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Gas Explosion: DPR To Dislodge Illegal Operators

January 6, 2020 5:42 am
The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has resolved to dislodge illegal gas facilities and prosecute perpetrators.

The decision follows a recent gas explosion in an illegal station which led to the death of five people, leaving four others injured on Saturday at Sabon Tasha, Kaduna state,

The DPR Zonal Operation Controller, Kaduna Zone, Isa Tafida, while condoling with victims of the gas explosion, lamented that the gas retailer operated illegally without even category D license.

He urged investors, gas plant operators and gas retailers to obtain the required license that would ensure safe handling of gas to avoid such

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Breaking: Scores Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kaduna

January 4, 2020 11:13 am
Several persons have been reported dead in a gas explosion that occurred at a shop along Kachia road in Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna.

The reason resulting to the explosion of the gas is not yet known at the time of this report, but the sound of the explosion attracted people within and outside Sabon Tasha to the scene.

As at the time of filing this report, the shop where the gas is being sold and other shops are up in flames.

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Only parts of human body were seen

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Explosion Rocks Ebonyi School

December 5, 2019 1:47 pm

An object suspected to be an improvised explosive device has exploded at Glory Land High School,Azugwu, in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

 

The device which exploded during break hour, Thursday, according to sources within the school, shattered the left arm of an SS 2 student simply identified as Chibuike while undisclosed number of students sustained various degree of injuries.

 

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The incident which happened at about 11 am caused serious confusion and panic within the school and its vicinity.

 

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2 Killed, 23 Others Injured In Lagos Gas Explosion

November 28, 2019 12:06 pm

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of two people in a gas explosion which occurred on Thursday.

It added that 23 others who were seriously injured were rescued from the explosion that occurred at Adule Street, Off Ojo Road, in Ajegunle area near Apapa, in Lagos State.

The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

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The DG said that when LASEMA officials arrived at the scene of the incident, they discovered that a …

Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

October 16, 2019 1:47 pm

Not fewer than six buildings and shops were burnt on Wednesday at Upper Iweka, on Onitsha/Awka Road in Onitsha, after a 33,000 litre Diesel tanker fell and caught fire.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka.

He stated that the incident occurred at about 12:44 p.m.

Kumapayi said that the Fire Service Officials got to the scene of the fire promptly but could not put out the fire as their water pump developed a fault.

“The tanker lost control due to brake …

2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

July 5, 2019 1:04 am

Two persons were killed and 21 others injured on Thursday in a pipeline explosion at Ijegun, on the outskirts of Lagos.

No fewer than 100 persons were killed in a similar incident at Ijegun 11 years ago.

Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) boss Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu however, put the number of the injured at 12.

The accident occurred around 4am when vandals were siphoning petrol from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines that runs through the community from Atlas Cove Depot in Lagos.

Thirty-one vehicles, including commercial buses, cars, and scores of lock-up shops were ravaged by the …

Explosion hits Rivers shopping mall

Explosion hits Rivers shopping mall

June 13, 2019 2:34 am

A gas explosion has rocked SPAR shopping hall in Port Harcourt, injuring many and causing a major damage to the complex.

The Guardian gathered that the blast occurred in one of the restaurants on the second floor of the busy facility near the Government House in the city.

The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed that no life was lost.

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But the bang, which gutted a part of the building, forced workers and shoppers to scamper for safety.

An eyewitness feared that some workers of the eatery that …

French police arrest 2 suspect over bomb explosion

French police arrest 2 suspect over bomb explosion

May 27, 2019 9:09 am

French police have arrested two suspects following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, French authorities said on Monday.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced the first arrest on Twitter, a development later confirmed by Paris prosecutors, who handle all terrorism-related cases.

The prosecutors’ office later said a second suspect was arrested and detained.

Lyon mayor Gerard Collomb, a former interior minister, said one of the suspects is an IT student who was arrested as he stepped out of a bus.

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