ONE person has died and six others injured in a dynamite explosion that occurred in Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Niger State,

An explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, within the Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, has claimed the lives of four individuals and left several others injured. The blast occurred on Sunday morning as miners were resuming their work at the site.

Minna – Twenty-five persons have been confirmed dead following another mining explosion in Niger State yesterday. This incident comes barely a week after a tanker carrying fuel exploded along the Dikko-Maje-Minna road.

A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday.

At least one person was killed on Sunday morning following an explosion in Sabon-Pegi community, Mashegu LGA of Niger state.

The police in Niger State, in collaboration with vigilante members, have intercepted and recovered 520 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. According to the

Rice farmers in Niger State participating in the Federal Government's Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, have reported significant increases in

It was reported that a fight ensued between two villages which involved Yabawa village and Ungwar Sarkin-Daji of Kumbashi District due to a sour marriage ceremony, and in the process, the suspect Jamilu macheted the deceased Iliyasu Aminu on the head to death.

The private channel Canal 3 TV and its editor-in-chief, who has been in police custody since 18 January, were suspended by Niger's communication minister on 17 January after broadcasting the show “Baromètre des membres du gouvernement 2024”,

The ongoing strike by lecturers at the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, Bayelsa State, has entered its second month due to the state government's failure to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on October 30,

Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday.

He said the victim, identified as Fatima Sadauki, lost her life in the explosion, while the six injured persons were rushed to General Hospital Kainji for medical attention.