The blast, which was believed to be an industrial facility, shattered windows of nearby buildings and was felt kilometres away.
Smoke and flames could be seen from the site in the North-West of the city.
The Houston Fire Department said emergency responders’ cordon-off the area, before transporting the injured person to the hospital, NAN reports.
However, following the explosion, some schools in the state announced
When Paris Saint-Germain travel to Spain on Tuesday to face Real Madrid in the Champions League it will be with a Neymar who has, according to his teammate Marquinhos, grown up.
“Neymar has lived things that have matured him as a person, and as a player,” the PSG vice-captain told AFP.
There is no doubt that there have been plenty of concerns for the French side over their record 222 million euro signing since he joined from Barcelona in 2017.
The 27-year-old forward has helped PSG to two titles in a weak Ligue 1 but has failed to inspire …
She was then taken in for a private health check-up, the Kon Tum Centre for Disease Control said in a statement.
She was admitted in the hospital in Kon Tum City on Nov. 3, for intensive treatment but died on Nov. 8, the statement said.
Test results confirm she contracted A/H1N1
Former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that the struggle by IPOB is in the interest of all Igbo. In this interview, the elder statesman warned that Nigeria is pushing Igbo out of the country.
Some opinion leaders say that Nigeria has not been as divided as it is today, not even during the civil war. Do you agree with them?
I agree that Nigeria has not been as divided as it is now; Nigeria has never been a failure as it is now. What do we do about it? My suggestion is that man has …
It was a matter of fear and anxiety as the first Ebola patient in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died days after he got infected with the deadly virus.
DRC’s health ministry said the Pastor got infected after visiting Butembo, one of the epicentres of the epidemic, before taking a bus to Goma.
The pastor had preached at seven churches during his visit to Butembo, a town 300km to the north of Goma, and reportedly laid his hands on worshippers, including people who were ill.
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A lawyer in Sudan has told the BBC that the Internet has been restored after a three-week shutdown – but only for him.
Abdel-Adheem Hassan yesterday won a lawsuit against telecoms operator Zain Sudan over the blackout ordered by Sudan’s military rulers.
However, he says his victory is only benefitting him so far as he filed the case in a personal capacity.
The Internet was cut off after security forces violently dispersed protesters camping in central Khartoum.
The protesters want an end to military rule following the coup against long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in April.
Mr Hassan said he is …
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has become the 64th richest person in the world.
Dangote who is the President of Dangote Group moved up to the 64th position with an estimated worth of N6,020,820,000 ($16.6 billion)
