•Explosion Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic around the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizens not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near […]
•Tinubu and Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented the report of last Tuesday’s explosion at Dejo Oyelese Close, Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan to President Bola Tinubu. Makinde was at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, to present the report to the president, at the weekend, reports Daily Independent. The president had earlier commiser...
•Ibadan explosion A survivor of the explosion which occurred in Ibadan, on Tuesday, Mr Abiola AbduIsalam, said he jumped from a storey building on Dejo Oyelese Street, Adeyi Avenue, Ibadan, where the explosion happened, to save his life. AbduIsalam spoke with our correspondent at one of the wards of the University College Hospital where he [&h...
•Explosion No fewer than 10 children have reportedly been injured in an explosion in Kidandan, Giwa Council Area of Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria. Witnesses say the explosion was caused by a strange object which the children were playing with it, reports Sunday Sun. The object, according to eyewitness was found in a nearby bush by […...
BON Hotel Nest Ibadan has announced the passing away of its Operations Manager, Tunde Solomon. The deceased was said to have died of a heart attack after the shock he suffered from the explosion that occurred near the BON Hotel, his place of work. Explosion rocked Dejo Oyelese street last Tuesday night, claiming many lives, […]
•Aerial view of the explosion site A survivor of the explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital, yesterday, has said it was foreigners, who engaged in illegal mining activities, that caused the explosion. He added that they ran out just before the blast. The survivor, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, lived next to the epicentre (ground zero) [&helli...
•Sotannde Kodir In the aftermath of yesterday explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, a boy identified as Sotannde Kodir was stranded in Sango area of the city. Kodir was said to be searching for his mother. OyoAffairs shared a photo last night, revealing that the child recounted his mother’s escape to safety after the blast […]
•Late Oladipupo A survivor of the explosion, who revealed his name as Adeleke, has narrated how he lost his brother, whom he identified as Oladipupo, to the incident. Speaking to the local broadcasting station, Lagelu FM, the survivor narrated that they were playing tennis at a hotel in the area when his brother decided to […]
•Rescue workers at Ibadan explosion Rescue operations are intensifying their search for survivors at the scene of the explosion that occurred in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday evening, leaving two people dead and 77 others injured. The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion, confirmed the casualties,...
•Scene from the Ibadan explosion The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, today, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital yesterday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hos...
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