The death toll in last Saturday's tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara local government area of Niger state has increased to 86 people as some of the injured victims died while receiving treatment.

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering security matters in Nigeria.Suleja, Niger state - Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 election, visited the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion,

Governor Radda further emphasised that this tragedy serves as a reminder of the importance of road safety measures and the need for joint vigilance and response to prevent such harsh incidents.

Niger State Government has mourned the death of many residents that were killed in an explosion that occurred at Dikko junction around Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

the reason some of them were referred to tertiary healthcare facilities in Abuja. Niger state Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago had directed that free medical services and sufficient health workers be ...

Two days after scores of people were burnt to death or injured when a fallen petrol tanker exploded in Niger State, another tanker fell in Bida town of Niger State on Monday. However, Fatimah Mohammed, a resident of Bida, told PREMIUM TIMES that the tanker was carrying groundnut oil.

In response to President Bola Tinubu's directive for the prompt transfer of victims of the Dikko Junction fuel tanker explosion to tertiary medical

Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has expressed profound sympathy with the Government and people of Niger State following the tragic explosion of a petrol-ladened tanker at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

Just two days after over 90 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion that also left scores injured in Niger State, residents massed around another fallen truck in another community.

The Niger State Government has announced its decision to take over the cost of treatment of all the injured victims of Saturday’s Fuel Tanker explosion in the state as a humanitarian gesture.

The High Command of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, on Thursday, said that the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (AC OPFY) has neutralized scores of bandits and dismantled their logistics base at Alawa Forest in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.