•Scavengers A bomb explosion on Taiwo Street, Idi-Araba, in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State was triggered by a scavenger. The explosion claimed the life of the scavenger and left three others injured, reports Saturday PUNCH. Findings revealed that the scavenger was attempting to dismantle military-grade grenades with the intent...
•A fuel tanker explosion Some vehicles were razed yesterday when a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Karu Bridge, along the Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resulting in a massive fire. The fire destroyed at least 30 vehicles and prompted a significant emergency response. Some motorists were also feared dead in the...
•Explosion Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State today. This comes just hours after a similar explosion rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area, reports The PUNCH. The latest incident reportedly occur...
•Explosion An explosion has rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion occurred late last night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction, reports The PUNCH. •Trans Niger pipeline explosion scene. Photo Credit: Dennis Naku Thick black smoke was seen billowing i...
•Scene of Sunday’s explosion in Niger State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says preliminary investigations suggest that explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, on Sunday, was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by one Yushua Maikampala, a resident of New Buss...
Just two days after over 90 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion that also left scores injured in Niger State, residents massed around another fallen truck in another community. The fresh incident occurred in Bida town on Monday. In a widely circulated video online, young persons were seen milling around the broken […]
A gas pump cylinder used by a tyre technician, popularly known as vulcaniser, opposite Kpakungu police division, Minna, Niger State, exploded yesterday, killing one of his apprentices, Haji. The explosion also reportedly injured the vulcaniser, identified as Mohammed, his son and one other apprentice, reports Daily Trust. Haji was said to have...
•Firefighters and emergency services gather in front of a partially collapsed factory after explosion today An explosion in a plastics factory near the southeastern Spanish city of Alicante killed three people and injured seven today, emergency services said. A boiler exploded in an industrial estate in the town of Ibi, triggering “a shockwav...
•A truck engulfed in flames Several persons have been wounded, seven vehicles damaged and two houses destroyed, after a truck conveying gas cylinders exploded in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although no lives were lost during the incident, a source from the area, told our correspondent today on telephone that the cause of [&he...
•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...
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