Abdullahi Baba Arah
21 Jan
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has announced that more deaths have been recorded following the petroleum tanker explosion that occurred over the weekend at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna Express Way, in Gurara Local Council of the state.
20 Jan
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed that 86 people lost their lives in the tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Gurara Local Council of the state.
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The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba Arah, yesterday confirmed that 11 people had lost their lives this year in Niger State due to flooding.
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A Tanker explosion in Niger State yesterday resulted in the loss of 48 lives and approximately 50 cattle. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. along the Lapai-Agaie road near Dendo Community in Agaie Local Council.
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The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said it has received a report of a mining pit collapse at Galkogo village in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State. According to the statement issued by the Director General of the agency, Abdullahi Baba Arah, the mining site belongs to a company named "African Minerals and Logistics…
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