Tanker explosion claims 2 lives, destroys 23 vehicles on Lagos/Ibadan expressway
A Daf tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol exploded on Saturday at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, claiming two […]
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Lagos: Fatal Kara tanker explosion unfortunate but avoidable – FRSC Corps Marshal
The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has described as unfortunate but avoidable, the fatal crash that occurred today Saturday 7 […]
#EndSARS, the Precariat and Nigeria’s Political Sociology, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The genie is out of the bottle and henceforth the new normal is that youth agency, both positive and negative, will determine the course […]
Explosion:Bello condoles with victims’ families
Gov. Sani Bello of Niger State, on Tuesday condoled with the families of victims who died in a tanker explosion on the Lapai-Agaie-Bida road in […]
Otedola Bridge Explosion: NNPC commiserates with victims, Lagos Govt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Government and people of Lagos State and especially the victims over the unfortunate tanker explosion […]
Farouq spearheads advocacy on disaster reduction measures
By Chimezie Godfrey The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development is spearheading the advocacy for putting in place disaster risk reduction measures […]
Vision 2050: Not yet Uhuru! By Dakuku Peterside
Conceived by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in 2006, the blueprint of Vision 2020 was launched in September 2009 by late President […]
LPG plant explosion: LASG warns business owners against violating building safety protocols
The Lagos State Government on Friday warned business owners against violating safety protocols guiding the citing of businesses in residential areas as they would be […]
Abiru commiserates with victims of another Lagos gas explosion
Mr Tokunbo Abiru, the APC Lagos East Senatorial candidate in the Oct. 31 bye-election, on Thursday condoled with victims of gas explosion in Baruwa area of Lagos. Abiru, […]
5 killed, 3 rescued in another gas tanker explosion in Lagos – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that five persons were killed following a gas tanker explosion in Baruwa area of Alimosho Local Government Area […]
Ifako-Ijaiye Council chairman visits victims of gas explosion
Mr Oloruntoba Oke, Executive Chairman, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government area of Lagos State, on Tuesday visited victims of the Iju Ishaga gas explosion receiving treatment at […]
Kogi Explosion: Farouq mourns victims
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has expressed deep grief over the explosion which killed more […]
UPDATE: Lagos Tanker Explosion: 30 injured, 23 buildings, 15 vehicles destroyed – Official
The Director General, Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed that 30 adults were injured, 23 buildings and 15 vehicles were also […]
15 injured, property destroyed in Lagos gas tanker explosion
No fewer than 15 persons were injured and several cars and property destroyed following a gas tanker explosion on Thursday at Balogun Bus Stop in […]
BREAKING: Gas tanker explodes in Lagos
A gas tanker exploded on Thursday in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos with many persons sustaining burn injuries. Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management […]
Kogi Tanker Explosion: Philanthropist calls for construction of Fly-over bridge, By-pass
A Lokoja-based philanthropist, Mr Ocholi Yusuf, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to construct a by-pass or fly-over at the accident-prone area of Felele, […]
Tanker Explosion: Kogi Govt declares two-day mourning for victims
Kogi Government has declared a two-day mourning as a mark of respect for the 23 victims of Wednesday’s tanker explosion in Felele, Lokoja. This is […]
Lokoja Explosion: Buhari expresses concern, mourns victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Commission, “represents another disturbing and saddening incident […]
Top officials cry out as BBC, NNPC disagree over report on Lagos pipeline explosion
Some highly placed government officials have cried out over an alleged plot to damage Nigeria’s interests by attacking the integrity of certain institutions […]
Bangladesh mosque explosion death toll rises to 11
The death toll from an explosion-triggered fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has risen to 11, police and physicians said on Saturday. […]
Buhari sympathises with Lebanon over massive explosions
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Michel Aoun and the people of Lebanon over massive explosions that rocked Beirut, the capital city on Tuesday. […]
Explosion injures 2 at bank premises in Oyo
Two persons were injured when a suspected dynamite abandoned at the scene of Wednesday bank robbery exploded in Okeho, Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo […]
Corps Marshal activates prosecution process over Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash, tanker explosion
Following the unfortunate road traffic crash involving 3 tankers and a trailer that were engulfed in explosion on Kara bridge of the Lagos- Ibadan expressway, […]