Tag: Explosion
20 vehicles burnt as petrol tanker explodes in Festac
No fewer than 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles were on Wednesday afternoon burnt when a tanker laden with petrol…
Explosion rocks missionary school in Umuahia
A huge fire from an explosion at Saclux Paints Industry in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Sunday destroyed a missionary…
3 persons arrested, 2 wounded in explosion near Enugu polling station
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection with minor explosion which occurred on…
Explosion: Enugu CP advocates prompt report of security threats
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Danmallam Mohammed, has urged residents of the state to report any suspected…
FG to aid victims of explosion at IDPs camp
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says it will financially support the six victims of fire…
Breaking: 19 killed, 50 injured as explosion rocks UK music concert
British police said there were a number of fatalities in a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in the…
Explosion occurs in Rome, no injuries reported
An explosion occurred near a post office in central Rome on Friday, Italian media have reported.
Enugu Police Denies Rumours Of Explosion In State
The Enugu State Police Command on Wednesday advised residents to disregard rumours of bomb explosion in the state and assured…
Explosion In Mogadishu, Clouds Of Smoke Seen
A loud explosion followed by gunfire was heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday and huge clouds of smoke could…
Tanker with 33,000 litres of diesel explodes in Lagos
A tanker, with 33,000 litres of diesel has exploded in Lagos after the tanker collided with a BMW car along…
Dortmund players escape death as explosion hits bus, Champions League match postponed
Borussia Dortmund's Champions League tie at home to Monaco on Tuesday has been called off after an explosion hit the…
BREAKING: 10 Killed, 50 Wounded In Russia Explosion
At least 10 persons have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg.
Explosion In Cairo kills 1, Injures 3
Egyptian Interior Ministry on Friday said that one man was killed and three others injured in an explosion in the…
UPDATE: 13 killed in Istanbul Stadium explosion
A suspected car bomb outside an Istanbul soccer stadium on Saturday killed at least 13 people, police sources said. Broadcaster…
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73 roasted to death in oil tanker explosion
Mozambican media say 73 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded in a fuel tanker explosion in…
Explosion rocks New York City, 29 injured
An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea district of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people in what authorities…
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Update: 14 killed in night market bomb explosion
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens hurt in an explosion at a night market in Davao City…
Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured
A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…
Explosion rocks NPDC pipeline in Warri
An explosion rocked a pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Nigeria’s state oil company in the West African country’s restive…
Six dead in China coal mine explosion
A report on Wednesday in Beijing has confirmed the death of six miners that were trapped in a coal mine…
13 dead, 35 injured in Brussels explosion
Two explosions have rocked Zaventem airport, in Brussels, Belgium as people queued to check in, the first one going at…
CBN confirms explosion, death of staff
The Central Bank of Nigeria confirmed last night that two persons, a staff and a construction worker have died from…
Explosion at CBN office in Calabar, many feared dead
An explosion has rocked the Central Bank of Nigeria, Calabar branch killing many people, the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) has…
Bomb explosion at police station kills 4 in Yola
Reuters: Several explosives seized from Boko Haram militants blew up at a police station in northern Nigeria on Thursday, killing…
Explosion rocks Jimeta Police Division
An explosion has occurred at the Jimeta Divional Police Headquarters in Yola, Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. Witnesses confirmed the powerful…
Benin multiple explosions not caused by bomb – Army
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Military authorities in Benin have clarified that the multiple explosions that occurred on Tuesday were caused by improvised…
Anxiety, tension grip Benin as multiple explosions rip 4 buildings apart
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was palpable fear, anxiety and tension in Benin City, capital of Edo state on Tuesday afternoon, as…
Pipeline explodes in Effurun
Pipeline belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), exploded at Mechanic Village in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of…
Explosions kill seven in Maiduguri – Red Cross
Reuters – Blasts detonated by three suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri killed at least seven people…