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SERAP, Editors Sue Niger Gov, NBC Over Badeggi FM Clampdown

SERAP, Editors Sue Niger Gov, NBC Over Badeggi FM Clampdown

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have taken the Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, and the National Broadcasting...

Nigeria News1 week ago

Niger Govt Reverses Stand On Shutting Down Badeggi FM

The Niger State Government has reversed its earlier stance on shutting down Badeggi FM 90.1, clarifying that the private radio station has not been suspended and...

Nigeria News1 week ago

Visitor Collapses, Dies In Niger State Govt House Lodge

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the sudden death of an unidentified man who collapsed and died at Government House Lodge, Minna. According to Zagazola...

Nigeria News1 week ago

SERAP Demands Niger Gov Reverses Badeggi FM Licence Revocation

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, to immediately reverse what it described as an “arbitrary and unlawful decision”...

Nigeria News1 week ago

NBA Slams Niger Governor Over Badeggi FM Shutdown, Demands Immediate Reversal

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the shutdown of Badeggi FM by the Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, describing the action as “executive rascality...

Nigeria News1 week ago

Nigeria Is A Democracy, Not A Private Estate – ADC Fires Gov Bago

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the recent authoritarian actions by Governor Umar Bago of Niger State. Naija News recalls that Governor Mohammed Umaru...

Nigeria News1 week ago

‘Only NBC Can Suspend Licence’ – FG Reacts As Niger Govt Orders Shutdown Of Radio Station

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has stated that only the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has the power to suspend the licence of any radio station....

Nigeria News2 weeks ago

Niger Governor Orders Shutdown Of Popular Radio Station

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has ordered the immediate shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital. Naija News reports that this...

Tinubu Reacts As Two Ministers, Six Other Senior Govt Officials Die In Ghana Helicopter Crash

Nigeria News2 weeks ago

Niger State Drags Tinubu Govt To Supreme Court

The Mohammed Umar Bago-led Niger State government has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to the Supreme Court over...

13 Confirmed Dead As Boat Capsizes In Niger State

Gist2 weeks ago

13 Confirmed Dead As Boat Capsizes In Niger State

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Sunday confirmed the death of 13 persons after a boat capsized in the Shiroro Local Government Area of...

At least seventeen lifeless bodies have been recovered by rescue operators after a boat reportedly carrying 104 persons capsized in Taraba State. Naija News reported earlier that the boat capsized on Saturday, October 28, 2023, with over 100 people, mostly local traders, including women and children. The citizens were said to be returning from the Mayorenero fish market in Ardo – Kola Local Government en route to Binnari in Karim – Lamido Local Government all in Taraba State, when the incident happened. Giving an update on the incident, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday that twelve persons had also been rescued alive. Speaking to BBC Hausa, the Director of Emergency Services at NEMA, Bashir Garga, said rescue operations are still ongoing. According to him, some of the victims have been buried by the riverside at Mayoreneyo and Binnari. Earlier, the acting chairman of inland water transporters in Taraba, Jidda Mayoreneyo, told Daily Trust that six of the victims were buried yesterday in Mayoreneyo. He explained that the agency had gotten the approval of the families of the victims before going ahead to bury them. Mayoreneyo added that other victims were buried at Binnari, where the boat capsized on Saturday. Jidda stated further that four more bodies recovered were buried at the riverside after approval was granted by their families. Saidu Audu, a resident, said he was at the local jetty when the boat left Mayoreneyo with many people and a heavy load. “Apart from people inside the boat, there were new motorcycles, bags of cement, bundles of sugarcane, and other items,” he said. Another resident, Dauda, also said that the boat operators usually overload their boats with passengers and load, and there is no government agency to regulate their operation. He said, "It is difficult to give the actual number of casualties and those who survived because there was no record of the actual number of passengers on board."

Gist2 weeks ago

Many Feared Dead As Passenger Boat Capsizes In Niger State

Several passengers feared dead and rescue operations ongoing following a tragic boat mishap that occurred on the Shiroro Dam waterways in Niger State. Naija News understands...

Tension As Cholera Outbreak Kills 13, Hospitalises Over 200 In Niger State

Gist3 weeks ago

Tension As Cholera Outbreak Kills 13, Hospitalises Over 200 In Niger State

No fewer than 13 persons have reportedly lost their lives, while over 236 others have been hospitalised following a cholera outbreak that has swept through six...

Gist3 weeks ago

Terrorists Kill Immigration Officer, Burn Body In Niger State

A Superintendent of Immigration, simply identified as Suleiman, has been killed and his body set ablaze by suspected terrorists belonging to the Islamic State West Africa...

Nigeria News4 weeks ago

PDP Youth Leader Resigns, Joins ADC

The youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State Shitu Adamu Evuti has dumped the party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC)....

Tension As Over 200 Armed Bandits Storm Niger State Community

Gist4 weeks ago

Tension As Over 200 Armed Bandits Storm Niger State Community

There is tension in Rijau town and surrounding villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State, following reports that over 200 heavily armed bandits stormed...

Gov Idris Orders Reconstruction Of Kebbi-Niger Road After Flood Disaster

Nigeria News1 month ago

Gov Idris Orders Reconstruction Of Kebbi-Niger Road After Flood Disaster

The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has ordered the immediate reconstruction of the Makera-Kangiwa road, a key route linking his state to Niger State, after...

Gist1 month ago

Nine ‘Wives’ Of Boko Haram Commanders Arrested While Fleeing

Security operatives have intercepted and arrested at least nine women allegedly married to senior Boko Haram insurgents while attempting to relocate from the notorious Alawa forest...

Again, Flood Kills Two Children In Niger State

Gist1 month ago

Again, Flood Kills Two Children In Niger State

The lifeless body of a nine-year-old girl and an unidentified boy have been recovered from a flooded drainage system in the Tunga area of Minna, Niger...

Fresh Update Emerges On Mokwa Flood Disaster

Gist1 month ago

Fresh Update Emerges On Mokwa Flood Disaster

Casualties recorded in the dreadful flood incident that happened recently in Mokwa, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, have been confirmed to be 207 and...

592 Terrorists Killed In NAF Offensive Airstrikes In Borno

Nigeria News2 months ago

NAF Jets Bomb Terrorists Hideouts In Niger, Neutralise Scores

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated dozens of terrorists in precision airstrikes under Operation FANSAN YAMMA Sector 1, targeting criminal elements responsible for recent attacks...