BREAKING: Again, Another Explosion Hits Lagos

Residents of Ogba in Ifako-Ijaye local government area of Lagos were thrown into palpable apprehension on Tuesday morning after a fuel laden tanker exploded. The tanker conveyed fuel to a filling station along Ajayi Street off college road before it went up in flames while still parked in the filling station. The cause of the … Read more

Update on Otedola bridge explosion in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that no life was lost at the Saturday morning explosion that occurred on Otedola bridge in Lagos. The Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed that the accident was recorded about 2.30am. It was earlier reported that the horrific incident involved two heavy duty vehicles – one laden with … Read more

Gas Explosion: Sanwo-Olu Commiserates With Victims’ Families

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8 October, 2020 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed deep sorrow over a gas explosion that claimed lives and destroyed properties worth several millions of naira, describing the incident as a sad memory in the life of the administration. Governor Sanwo-Olu said the preliminary and final reports on the cause of the explosion … Read more

Explosion Injures 2 In Bank Premises In Oyo

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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 State. SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, Oyo State Public Relations Officer, comfirmed the explosion of another dynamite on Thursday which injured a policeman and one civilian. Read Also: FRSC Arrests 5 Staff … Read more

Explosion At NNPC Facility Kills Seven Workers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday, announced the death of seven workers caused by an explosion. The agency said the explosion occurred on Oil Mining Lease 40 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, a subsidiary of NNPC. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at the petroleum company’s Benin River Valve Station. This was … Read more

BREAKING: FG Orders Kara Bridge Shut For Integrity Test

Due to the tanker accident that claimed two lives on Kara bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Sunday, the Federal Ministry of Works has announced that the road will be closed for integrity tests. This was made known in a letter signed by the Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works, K.Y. Ibrahim, to the Lagos State Government. READ … Read more

Zamfara Farmers On The Run As Loud Explosion Rocks Forest

The Nigerian Air Force in Gusau, Zamfara State has commenced investigation into the deafening explosion that rocked a forest in the state in the early hours of Tuesday. Residents ran for safety when sounds of loud and earthshaking explosions were heard inside a forest around Rukudawa community, situated just 7 kilometres east of Zurmi town, … Read more

Tanker Explosion Kills 14, Injured 164 People In China

At least 14 people were killed and more than 160 wounded after an oil tanker truck exploded on a highway in China on Saturday, state media said. The force of the blast caused nearby homes and factories to collapse, the government said on social media and sent huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the … Read more

Breaking: Diverse Explosion Hits Borno

Borno state has on Monday been hit with multiple explosion. According to TVC news, residents of Kondunga community scampered to safety. Read Also: 7.65bn Loot: Orji Kalu Hires Six SAN As at the time of filing this report, the level of damage caused by the explosion that occured this evening has not been ascertained. Details … Read more

Breaking: Road Divides Into Two, Buildings Destroyed As Explosion Hits Akure

Over 100 hundred buildings were in the early hours of Saturday destroyed following an explosion that rocked Ondo State. The explosion happened in the early hours of Saturday at Eleyowo, Akure, along Owo-Akure highway around 1 a.m. According to residents of the area, a terrifying loud bang was heard when everyone was already asleep. Also … Read more

Abule Ado Fire: Bethlehem Girls Administrator Dies While Saving Children

After a roof of the educational facility fell on her, as a result of the Sunday morning explosion, Rev. Sr.Henrietta Alokha, an administrator at Bethlehem Girls College, Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos died instantly. Late Rev. Sr. Henrietta Alokha rescued all the children under her care from the explosion and could … Read more

One Killed As Explosion Hits Near US Embassy In Tunisia

One Killed As Explosion Hits Near US Embassy In Tunisia

An explosion outside the United States Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis has killed a policeman and left several others wounded. In a statement credited to Tunisia’s Interior Ministry, two assailants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the embassy in the Lac district on Friday, adding that that attack also wounded five police officers, … Read more

Boko Haram Explosion Hits Gamboru In Borno, Children, Women Killed

BREAKING: Explosion Rocks Lagos

An explosion, which is believed to have been masterminded by Boko Haram has rocked Gamboru Ngala local government in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, killing several people, mainly women, and children. Ekohotblog gathered that the explosives were said to have been planted close to a bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon border. READ ALSO: Lady Posts Love … Read more

Two Children Dead, 23 Severely Injured In Lagos Gas Explosion

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Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that two children have been burnt to death in a gas explosion in Lagos. The gas explosion happened at Ajegunle area of Lagos, with 23 other people severely burnt. Speaking on the incident, Oke-Osanyintolu said, “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, … Read more

Three Dead In Imo Bomb Explosion – Police

The Imo State Police has confirmed the death of three persons, who were killed when an ordnance UXO exploded at a dumpsite. The Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the incident happened at Eziorsu community in Oguta Local Government Area of the state. He said the deceased were at a scrap site in the … Read more