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Barely 24-hours after 23 persons died in a Lakota tanker explosion, several people were on Thursday severely injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Iju Ishaga, Lagos State. Apart from those injured, many vehicles were also…

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has condoled with the government and people of Kogi over the tragic accident involving a fuel-ladder tanker which led to the death of 23 people on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred near a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the death of 23 people in Lokoja, Kogi State as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Commission, “represents another disturbing and saddening incident in the litany of tragedies that have…

In what has been described as the first attack on civilians since the mutiny that led to the resignation of Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, no fewer than six civilians were on Friday killed by an improvised explosive device…

At least 50 shops were on Monday destroyed by a fuel tanker explosion at Lambatta in Gurara council of Niger State. The incident occurred about 11 pm on Sunday. It was learnt that the tanker, which was loaded with Premium Motor…

Three people were killed in gas explosions in restaurants in the UAE capital and its business hub Dubai, state media and civil defence said Monday. Two people were killed in an explosion in a restaurant in the capital “caused by a gas…

Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP. The explosion in the Koro region, near Mali’s…

At least two persons were on Friday killed when a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. Several other people also sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident which reportedly occurred at the Irete area…

Two persons reportedly burnt to death in a gas explosion that rocked the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State, Sunday evening. The gas explosion occurred was said to have occurred at the Golden Estate in Ijebu-Ode. Three other persons were also…

At least two persons have been killed, while 16 others sustained varying degrees of injuries when multiple explosions rocked various parts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Sallah eve. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Aliyu…