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The Digest: The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in Niger State has risen to 42, with over 60 injured. According to Channels TV, the tanker overturned and exploded on the dilapidated Bida-Badeggi-Agaie Road as residents were scooping fuel, prompting urgent calls for the government to...

Armed bandits unleashed terror on Tuesday in Munya LGA, Niger State, killing dozens and torching homes across three communities, Zagzaga, Chibani, and Kuch. Over 200 cattle were also rustled, and several villagers were abducted. Over 100 bandits stormed the communities in coordinated attacks...

Niger State is mourning the loss of Father James Omeh, Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, and Charity John, who both died on May 25 when their vehicle was swept into a flood-eroded gully in Lapai LGA. They were returning from a church function when the tragedy struck. The incident...