Four people were reportedly killed, and at least twenty others were injured on Tuesday when an explosion occurred at a store selling locally manufactured weaponry in Zamfara State‘s Talata Mafara Central Market. A community member verified the occurrence to newsmen in a phone conversation. The source said that traders and shoppers fled for their lives … Read more
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has attributed an explosion that occurred at a mining site in Niger to illegal stockpiling of explosives. Alake made this known in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Monday in Abuja. An explosion was reported at a mining site … Read more
One person has died and six others injured in a dynamite explosion that occurred in Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger. The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident in Minna on Sunday, said that the explosion, which occurred at about 7:30 am, was reportedly … Read more
Mr Chima Obieze, the member representing Ezeagu constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly, has expressed sadness over the tragic tanker explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway that claimed 18 lives. The lawmaker, who made the disclosure in Enugu on Sunday, said that the accident claimed the lives of innocent … Read more
The death toll in the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 11 to 18 people as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed the rise in the death toll to NAN on Sunday. … Read more
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has expressed sadness over the petrol tanker explosion on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, which claimed 11 lives on Saturday. Mbah, who was at the Ugwu-Onyeama scene of the accident for on-the-spot assessment, said the government had already swung into action to ensure that the victims received full medical attention. The … Read more
A devastating oil tanker explosion in Niger State on Saturday claimed numerous lives and left many others injured. Henzodaily gathered that the tragic incident occurred at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway when a tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) reportedly exploded as residents attempted to scoop fuel from the overturned vehicle. Eyewitness reports indicate … Read more
Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA) has demanded justice, calling on the Oyo State Government to bring perpetrators of the Jan. 16, 2024, explosion to book. The association’s president, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, placed the demand during the Bodija Estate Explosion Remembrance Service held on Thursday in Ibadan to commemorate the incident. The remembrance service was organised … Read more
The Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA), Ibadan, says it is still expecting major support from the Oyo State government, one year after the devastating explosion that rocked the area on Jan. 16, 2024. In an interview in Ibadan on Wednesday, President of BERA, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, said that the community over the past … Read more
A midnight explosion rocked Umuneke community, Mbieri, in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, leaving a newly completed family house in ruins. Reports indicate the explosion occurred late Saturday night, reducing the building to rubble. Fortunately, no casualties were recorded. Describing the incident, a local source, Iyke Njoku, told The PUNCH, “The sound … Read more