Tag: generator
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Couple found dead after inhaling generator fumes in Rivers
The police in Rivers has confirmed the death of a couple who reportedly died from inhaling generator fumes in their apartment. The unidentified man and his partner had powered a generator inside their home, which led to their untimely
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Sad! Generator fumes kill three Delta kids, carpenter falls, dies
Three siblings have died after inhaling generator fumes in Emevor community, in the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The children and their parents were said to have gone to bed with their generator on. The generator was said to be close to the children’s room. Sadly, their mother…
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Senate introduces bill to ban importation, use of generators in Nigeria
The senator representing Niger South, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill that seeks to ban the importation of generators in Nigeria. The bill, titled “a bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the development of the power sector,” was one…
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Police arraign bricklayer for allegedly stealing generator from Church
The police on Friday arraigned a 45-year-old bricklayer, Kasali Abesinde, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing a generator from a church in Ibadan. The police charged Abesinde, who lives in St. Stephen area, Bola, Ibadan, with three counts of breaking and entering, stealing and unlawful possession of electronic gadgets. Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Oluseye…
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Court jails mechanic over attempt to steal generator
An FCT Area Court Judge, Abubakar Sadiq, on Thursday sentenced an auto-mechanic, Sa’ad Yahaya, to two months imprisonment for attempting to steal a generator. The court sentenced Yahaya of Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal trespass and attempt to commit theft. Yahaya had begged the court for…
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Tragedy struck in Kebbi as man, wife, three children die in generator fire
Tragedy stuck in Kebbi on Tuesday as a couple, Kehinde and Kehinde Sarafa were burnt to death with their kids in a fire that gutted their apartment. The unfortunate incident happened in Koko town in the Koko Local Government area of Kebbi State. The couple’s three children, Abdullahi (male, four years old); Alimat (female,…
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Generator fume kills couple in Abia
The Abia State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the death of an environmental health officer in Aba South Local Government Area and his wife after inhaling generator fumes. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Nta Ogbonnaya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba that the couple died in Bende, their local…