Oyo State Fire Services Agency has averted an explosion from a petroleum tanker carrying 60,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, as it lost control and somersaulted on the highway. The incident occurred at Irepo Junction on the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses, Kunle Olanrewaju, Kazeem Ogunwuyi and Bankole Adebayo told The PUNCH that, ‘The tanker, …

At least five persons were injured on Friday following an explosion at the cooking gas section of the Nobpet fuelling station, opposite the Air Force junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire, which gutted the entire gas section, also spread to destroy over eight vehicles parked near the neighbouring Ebonyi State Transport Corporation office. Eyewitnesses said it took a …

The Borno State Police Command has urged residents of Maiduguri, the state capital, to remain calm following Wednesday night’s explosion at Giwa Barracks. It clarified that the incident was a ‘friendly-fire’ and not the result of an enemy attack. In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent Nahum Daso said that preliminary investigations revealed that the explosions originated from the …

Five persons, including four women, have lost their lives following an explosion in a residential area in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/EgbemaNdoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday. It was gathered that the blast was said to have occurred in one of the rooms in a residential area used for storing illegally refined petroleum products. An environmentalist and executive …

Nigerians have expressed concerns over the safety of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) converted vehicles following recent explosions involving some vehicles. They raised questions about the safety standards and regulatory oversight of the conversions. In May, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, led a delegation of the Federal Government on a visit to the scene of …

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has condemned the explosion at its secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning, saying the party is under attack in the state. The former caretaker committee chairman of the state APC, Chief Tony Okocha, stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt about the explosion. Recall that an …

Buildings and other property were shattered in the early hours of Saturday as explosives suspected to be dynamite shattered the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The explosion brought down the gate of the secretariat while doors, windows and other property were destroyed. This is the second time the Chief …

No fewer than 20 people have been killed and more than 450 others wounded by a second wave of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon. Reports say a large number of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah blew up in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon, which are seen as its strongholds. Some of …

Thousands of commuters plying the Ibadan-Ife expressway were stranded for several hours yesterday when a petrol laden tanker exploded and got burnt. Two articulated trucks, one 18-seater bus, two small commercial cabs (micra), one tricycle and three motorcycles were also completely burnt in the incident. No life was lost in the incident, which happened close to Iyana-Ajia Bridge, Egbeda area, …

An explosion at the Zungeru Hydro-Electric Power Dam caused injuries to a Chinese engineer, security personnel, and several workers, and destroyed some installations. The cause of the explosion, which occurred on the morning of Monday, July 1, is currently unknown as there have been no official reports about the incident. The Chinese engineer was conducting a routine check when the …