Eko Hot Blog reports that a “minor explosion” took place within the Nigerian Army cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos. According to a press statement issued on Monday by army Public relations, the explosion occurred on a farmland near the mammy market within the Cantonment. Editor’s Picks Naira Maintains Streak, Appreciates To 1,250/$ Police Confirm Delta Students’ … Read more
No fewer than eight people were killed and properties worth hundred of millions destroyed in a devastating gas explosion in the Baruwa area of Ipaja in Lagos state. EkoHotBlog had reported the outbreak of the inferno earlier in the day. The incident occurred around 6am on Thursday. Director-general of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency … Read more
As the smouldering embers of the Lagos gas explosion begin to dwindle into ashes, more sordid details of the devastating incident have begun to emerge. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the explosion which rocked the Ifako-Ijaiye area of the state occurred after a dispute between truck driver and his supervisor at Manna … Read more
At least 30 persons suffered severe and life threatening injury when a gas exploded in Iju Ishaga, a densely populated suburb in Lagos EkoHotBlog had reported how a LP Gas tanker exploded in Ifako-Ijaiye Local government area of the state. In an update on the devastating incident, the Lagos state emergency management agency (LASEMA), said … Read more
Investigation contradicts NNPC explanation on cause of explosion An investigation by BBC Africa Eye has exposed the cause of the explosion which occurred at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos state. You will recall that a massive and reverberating explosion hit the area in March, more than 23 people were killed … Read more
…….. Commiserates With Sanwo-Olu Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has donated N100 million to the Emergency Relief Fund set up by the Lagos State Government for the victims of the Abulo-Edo explosion. The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu made the pledge on Wednesday, March 18, … Read more