Author: Adeloje Ojo

From Aideloje Ojo Minna The 18-man multidisciplinary medical team set up by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has moved swiftly into action to salvage the lives of some of the victims affected by the recent tanker explosion at Dikko junction in Gurara local government of the state at the weekend. It was learnt that the Governor earlier ordered that free medical services and sufficient health workers be deployed to all the facilities where these injured victims are being managed. The Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo on his social media handle X, stated that following governor Umar…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has inaugurated 18-man multidisciplinary medical team towards providing enhanced treatment to victims of the tanker explosion in Dikko junction that claimed 86 people at the weekend. 55 people were reported to have been injured with various degrees of burnt and rushed to Suleja and New Wuse general hospitals. The Chief Press Secretary to ( CPS) to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim in a statement in Minna on Sunday explained that the team, from the state Ministry of health is led by the Commissioner of Secondary and Tertiary Health assisted by…

*Bago visit accident scene, bans trucks plying one way By Aideloje Ojo Minna No fewer than 86 bodies burnt to death in the fuel tank explosion which occurred at the weekend at Dikko junction in Gurara local government of Niger state have been recovered while 80 of them were given mass burial. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Arah confirmed the mass burial of the 80 bodies in Minna on Sunday in a statement on the accident. It was learnt that the petrol tanker loaded with petroleum product spilled its contents Saturday…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Scores have reportedly been burnt to death while several others sustained various degrees of burnt in a tanker explosion in Dikko junction along Abuja- Kaduna road in Niger state. It was learnt that the petrol tanker loaded with petroleum product spilled its contents Saturday morning in an accident and that it however exploded at Dikko junction this morning after some residents of the area went to scoop its content. The Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has expresses shock over the accident describing it as a heartbreaking and unfortunate. In a statement by his Chief…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a 50- bed capacity Ward block in the General Hospital Kuta, Shiroro local government of the state The Governor performed the event facilitated by Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa on Thursday. While commending the lawmaker for his developmental efforts to the people of his constituency, the farmer Governor said, “the facility will complement our administration’s efforts in meeting the healthcare needs of the people”. He directed Commissioner of Secondary and Tertiary Health Tukur Bello to…

By Aideloje Ojo The National Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission ( N-HYPPADEC) has restored portable water supply to Bida and environs in Niger state 20 years after lack of water in the town. The Director of Engineering and Technical Services Engineer of the commission, Dr Itilatyaa Daniel stated this on Friday in Bida during inspection of the water works. He said, “The rehabilitation works of the Bida water supply project by the National Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Commission N-HYPPADEC has reached 90% completion and ready for commissioning. The water works plant which supplies water to Bida and…

By Aisha Wakaso, Special Adviser to the Governor on Print Media Education remains the backbone of any society, yet it is disheartening to acknowledge the staggering statistics of out-of-school children in Niger State which has been adjudged the highest among the North-Central. As we all are aware, this unfortunate reality, especially in the Niger North Senatorial zone (Zone C) of the state comprising Agwara, Borgu, Kontagora, Magama, Mariga, Mashegu, Rijau and Wushishi local government areas, has become a pressing issue which was inherited from successive governments that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has refused to ignore. The statistics paint a grim…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has showered encomiums on the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly and member representing Mariga Constituency, AbdulMalik Sarkin Daji on his 43rd birthday today the 8th of January 2025. In a birthday message by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the farmer Governor describes the celebrant as a young, vibrant, intelligent, enthusiastic and hardworking Speaker. He acknowledges how passionate, purposeful and committed the Speaker has been in making the 10th State Assembly more vibrant and effective in service delivery. He said, ” I, farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Senator representing Niger North Senatorial District of Niger state, Senator Abubakar Sani Bello has distributed starter packs to empower 177 trained beneficiaries of his skills acquisition programme in the state. The senator made the presentation to the participants across the 8 local government areas of the zone in Kontagora local government area of Niger state on Tuesday. While explaining that the gesture is aimed at empowering the beneficiaries to be economically self reliant, Senator Sani Bello expressed his commitment to improving the lives of his constituents . He said, ” with this programme, we intend to…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna A murder suspect Abubakar Sadiq has narrated how he killed a commercial motorcyclist, snatched the deceased’s motorcycle and sold it for N310,000 in Niger state. Sadiq, according to the police killed Abdulrahman Isah after boarding the machine from Bosso area of Minna to Maitumbi. The Police Police Relations Officer of the Niger State Police Command, (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, “On 02/01/2025 at about 2pm, a distress call was received that a lifeless body was found along Pyata-Maitumbi Bye-Pass area of Bosso”. He explained that the police operatives of Bosso Div moved to the scene where a…