Tag: TANKER EXPLOSION
High tension cables affected as tanker explodes on Otedola Bridge
High tension cables and a 40-feet truck have been affected after a petrol tanker went up in flames in the early hours of Saturday...
30 injured, 23 buildings, 15 vehicles destroyed in Lagos gas explosion
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...
Islamic cleric loses 6 children as Kogi mourns victims of tanker...
An Islamic cleric Idris Yusuf lost six children in the petrol tanker explosion on Wednesday at Felele along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway.
The tanker belonging to...
Lokoja tanker explosion death toll rises to 23
Twenty-three persons have now been confirmed dead in the petrol tanker fire explosion on Wednesday at Felele along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway.
It was gathered that...
Tanker explosion on Lagos-Ibadan road stalls traffic across Lagos
A tanker explosion which occurred on Tuesday night along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has stalled traffic in several parts of Lagos.
Commuters and motorists have been left...
Omagba fire incident is terrorist attack – Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has labelled the fire incident which occurred early Friday at Omagba area of Onitsha...
Reno Omokri pledges to help victim of Onitsha fire outbreak
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reached out to a victim of the Onitsha fire outbreak.
Mr Omokri, on Thursday, posted...
Explosion rocks Forte Oil station by Lagos airport
A petrol tanker has exploded at Forte Oil filling station near the local airport in Lagos State.
The explosion which occurred at 2:10 pm when...
Otedola Bridge explosion: Tanker owner arrested in Kano
Owner of the tanker that exploded on Otedola Bridge in Lagos on June 26 has been arrested in Kano State.
The suspect, Hassan Maiwake, was...
Lagos tanker explosion and crises management
By David Adegoke
An oil truck explosion of apocalyptic magnitude occurs in Lagos, fatally charring a frightening number of lives and maiming several others. Many...