Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals development, says the explosion that occurred in the Sabon Pegi community, Mashegun LGA of Niger state, on Sunday, was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by a resident.

The recent explosion in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, has been linked to the illegal stockpiling of explosives, according to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr.

A suspected kidnapper pushed his luck too far and got caught when he was recognized while visiting a victim’s residence to offer condolences in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state,

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday said the explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by a resident of New Bussa, Yushua Maikampala.

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmanman, has paraded twelve suspects for vandalizing government properties in Minna, the

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of

A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday.

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to find a solution.

Minna – Twenty-five persons have been confirmed dead following another mining explosion in Niger State yesterday. This incident comes barely a week after a tanker carrying fuel exploded along the Dikko-Maje-Minna road.

Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday.

Muhammad Abdulkadir, a community leader in Tada, said crops valued at millions of naira have been destroyed by the floodingThe Kwara State Government has demanded an investigation after water from the Jebba Dam submerged rice plantations in Edu Local Government Area.