Tag: Onitsha
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Man steals seven cars at RCCG camp, sells them in Onitsha
A 43-year-old man, Friday Ezi, has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing seven cars from the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed these in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said Ezi, who lives at No. 5…
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Traders escape as plaza collapses in Onitsha market
A building reportedly collapsed on Thursday at the Ochanja market in Onitsha Anambra state. The collapsed structure was said to be one of the plazas partially burnt last October during the fire incident at the market. According to eyewitness reports, some persons who were inside the building when it collapsed around 3.30pm, fled before the…
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BREAKING: Another fuel tanker falls in Onitsha
An articulated tanker loaded with PMS reportedly fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Onitsha, Anambra state. The tanker was said to have split its content along the drainages, close to Chipex filling station. There was record of casualties as at time of filing this report. The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed PPRO, confirmed the…
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BREAKING: Another fuel tanker tumbles, explodes in Onitsha
Another petrol tanker has exploded along Enugu-Onitsha expressway by Bessoy filling station, Onitsha, Anambra state. The incident, coming barely 48hours after lives were lost following fuel tanker explosion in Upper Iweka and Ochanja market, was said to have occurred around Omaba Phase 2 at the wee hours of Friday. The tanker carrying petrol was said…
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PDP, Atiku mourn victims of Onitsha market fire
The Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have mourned with the victims of the Onitsha market fire. The party in a series of tweets on its Twitter handle said, @OfficialPDPNig is shocked by the devastating petrol tanker fire outbreak in Onitsha, Anambra state, describing the incident as heartbreaking and traumatizing. @OfficialPDPNig is…
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Onitsha tanker explosion not ordinary – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described Wednesday Onitsha tanker explosion that claimed lives as a terrorist attack. It said nobody should be deceived that such incidents were mere accidents, insisting that it was designed to exterminate Biafrans from the face of the earth. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma…
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Buhari sympathises with victims of Onitsha tanker explosion
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of a mother and her child as a result of an oil tanker accident in Onitsha, Anambra. Reacting to the incident in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday, President Buhari said: “I am profoundly touched by the sight of the charred remains…
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JUST IN: Three-storey building collapses in Onitsha
A three-storey building on Wednesday collapsed at No. 22 Nkisi Aroli street, Onitsha, Anambra state. The building said to belong to one Chukwuma Njeka, reportedly collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday following heavy downpour. According to reports, no casualty was recorded, property of value yet to be ascertained were reportedly damaged in the calamity.…
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Gunmen invade Onitsha church, kill assistant pastor
A 26-year old man, on Wednesday, was reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Christ Holy church at No 30 Orumba Street Okpoko, Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, Justice Njigbo, the assistant pastor of the church, was said to have been shot dead by the suspects after inflicting severe injury on him. According to eyewitnesses, the…