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Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion. The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as residents attempted to collect fuel leaking …

At least 30 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria, according to reports. The information was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by Haruna Mairiga, Secretary General of the Nigerian Emergency Agency. According to the same source, 4,699 houses were flooded and …