Tag: explosion
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Breaking: Pipeline explosion rocks Lagos[VIDEO]
A pipeline explosion has occurred at Gloryland Estate, Isheri Olofin, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area of Lagos. Video of the incident shows residents of the area scurrying to safety. The fire is said to have affected Diamond Estate along Isheri/Lasu-Igando Road. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA and the fire service are…
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Police clear air on alleged bomb explosion in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State, on Saturday, debunked a social media rumour of a bomb explosion in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Amaraizu said that the video in circulation in some sections of…
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Explosion: We don't want to be known for disasters, Ijegun monarch tells visiting Senate committee
The Onijegun of Ijegun, Oba Nureini Olomitutu, said on Friday that activities of vandals and other criminals were threatening lives in the area. He spoke when members of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Pipeline Vandalism visited his palace in Lagos. The committee, led by Sen. Ibrahim Gobir, was in the Ijegun area on an investigative…
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Reps set up committee to investigate pipeline explosion in Rivers
The House of Representative has resolved to investigate the incident of fire outbreak along the NNPC pipeline in Kom Kom and lzuoma communities of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion of Urgent National Importance by Rep. Chisom Dike (PDP-Rivers) at the plenary on Tuesday. The…
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BREAKING:Many feared dead as Oil pipeline explodes in Ijegun [VIDEO]
Residents of Ijegun, a suburb in Lagos woke up to the explosion of a pipeline that has stirred panic within the vicinity with many losing their lives. The explosion started on Thursday morning at about 1am in an attempt for the pipeline vandals to siphon the fuel Footages captured by Pastor Osaro Ogbebor show the…
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10 feared dead as pipeline explodes in Rivers
There was pandemonium on Saturday at the Oyibo Local Government Area of Rivers State following an explosion in a pipeline in the area. About ten persons were reported killed from the tragic accident. The incident reportedly occurred in Kom Kom community of the LGA, about midday yesterday. Sources close to the scene said the explosion…
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Gory images: How Bomb explosion killed three in Imo [Updated]
Police authority in Imo on Thursday confirmed that a bomb exploded in the state killing three persons. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Imo, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the explosion occurred in Eziorsu community in Oguta local government area. Ikeokwu gave the names of the victims as Elvis Ukado; Kasiemobi Uzoma and Justice Adie. The police…
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Several dead as tanker explodes in Cross River
There was pandemonium on Friday in Cross River State has a tanker filled with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) explodes killing several people. According to the Police on Saturday the petrol tanker veered off the road, caught fire and exploded as people tried to recover fuel. The vehicle crashed in the Odukpani area of the southeastern…
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NNPC pipeline explodes in Abia, 16 dead
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday reported an oil pipeline fire outbreak along the Osisioma axis near Aba Depot, Abia State, in the oil firm’s System 2E pipeline network. The Abia commander of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Benito Eze, told journalists in Umuahia, the state capital, that 16 persons…
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11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered varying degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro general hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns. A pregnant woman, who simply identified herself…