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Explosion: Tinubu condoles with families of victims, Niger govt
President Bola Tinubu on Monday condoled with the government and people of Niger over the petrol tanker explosion in the state on Sunday, which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in the accident, which also involved a truck loaded…
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Hotel explosion: Suspect has been on wanted list, says Rivers police
The suspect behind the June 25 dynamite explosion at the Rivers State-owned Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt was on police ‘Wanted List” before the incident. NAN reports that a dynamite explosion happened on June 25 near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt during a protest by some persons over the tenure of the local government chairmen in the state. SP Grace…
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Police confirm IED explosion at APP secretariat in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the Action Peoples Party (APP) secretariat in Port Harcourt. The explosion occurred around 1 a.m. on Monday, causing significant damage on the building. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that no lives were…
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Explosion in Tel Aviv kills 1 injures 8 rescue service says
One person was killed and eight others injured after an explosion near the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv early on Friday, according to Israeli rescue service Magen David. The injured have been taken to hospital, the rescue service Magen David Adom posted on social media platform X. Surrounding buildings were reportedly damaged. The cause of the explosion was initially unclear.…
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No explosion at Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Station – Police
The Police Command in Niger, has debunked online media reports of an explosion at the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Station. SP Wasiu Abiodun, spokesperson of the Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna, that the news of the purported explosion was fake. He said there was no case of explosion at the Zungeru dam as reported…
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JUST IN: Explosion rocks Zungeru Hydro Electric Dam
An explosion is reported to have taken place at the Zungeru Hydro Electric Dam in Niger State. The explosion, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, was said to have affected some of the installations in the dam. Eyewitnesses told ThISDAY that several workers were injured in the incident with one of the foreign engineers seriously injured and rushed…
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IED explosion: Rivers Govt. confirms detention of suspect
The Rivers Government has confirmed the detention of an unidentified man, suspected of detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, is currently under custody. Dr Adaeze Oreh, the Commissioner of Health, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, that the suspect was receiving treatment at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). “The…
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Police confirm 3 fatalities in Rivers tanker explosion
The Police Command in Rivers says three persons lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that took place in the state on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker veered off the road, colliding with a taxi and bursting into flames at the Obiri Ikwerre flyover section of the East-West Road around 9:00 a.m on Tuesday. SP…
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Tanker tyre explosion sparks chaos in Surulere
Pandemonium engulfed Ekololu, a community in the Surulere area of Lagos, on Monday night when the back tyres of a tanker transporting fuel to a Conoil filling station burst into flames near the station. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent who resides in the area reports that the explosion of the tyres and the ensuing billows of smoke made…
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Petrol bomb explosion claims 15 lives in Kano
The police command in Kano State on Friday confirmed the death of fifteen victims of a petrol bomb explosion in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, was arrested in connection with the incident. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told NAN in…
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Police arrest principal suspect in Kano Mosque Explosion
The police command in Kano State, has confirmed the arrest of the principal suspect behind the early morning mosque explosion in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Wednesday that a 38 year- old- man Shafi’u Abubakar, had…
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Explosion rocks SPDC gas plant at Gbarain, Bayelsa
Multiple explosions were on Tuesday reported at the gas processing plant operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gas plant feeds the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) export terminal in Bonny Island, Rivers. Speaking to NAN on Tuesday evening, a…
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Police say explosion in Abuja not bomb related
Abuja, Jan. 25, 2024 (NAN): The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the explosion that occurred near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in the Maitama area of Abuja was not bomb-related. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She…
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Diesel tanker explodes in Lagos
A diesel-laden tanker has exploded around Banire bus stop in the Egbeda area of Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said the driver lost control of the truck after it experienced a brake failure. He added that the explosion occurred when the truck fell off the road, however no life…
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Energy & Environment
7 killed in oil installation blast in N’Delta oil field
Seven people were killed in an explosion at the Gbetiokun oil field in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta region during the installation of a ladder on a platform, the state oil company said on Wednesday. Accidents and pipeline attacks in the Niger Delta are common in Nigeria, cutting into the country’s oil output. Pipelines in the region are exposed and often…
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Just In: Bomb Explosion Rocks Army Barracks In Plateau
An explosion has occurred at a military facility in Plateau State with yet unknown number of casualties, witnesses and a security source said. The bomb hit the Nigerian Army’s 3rd Armoured Division Barracks at Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, at about 9:45 a.m Saturday. The casualty rate was unclear as the police could not be immediately reached. Plateau…
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Kogi deputy governor’s wife, 6 others injured in explosion
An early morning explosion which rocked a house in Dolphin Estate, Lagos, on Saturday has left at least six persons injured, including the wife of the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mrs Tokunbo Awoniyi. The house is located at No. 19, HFP Way, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, and is said to belong to the Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr Yomi Awoniyi.…
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