Tag: Lagos Explosion
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Tanker explosion rocks Ijora in Lagos
A tanker filled with Gasoline has exploded at the Ijora Pallete junction area The tanker exploded minutes after a leakage was discovered According to an eye-witness account, the tanker was leaking and the driver’s attention was drawn to the leakage when suddenly exploded Firefighters and a team from Ijora Badiya Police Division were on ground…
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![UPDATED: Four killed, many injured, school, 25 houses, 16 lock-up shops razed in Lagos explosion [VIDEO/PHOTOS]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lagos-Explosion.jpg)
UPDATED: Four killed, many injured, school, 25 houses, 16 lock-up shops razed in Lagos explosion [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
Details have emerged of the casualties involved in the gas plant explosion that occurred at a Lagos community on Thursday morning. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, reports that the gas station exploded at Best Roof Gas Station located at Unity bus stop, Fatade area of Baruwa, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos. “The explosions started around 5.44am and…
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Lagos explosion: Buhari pays tribute to principal who lost her life rescuing students
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the heroic spirit of the Reverend Sister Henrietta Alokha, the deceased Principal of Bethlehem High School, Abule-Ado, Lagos State. Sister Alokha lost her life to the Abule-Ado explosion about two weeks ago, while trying to save boarding students of the school from the devastation that followed the explosion on a…
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Lagos explosion: Death toll rises to 23
The death toll in the last Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Ado-Soba, Abule-Ado in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State has risen to 23 following the death of one of the survivors of the incident yesterday. The victim a female had been receiving treatment at the Igbobi Orthopedic Hospital unfortunately before the unexpected occurred.…
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17 governors visit Lagos explosion site, pledge N200m
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has donated N200million to the victims of gas explosion in Abule Ado-Soba town area of Lagos state. Chairman of the forum and governor Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, made the announcement when he led no fewer than 17 members of the forum to the devastated area on Saturday. Governors Godwin Obaseki of…
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Lagos Explosion: Nollywood actress recounts loses, blasts government, media for ‘lying’ to people
Nollywood actress, Nkiru Umeh has revealed she suffered losses to the Abule Ado gas explosion which destroyed properties and also claimed many lives. According to the actress, the explosion which occurred while they were in the church destroyed her beauty complex, her house, and cars. Her post reads; “My beauty complex and my house were…
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Lagos Explosion: I have never seen this before, It is like a war zone – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the Abule-Ado explosion as a situation he has never seen before. The governor also described the scene of the explosion as a ‘war zone’. Sanwo-Olu said this during an assessment of the scene of the explosion on Monday morning alongside his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. “I must confess I…
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![Residents lament losses in Lagos pipeline explosion[PHOTOS/VIDEOS]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200315_143144_092-scaled-e1584353452586.jpg)
Residents lament losses in Lagos pipeline explosion[PHOTOS/VIDEOS]
Residents in Abule Ado have lamented over the loss of lives and properties following an explosion that occurred at about 9.00am on Sunday The explosion has thrown residents of the area into a state of panic and chaos, TheNewsGuru reports. A resident in that area told TheNewsGuru that he was on his way to church…
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![BLACK SUNDAY: Many feared dead, several boarding students injured in Lagos explosion [Videos]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ETI8WzKXkAAo0Qt.jpg)
BLACK SUNDAY: Many feared dead, several boarding students injured in Lagos explosion [Videos]
Several persons were feared dead following the explosion at Ashoba (near Abule Odo) in Amuwo Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos. Also, reports on the incident revealed that students of Bethlehem Girls, a boarding school in Amuwo were seriously injured in the unfortunate incident. The aftershocks of the explosion were reportedly felt in Okota…