The death toll from Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion in Niger State has risen to 98, with 69 people injured and 20 shops completely destroyed, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, has provided an update on the tragic tanker explosion that occurred in Diko, Niger State. As of 12 PM on January 20,

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 death toll in the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction near Suleja in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 persons injured

While the authorities pointed fingers at residents for igniting the fire as they tried to scoop up spilling fuel, the former blamed it on hardship.

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.

In response to President Bola Tinubu's directive for the prompt transfer of victims of the Dikko Junction fuel tanker explosion to tertiary medical

Three trucks, one carrying a spare driver, disappeared as they drove without an escort from Dori in Burkina Faso to Tera in Niger, an area known for jihadi threats, a diplomatic source says

A major journalist in Niger was in custody Saturday, an association said, a day after the private TV channel he runs was suspended following a report critical of the military-led regime.

The death toll from the Dikko tanker explosion has risen to 98, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).

The Nigeria Police Force, staying true to its commitment to adopt a proactive approach to crime-fighting in 2025, has achieved significant milestones