Dane gun
1 Apr 2024
It was a tragic Easter celebration yesterday as three teenagers reportedly lost their lives while four others sustained injuries while fiddling with a dane gun in Taraba State.
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The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has presented a timetable for the conduct of 2025 local council polls to the representatives of all the political parties and stakeholders in the state, promising free, fair, and credible polls. The commission's chairman, Mohammed Jibrin Imam, gave the assurance during the unveiling of the timetable at the…
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