PICTORIAL: Gas explosion razes property worth millions in Niger

A gas plant explosion engulfed a facility in Niger State on Saturday night, February 8, 2025, at about 11pm destroying properties worth millions of naira. The incident occurred beside Kalasma Filling Station in Sabon Wuse, along the Kaduna Expressway, …

Shops, Vehicles Wrecked In Fresh Tanker Explosion In Niger [Photos]

Naija News understands that the gas explosion occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, when a gas tanker was discharging its contents at a local filling station. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi …

Police Officer Commits Suicide In Niger

  An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Shafiu Bawah, has committed suicide in Niger State. Bawah was said to have taken his life by hanging himself. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to the …

Assistant Police Superintendent Usman Bawa commits suicide in Niger

An Assistant Superintendent of Police in Niger State, Shafi’u Bawa, on Saturday afternoon reportedly committed suicide. Usman Bawa, the victim’s father, a resident of the Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the matter to the police command after the …

Gas explosion in Niger destroys goods, vehicles, food items

Vehicles and other goods including food items have been burnt down by an explosion which occurred in Sabon Wuse, Tafa local government area of Niger State. The blast, it was gathered happened while a tanker was offloading gas at a terminal in the area. A …

Police ASP found dead in Niger

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Shafi’u Bawa, was found dead in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday. Authorities confirmed that the officer’s father, Usman Bawa, who resides in the Rigasa area of Kontagora, reported the …

Police ASP kills self in Niger

An Assistant Superintendent of Police in Niger State, Shafi’u Bawa, reportedly committed suicide on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred in Kontagora Local Government Area, where authorities revealed that his father, Usman Bawa, a resident of the …

Explosion Destroys Gas Plant, Factory, Several Property In Niger State

Niger to hold 'national convention' on transition charter

Niger’s military regime will organise a “national convention” from February 15 to 19, notably intended to set the duration of the transition period that began with the 2023 overthrow of civilian President Mohamed Bazoum, the interior ministry said. The …

Another Explosion Rocks Niger State, Destroys Filling Station, Warehouse, Others

A fire outbreak has destroyed a filling station, a warehouse and other buildings in Sabon Wuse Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. SaharaReporters learnt that the fire was triggered by a gas explosion. A resident confirmed this to SaharaReporters, …