•Federal Road Safety Corps officials at an accident scene Four people have died in a road crash that occurred in Niger State, while 13 people were also injured and rushed to the General Hospital. The accident, which happened along the Agaie-Lapai road yesterday, involved three trailer trucks that had a head-on collision resulting from speeding...
•Flags of Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) countries West African regional bloc ECOWAS today officially recognised the exit of three of its former members Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic which became effective today, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, upon the expiration of a one-year notice period. However, in “t...
•People gather to celebrate the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niamey yesterday Thousands of people rallied yesterday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States, which is due to take [&he...
•Scene of Sunday’s explosion in Niger State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says preliminary investigations suggest that explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, on Sunday, was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by one Yushua Maikampala, a resident of New Buss...
•(L-R ): The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and leaving the...
•A tanker explosion Seventy-seven lives were lost in a deadly tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic event, which occurred yesterday, has plunged the community into mourning and raised concerns about safety measures in the area, reports Channels TV. The Director General of the Niger State ...
A bomb explosion in Bassa community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, has reportedly claimed the life of one person and left four others seriously injured. The victims, who were on their way to the farm when the explosion occurred today, suffered severe injuries, with all the injured reportedly losing their legs due to […]
(L-R ) The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger, General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The military junta of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic will end their membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2025, the regional bloc said yesterday. This is part of the [...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the country supplies electricity to neighbouring nations such as Togo, Benin Republic and Niger Republic. TCN’s Chief Executive Officer Sule Abdulaziz said this last night on Channels Television. Nigeria’s power sector has in the last week experienced a series of blackouts with the national grid c...
In Lagos, a couple died on Sunday at the Isolo General Hospital, after contracting the disease. Mr. Emeto and his wife, Augustina, their daughter and a neighbour were allegedly rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital in the wee hours of Sunday, reports The Nation. Besides the couple, another man and a […]
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