By Oluwadamilola Opeoluwa Pitan A fuel tanker has fallen in Epe Local Government. The tanker spilled its content, triggering fears of a fire. The accident is only the latest in a string of tanker/trailer accidents that have plagued Epe Division in recent weeks. Ẹkọ Hot Blog reports that a fuel tanker has overturned in Aláró … Read more
There have been four accidents in different parts of Epe Division this week. From a gas explosion to tanker falls, the accidents caused loss of lives and injuries. The incessant incidents have raised safety concerns among residents. Eko Hot Blog reports that tensions are heightened in parts of Epe Division as four accidents shook residents … Read more
By Oluwadamilola Opeoluwa Pitan Eko Hot Blog reports that, in a dramatic turn of events yesterday evening, the Ibeju Lekki General Hospital (IBLGH) in Akodo witnessed a tumultuous ordeal as a 17,000-liter diesel tanker toppled over. The tanked crashed into the hospital’s perimeter fence and caused extensive damage to the catering and store departments. EDITOR’S … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government has directed trailers and tankers packed in Cele bus stop, inward Tincan Port axis, to vacate the area immediately. The special adviser on transportation to the Lagos State Governor, Sola Giwa, announced the directive in a statement on Wednesday This news medium gathered that articulated vehicles … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker Vinnalaris 1 Lagos was reportedly apprehended by Nigerian Navy forces on Thursday. The vessel was involved in illicit crude oil siphoning from one of the well heads at the EBESAN oil field, approximately seven nautical miles off the coast of the Awoye riverine community in Ilaje Local … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Saturday, rescued an unconscious tanker driver as his motor-boy was found dead after a lone accident at Anthony ‘Oke’ inward Gbagada, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed the development in a statement. He … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol or fuel, and a truck reportedly collided around the Lufuape axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday, causing gridlock on the route. The accident, was caused traffic congestion for travellers inward and outward from Long Bridge to the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a tanker caught fire at the Lagos Quadrapont Bridge, near the National Arts Theater, Iganmu, on Thursday evening. In a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, disclosed that the Sari Iganmu and Ilupeju Fire crews combined efforts to tame the raging fire. Margaret … Read more
There has been a fatal accident on the Lokoja-Abuja highway in Kogi State, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries from burns. A tanker carrying fuel lost its grip, causing it to collide with other vehicles. Emergency services are still at the scene trying to put out the fire and rescue passengers trapped in the … Read more
A tanker loaded with petrol has fallen and spilt its contents in Delta State. Sources said there was panic immediately after the tanker fell, as many feared an explosion. The incident happened on Wednesday on top of Udu bridge. EKO HOT BLOG reports that palpable tension has gripped residents of Udu local government area of … Read more
On Monday morning, traffic was diverted to ease gridlock at the T-junction, Epe, inward Ketu Ejirin. The diversion was triggered by a PMS-laden tanker falling on its side. Men of the of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service subsequently extinguished the resulting fire. Eko Hot Blog reports that a tanker conveying Petroleum Motor Spirit … Read more
The driver of the tanker blamed the collision on the SUV driver. The SUV driver said a tyre bust made them lose control. The FRSC confirmed that a tyre bust triggered the accident. Eko Hot Blog reports that a petrol-laden tanker has exploded after it collided with a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) on the Long … Read more
Panic gripped people around the Ogun state area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The panic was caused by the explosion of a tanker on the highway. Officials say the people involved in the accident escaped unhurt. Eko Hot Blog reports that a tanker has exploded in flames following a crash in the Ogun State … Read more
Lagos is in the news again for a deadly accident as a tanker crushed three tricycles on Tuesday. The incident led to the death of two people, while four were rescued. The fatal accident comes a few days after a container fell on a bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos, killing nine passengers. Eko … Read more
The fuel scarcity across Nigeria may worsen as NUPENG threatened a nationwide strike. The union accused security agents of destroying its tankers. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
A fuel tanker fell and crushed a motorcyclist to death in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck on Tuesday evening, when a fuel-laden tanker with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, fell and crushed a motorcyclist to death at Mile 2-Oshodi Expressway, Alaba Bus Stop area of Lagos … Read more
Eleven people lost their lives, with over 20 vehicles burnt in a massive tanker explosion in Kogi. EKO HOT BLOG reports that eleven persons have been confirmed dead after an articulated vehicle failed brakes and rammed into a gas-laden taker abandoned along the Itobe-Anyigba road in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Sector … Read more
A road crash has killed five and injured two in Bauchi. Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck on Saturday as five persons were killed in a road crash at Isma village on the Bauchi-Jos Highway. EDITOR’S PICKS Twitter Launches $8 Monthly Subscription Service With Blue Tick Terrorists Release Children Abducted In Katsina – Police … Read more
Fuel tanker explodes in Lagos …Operation is still ongoing EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect BREAKING: Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor Sanwo-Olu Charges Officials Over Poaching Of State Athletes EKO HOT BLOG reports that a petroleum tanker caught fire at mile 2 of Otto Wharf in Lagos State. The Lagos State … Read more
The tanker was offloading fuel at the filling station around 1pm when it suddenly caught fire Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the agency had moblised its officials to the scene to attend to the incident EKO HOT BLOG reports that firefighters are currently battling to salvage a three-storey building in the Mushin area … Read more