Tag: explosion
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VIDEO: David Umahi mum as FG’s ‘death trap’ claims lives in Delta
The Minister of Works, David Umahi has maintained deafening silence after Nigerian citizens perished in what many have described as a death trap set by the federal government along the ever-busy Benin-Warri expressway.
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Gov Oborevwori reacts to Delta tanker explosion
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has sent his condolences to the families of victims who got burnt, following a tanker explosion at Koko junction, along Warri-Benin expressway on Sunday.
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BLACK SUNDAY: 8 people burnt beyond recognition in explosion involving 8 tankers in Delta
No fewer than eight people were burnt beyond recognition on Sunday on the Ologbo Bridge, Benin/Sapele expressway in Delta State.
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EXPLOSION! 34 roasted to death at black market fuel depot in Benin
Explosion at a black market fuel depot in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, has killed 34 people. A government official confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday. The government official said no fewer than 34 people were killed when a contraband fuel dump burst into flames in southern Benin near the border with Nigeria. A…
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Gas cylinder explodes, razes building in Lagos
A gas explosion has razed a building with properties worth million of naira burnt on Cachol Street in the Ojo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the inferno started after a camp gas exploded in the eight-room bungalow.
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks NAF base in Abuja
A fire incident occurred, which resulted in an explosion, at the Jet A-1 fuel dump facility located within the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base, Abuja.
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Jos tanker explosion kill 13 persons – Police
The Police Command in Plateau said that tanker explosion that occurred at Bauchi Road junction in Jos North Local Government Area claimed the lives of 13 persons and destroyed 28 shops. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos.
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Three years after Abule-Ado explosion: Rev Sister Alokha, SSH receives another posthumous award
March 15 2020 is a day the Abule-Ado community, in Festac Phase II of Lagos State, the Congregation of Sisters of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Bethlehem Girls College and Nigerians at large will never forget. That day, there was deadly explosion during the Sunday morning Eucharistic Celebration
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Dozens killed as explosion rocks illegal crude bunkering site in Rivers
Dozens of people have been killed by an explosion that occurred at a pipeline tapping point in Rumuekpe community, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State. Persons reported dead were said to be engaged in the business of illegal refining of stolen crude oil. The Executive Director, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), Fyneface Fyneface, confirmed…
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Explosion rocks Ogun community; Police reacts, douse tension
There was fear and tension in the Ojodu Abiodun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday, following an explosion in the community. The residents of the community claimed that they did not know what caused the explosion. Some feared that the explosion in the early hours of Sunday could be a bomb blast.