Tag: explosion
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BREAKING: Suspected suicide bomber blows self up in Ebonyi
A suspected suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Afikpo local government area of Ebonyi state. The incident occurred Tuesday, May 25, around 11.30 am opposite campus 2 of Amaizu/Amangbala primary school. The huge explosion which resulted from the blast was said to have prompted residents in the area to scamper for safety. The…
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64 injured in Kano petrol tanker explosion – Official
No fewer than 64 persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano. The incidence happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State. Malam Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman of the Kano Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement…
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JUST IN: Another gas explosion rocks Chinese Company in Abeokuta
Another explosion has rocked a Chinese Construction Company at Onikoko area of Abeokuta South, Ogun State, which affected a nearby school where the straplet tore off a teacher’s left breast. This is happening barely 24 hours after a gas explosion killed one person at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Two people were rushed…
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JUST IN: Explosion rocks Obasanjo’s library, two feared dead
At least two persons were on Thursday morning killed as a gas explosion rocked the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The explosion according to reports, occurred around 11:am at the Marque event centre within the Presidential Library when technicians were topping up gas into the air conditioner (AC). A staff at…
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UPDATED: Two die, three injured as gas explosion rocks Gbenga Daniel’s hotel in Ogun
A technician and a yet-to-be-identified person have been confirmed dead as gas explosion rocked Conference Hotel in Abeokuta on Tuesday. The hotel, owned by former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel is located at the Water Corporation headquarters junction, in Ogun capital, is owned by a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel. The News Agency…
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JUST IN: Twin explosions rock PDP secretariat in Rivers
Twin explosions suspected to be dynamites have unsettled the secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the dynamite was detonated in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) parked in front of the secretariat located along Aba Road. The explosion, which occurred at about 3pm during the councilorship…
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BREAKING: One feared dead cars burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun
One person was feared dead while a myriad of vehicles were burnt in a tanker explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The case occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on the Presidential Boulevard Road around Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, Abeokuta. The explosion, which supposedly involved a 33,000-fuel laden…
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BREAKING: Fuel laden tanker explodes in Lagos; casualties unknown [VIDEO]
A tanker, fully loaded with fuel, on Thursday morning exploded at Toyota bus stop along the ever busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos State. Men of the fire service are battling to put out the resultant fire at the time of filing this report as casualties are yet to be ascertained. According to eyewitnesses who spoke…
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Explosion rocks U.S. State on Christmas Day
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. The FBI is leading the investigation. Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said police responded…
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks NNPC production facility
An explosion has been reported at a production facility in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40, involving partners of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the explosion occurred while production evacuation was being carried out at the Gbetiokun Early Production facility. The NPDC, an upstream subsidiary of the…