – NIIA DG
Punch
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December 28, 2024
Director-General, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof Eghosa Osaghae, speaks with BIODUN BUSARI about President Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips, among other diplomatic matters concerning Nigeria and other countries What is the...
Tchiani’s claims and Tinubu’s travels — the risk of appearances
Punch
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December 28, 2024
I knew that my friend Sadiq was innocent. But some of us saw him leaving for the class alone when every other student was seated in the school hall for the HIV/AIDS awareness day. It was one of those weeks in the first term of Secondary School...
Niger: Likely increased security following suspected militant attacks Sept. 15-17
Crisis24
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Authorities plan to dispose of four unexploded WWII bombs at Schildesche, Bielefeld, from 14:00 Sept. 19. Officials report that the 500kg (1,100lb) devices were discovered near the railway lines during ongoing construction work. Authorities have...
Gridlock: Travellers, motorists spend days on busy highways
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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December 24, 2024
Motorists and commuters travelling to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones have lamented grueling gridlock, which has lasted for four days, following a road crash involving four trucks along Minna-Suleja, Maje-Jere and Abuja-Kaduna highways....
Motorists, travellers lament as traffic on Minna, Suleja, Kaduna roads enter day four
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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December 23, 2024
In less than 48 hours to Christmas, motorists traveling with their loved ones have been trapped in a gridlock that has lasted four days along Minna to Suleja, Maje to Jere, and Abuja to Kaduna expressways. Eyewitnesses told The Guardian that the...
WTMJ Conversations: Travelling Nurse Kristine Hoiland Shares Stories from Helping People Around the World
WTMJ - Wisconsin
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December 22, 2024
Kristine Hoiland is a nurse practitioner in the Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Hematology and Oncology. But that’s not the only thing Kristine does. She also works with international aid organizations, bringing her nursing skills to...
Bus rams into building, kills pregnant woman in Niger
Tribune Online
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December 22, 2024
A bus has rammed into the family compound of the late Alhaji Abdulsafur, a former village head in Lambata community in the Gurara local government area of Niger State and killed a pregnant woman who was said to be among other travellers sleeping...
Nigerian Government Approves 50% Fare Reduction for Yuletide Travellers Amid Rising Transport Costs
Arise News
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December 21, 2024
As Nigerians embark on yuletide journeys to their hometowns and various destinations, a significant surge in transportation costs has left many travelers frustrated and financially strained. THISDAY findings revealed that fares have increased...
Pregnant Woman Killed As Bus Ram Into Residential Building In Niger
The Nigerian Voice
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A pregnant woman has reportedly been crushed to death after a bus crashed into a residential building in Lambata, Gurara local government area of Niger State. It was learnt that the commercial bus was on its way from Lagos State en route Kano...
Niger crash: FRSC warns against night trips.
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 9, 2024
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed, has called on stakeholders, and the motoring public to join FRSC in cautioning their subjects against night travels. Mohammed, who made the call in a statement by the Corps...
Niger tanker explosion: Tinubu condoles with victims’ families
PM News
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September 9, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Niger State on the petrol tanker explosion on the Bida-Agaie-Lapai- road on Sunday in Niger State, which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According...
Niger Explosion: Tinubu condoles with families of victims
Daily Post
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September 9, 2024
President Bola Tinubu on Monday condoled with the government and people of Niger State over the petrol tanker explosion which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal...
Niger road accident claims 48 lives, 50 cows
The Citizen (Nigeria)
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September 9, 2024
Forty-eight people have lost their lives as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- Road in Niger State. Alhaji Abdullah- Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), disclosed this in...
Niger petrol tanker explosion: 48 victims given mass burial
Daily Post
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September 9, 2024
Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State were on Sunday in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State, given a mass burial. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a...
Niger tanker tragedy: Gov. Bago devastated as 48 perish in fiery crash
PM News
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September 8, 2024
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has expressed deep sorrow following a tragic fuel tanker explosion that claimed 48 lives in Niger State on Sunday. The incident occurred when a fuel tanker collided with a trailer carrying travelers...
Africa File, December 19, 2024: Russia Reinforces Libya amid Syria Withdrawal; DRC-Rwanda Talks Collapse; Ethiopia’s Counter-Fano Campaign; ISSP Strangles Roadways in Niger; Ankara Declaration
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Contributor: Yale Ford CTP will be pausing the Africa File for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in the weeks of December 26 and January 2. The next Africa File will publish as usual the week of January 9, 2025. Data Cutoff: December 19, 2024,...
Niger, Oyo tanker explosions painful, disheartening — Obi
Punch
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September 8, 2024
A former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has described the loss of lives and livelihood in the Niger and Oyo states tanker explosion as painful. Obi, who is the Labour Party presidential candidate during the 2023 presidential election, said the...
Niger Tanker Explosion: 48 Bodies Burnt Beyond Recognition Given Mass Burial
Naija News
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September 8, 2024
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arab, who gave the update on Sunday, said 48 persons whose bodies were burnt beyond recognition had been given mass burial in the local government....
Niger: 30 passengers, 50 cows burnt alive in petrol tanker accident
The Sun Nigeria
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September 8, 2024
Home/News/Niger: 30 passengers, 50 cows burnt alive in petrol tanker accident NationalNews 1 hour ago 40 1 minute read From John Adams Minna No fewer than 30 passengers and 50 cattle were on Sunday burnt alive when a petrol tanker loaded with...
Boko Haram strengthens presence in Niger State, as explosives kill three, injure four locals
Premium Times
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December 20, 2024
In less than a month, Boko Haram terrorists operating along the Bassa and Allawa axes of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State planted at least four explosives that killed three locals and injured four others. Three of the incidents...