•Fuel tanker explosion The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from the petrol tanker explosion that occurred at Essa community along the Bida–Badeggi–Agaie road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 45. It also said that 63 other victims sustained varying degrees of burns, report...
•Fuel tanker explosion The death toll from the tragic petrol tanker explosion in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, has risen to 42, with over 60 others injured. The incident occurred yesterday, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, when the tanker overturned and exploded as residents were reportedly scooping fuel from the falle...
•Tanker explosion The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has confirmed that a woman sustained injuries while three vehicles were destroyed in the tanker fire that occurred along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway today. It was earlier reported that the fire began at about 1 a.m. after a 33,000-litre tanker overturned due to exces...
Many motorists and road users are feared dead as a fuel laden tanker today fell and triggered fire along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun State. It was gathered that the tanker fell on its side and spilled its content along the Abeokuta-Kobape-Siun-Sagamu/Interchange stretch of the expressway, reports Daily Trust. The spokesman of Ogun S...
•Tanker explosion Several people have been confirmed dead following a deadly tanker explosion this morning in Dan Magaji, Zaria, Kaduna State. The tragic incident occurred around 8:30 am near the Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano expressway bypass, between Kwangila and Dan Magaji, reports The Nation. According to eyewitness accoun...
•Gridlock on Lagos Ibadan Expressway Nearly 24 hours after a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, traffic has yet to ease, with scores of motorists and commuters stranded in what many now describe as a nightmare without end. The yesterday incident, which occurred in front of the NASFAT Camp, caused a massive gridlock...
•Enugu tanker explosion Relations of the 18 victims of last Saturday’s petrol tanker fire in Enugu yesterday besieged hospitals where the injured were taken. Family members of the dead also besieged the scene of the accident at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, reports NAN. They wept uncontrollably at seeing the vehicle...
•Tanker explosion The death toll in Saturday tanker explosion in Niger State has risen to 98. Recall that the tanker explosion occurred around Dikko junction in Gurara Local Government Area, reports The Nation. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed that 98 people died in the fire that emanated from the explosion. Giving...
•A tanker explosion Seventy-seven lives were lost in a deadly tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic event, which occurred yesterday, has plunged the community into mourning and raised concerns about safety measures in the area, reports Channels TV. The Director General of the Niger State ...
•Combined images of the mass burial A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State today. About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment, reports Channels TV. […]
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