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Tanker Explosion Kills 30 in Niger State, Injures 40
At least 30 people have died, and around 40 others sustained various injuries following a devastating tanker explosion on Tuesday in Niger State. The explosion occurred at about 11:00 a.m. in Essan and Badeggi communities along the Bida–Agaie road...
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Niger Gov Bago condoles Essa community over devastating tanker explosion
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has condoled with the people of Essa community in Katcha LGA over a devastating tanker explosion that claimed several lives and left many injured. The governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press...
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Niger: 30 Feared Dead, 40 Injured In Tanker Explosion
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly lost their lives, while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic tanker explosion that occurred in Niger State. New Telegraph gathered that the incident occured around 11:00 a.m. on...
FG Approves First Mining Site In Lapai, Niger State, As 23 Farmers Get Compensation
The federal government has approved the first mining site for Lapai Local Government Area in Niger State with not less than 23 farmers losing their farmlands and crops to the project. Each of the affected farmer in Takalifiya community in the...
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Fuel Scooping Turns Tragic as 35 Die in Niger Tanker Blast
At least 35 people have been confirmed dead and 46 others injured after a petrol tanker exploded in Essa village, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday afternoon. The tragic incident occurred along the Agaie–Bida Road when...
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At Least 35 Killed, 40 Injured In Niger Petrol Tanker Explosion
At least 35 persons have been burnt to death while scooping for fuel from an overturned petrol Tanker at Essan village near Badeggi town in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, while 40 others were reportedly injured in the accident which...
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Another tanker explosion kills 30, injures 40 in Niger
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly been killed and 40 others injured in fuel tanker explosion while scooping petroleum product in Badeggi area of Niger state. The accident occurred around 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at Essan and Badeggi...
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35 Feared Dead, 40 Injured In Niger Tanker Explosion
1 MINNA – No fewer than 35 people reportedly lost their lives while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic tanker explosion that occurred along the Essa axis of the Agaie–Bida Road in Katcha Local Government Area of...
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30 Dead, 40 Injured as Petrol Tanker Explodes in Niger State
121 By Oscar Okhifo No fewer than 30 persons have been confirmed dead and about 40 others sustained varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Tuesday in Niger State. The tragic incident occurred around 11:00 a.m on Tuesday ,...
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Again, over 30 die, 40 injured in Niger tanker explosion
*NUPENG blames bad road, says over 30 tanker accidents recorded on same route in October *Gov Bago laments tragedy, decries fuel-scooping Barely eight months after over 90 people were roasted in a fire caused by a tanker explosion in Suleja, Niger...
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Only 3 in 10 married women make informed reproductive health decisions – NDHS
The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has revealed that only three in 10 married Nigerian women can make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. According to the newly released data, just 29 per cent of...
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Tanker explosion: 35 k!lled, 40 injured while scooping fuel in Niger State
Tragedy struck in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State as a fuel tanker exploded, k!lling 35 people and injuring 46 others. The incident occurred along the Agaie-Bida Road in Essa village on Tuesday afternoon, October 21, 2025 while...
Tanker explosion kills 35, injures 46 in Niger
No fewer than 35 persons have been feared dead, while 46 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a petrol tanker explosion on Bida-Agaie expressway, at Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Aishatu Sa’adu, Sector...
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Tanker Explosion: Gov Bago Sympathises With Niger Community
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has extended his deepest condolences to the people of Essa, Katcha Local Government Area, over the tanker explosion that claimed many lives and left several others injured. The governor, through his Chief...
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Tanker explosion kills 35, injures 46 in Niger – FRSC
No fewer than 35 persons have been feared dead, while 46 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a petrol tanker explosion on Bida–Agaie expressway, at Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. By Yahaya Isah No...
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35 dead, 46 injured in tanker explosion in Niger State
At least 35 people have lost their lives, and 46 others sustained serious injuries in a fuel tanker explosion on the Bida–Agaie highway at Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Confirming the incident on Tuesday in Minna,...
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35 Lives Lost As Another Petrol Tanker Explosion Hits Niger State
1 MINNA – No fewer than 35 people on Tuesday morning lost their lives while several others sustained various degrees of injuries when a fallen petrol tanker they were scooping petroleum products from exploded between Essan and Badeggi communities,...
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35 Killed, 46 Injured As Fuel Tanker Explodes Along Bida–Agaie Road In Niger State
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At least 35 people have died and 46 others sustained injuries following a tanker explosion on Tuesday morning in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. near Essan and Badeggi communities along the...
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Many feared dead as petrol tanker explodes in Niger
Many persons have been feared dead in a tanker explosion that occurred along the Essa axis of the Agaie–Bida Road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday afternoon. The incident led to heavy traffic gridlock on the major road....
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‘Many killed’ as petrol tanker explodes in Niger state community
A petrol tanker explosion in the Essa community along the Agaie–Bida road in the Katcha LGA of Niger state has reportedly claimed the lives of many residents. TheCable understands that the accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon after the tanker...
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