•Petrol tanker explosion A petrol tanker exploded at Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area, Jigawa State in a devastating incident this morning, leading to the loss of lives of over 90 people, with 50 others hospitalised. The explosion occurred around 12:30am when the driver of the tanker, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, [&hell...
•A bomb explosion Explosives destroyed buildings and others property at the Tony Okocha-led secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. •Some party members gather around the APC Secretariat in Rivers State after explosion this morning The gate of the secretariat and the doors were...
•An explosion An explosive device has been detonated at the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The explosion which reportedly occurred at midnight shattered the glass on the window near the impacted area, reports Channels TV. The Rivers State Police Command has deployed two security vehicles and pers...
•The burnt down Mobil filling station The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has clarified issues surrounding the reported fire at the Mobil filling station at Ikeja, Lagos, today A statement by Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye after the incident, said the explosion had nothing to do with the rec...
•An explosion An explosion suspected to be a planted Improvised Explosive Device has exploded at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A resident of Buni, Ali Hassan told our correspondent via telephone, that the incident happened at around 12.30 PM today, injuring a girl, reports Channels TV. The […...
•Gas explosion A 40-year-old woman named Rafiat Sheriff and her seven-year-old daughter, Asisat Sheriff, were killed in a gas explosion at their home on Church Street, along Èbúté Road, in the Ibafo area of Ogun State. It was learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 8:30 pm on Saturday, left two other persons with […]
•Adebayo Adelabu Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday, refuted social media reports that an explosion occurred at Zungeru Power Plant in Niger State. Adelabu stated that the Power Plant is on the grid and is running at full and optimum capacity, reports Nigerian Tribune. A statement by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communic...
•An explosion An explosion at the Zungeru Hydro-Electric Power Dam caused injuries to a Chinese engineer, security personnel, and several workers, and destroyed some installations. The cause of the explosion, which occurred today, Monday, July 1, is currently unknown as there have been no official reports about the incident, reports The Nation...
•Police The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Adaeze Oreh, says the prime suspect in the explosion that rocked Port Harcourt, the state capital yesterday, has been found. The commissioner said the suspect was found at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, formerly Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMH), reports Channels TV...
•An explosion There was pandemonium in Port Harcourt today as a middle-aged protester carrying dynamite got killed while trying to discharge an explosive. The incident happened in front of Hotel Presidential at about 9.45am today, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to an eyewitness account, the corpse of the victim was taken away hurriedly as...