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Oil Prices Increases on Hopes of Coronavirus Vaccines, Ship Explosion at Saudi Arabia

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 14, 2020 0

Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel.This was buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the…

Government

Tanker Explosion: NNPC Commiserates with Victims, Lagos Govt

Solomon Asowata Oct 17, 2020 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commiserated with the Lagos State Government and victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.The Group…

News

Mighty Explosion-like sound heard in Paris made by Rafale Jet, Not Bomb

Emmanuel Yashim Sep 30, 2020 0

The powerful explosion that occurred in Paris on Wednesday was caused by a fighter jet crossing the sound barrier, Sputnik reported. SEE ALSO: American Pop Star, Madonna finally recovers from coronavirus Giving an update on the source of…

Foreign

Mosque Explosion: Death Toll Rises to 11 in Bangladesh

Emmanuel Yashim Sep 5, 2020 0

The death toll from an explosion-triggered fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has risen to 11, police and physicians said on Saturday.The explosion occurred on Friday night when Muslim worshippers were…

Foreign

Lebanese Holds Vigil to Mark Beirut’s Port Massive Explosion

Emmanuel Yashim Sep 5, 2020 0

Lebanese gathered for a vigil and prayer on Friday to mark one month since the massive explosion at Beirut’s port devastated the city.Not far away, rescue workers spent the day on a long-shot search for a possible survivor…

Foreign

No Fewer Than 70,000 Workers Rendered Unemployed From Beirut Explosions- UN

Harrison Arubu Aug 18, 2020 0

The United Nations says no fewer than 70,000 workers are believed to have been rendered unemployed by the recent devastating explosions in Beirut, Lebanon.SEE ALSO: Minimum wage: Ekiti workers begin 3-day warning strike Monday A…

Opinion

Oke-Afa And The Message From Beirut – By Olusegun Adeniyi

John Ogunsemore Aug 13, 2020 0

It is a measure of the collective amnesia that defines our country that Nigerians are hardly paying attention to what is happening in Lebanon. Perhaps more significant is the contrasting response from the two countries. A similar tragedy 18…

International

Beirut Explosion: Death Toll Rises To 200, Third Minister Resigns

Adebusola Oyerinde Aug 10, 2020 0

Over 200 people have reportedly been killed by Tuesday's destructive explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, its governor announced.Marwan Abboud said dozens were still missing, many of them foreign workers.On…

World

Beirut: Horrifying Moment Bride’s Photoshoot got Disrupted by Massive Explosion

Adefemola Akintade Aug 6, 2020 0

More pictures and videos have emerged which were taken minutes before the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, capital of Lebanon on August 4.The Herald on Tuesday reported no fewer than scores of people died and thousands of people…

Foreign

Maintenance Work At Beirut Port’s Hanger May Have Been The Cause Of Explosion- Defense Council

Emmanuel Yashim Aug 5, 2020 0

A meeting of the Lebanese Supreme Defense Council said that a massive blast that occurred in the port of Beirut on Tuesday evening might have been the result of maintenance work at the site.SEE ALSO:Boris Johnson Holds First…

World

UPDATE: Beirut Explosion Deaths Now Over 100 – Red Cross

John Ogunsemore Aug 5, 2020 0

A Red Cross official says the death toll in Tuesday's blast at a warehouse in Beirut port rose to 100 overnight with more than 4,000 wounded, Daily Star reported.Lebanese Red Cross head, George Kettaneh, who gave the figures to local…

News

Mushroom Cloud Covers Central Beirut as Explosions Rock Lebanon (Video)

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 4, 2020 0

A mushroom cloud covered central Beirut as two powerful explosions rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday evening.According to Lebanese media, dozens of people are wounded and trapped underneath buildings as the cause of the explosions…

International

Video: Fuel Truck Explosion Kills 7, Injures At Least 40 In Colombia

Adebusola Oyerinde Jul 7, 2020 0

At least seven people in Colombia were killed and more than 40 injured on Monday when a tanker truck transporting gasoline crashed and exploded, local authorities said.A large number of people had approached the site of the accident in…

Metro

Fear grips farmers as deafening explosions rock Zamfara forest

John Ogunsemore Jun 24, 2020 0

Farmers in Rukudawa community, situated just 7 kilometres east of Zurmi town, Zurmi LGA, Zamfara State have been gripped by fear following a series of explosions inside a nearby forest.The early Tuesday explosions got the farmers…

Metro

(VIDEO): Sanitiser left in car parked in the sun explodes, causes fire

John Ogunsemore Jun 11, 2020 0

A health and safety expert, Dr Wilson Arikpo, has warned against leaving alcohol-based hand sanitisers locked inside vehicles parked in high-temperature environments.He gave the warning after a car parked under the hot sun caught fire…

Foreign

6 Dead From Coal Mine Explosion In Afghanistan

Abiodun Oluleye Jun 10, 2020 0

An explosion in a coal mine in Afghanistan’s Northern Province of Samangan left no fewer than six dead, and a further person wounded, the province’s deputy governor, Sefatullah Samangani, said on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: BREAKING: Hushpuppy…

Foreign

Death Toll in India’s Chemical Factory Blast Rises to 10

Abdulfatah Babatunde Jun 6, 2020 0

The death toll in a massive explosion inside a chemical factory in India’s western state of Gujarat has risen to 10, officials said on Saturday.The blast went off at a plant in an industrial area on Wednesday in Dahej of…

News

Houses Destroyed as Explosion Rocks Benin

Tony Abu Momoh Apr 12, 2020 0

Reports coming out of the capital of Edo State, Benin City say there was early morning explosion that rocked the ancient city.According to a report by Vanguard, the explosion occured at Dumez Street, off the Benin/Auchi expressway,…

Government

Minister Commiserates with Akure Explosion Victims

Olusola Oke Mar 29, 2020 0

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, on Sunday commiserated with victims of Saturday’s explosion on the Akure-Owo highway.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a truck conveying dynamites on…

Community

Akeredolu Advises Residents to Steer Clear of Explosion Site

Segun Giwa Mar 28, 2020 0

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged residents to steer clear of Saturday’s explosion site at Ilu Abo on the Akure-Owo expressway.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a truck laden with dynamites being…

News

Explosion rocks Akure, 100 houses, schools, churches destroyed

David Mar 28, 2020 0

No fewer than 100 residential buildings, schools and churches have been destroyed by an explosion suspected to be bomb blast in Akure, Ondo state.The Herald gathered that many people were injured in the blast which occurred in the early…

Features

(Photos): Sanwo-Olu visits Buhari with gory photos from Lagos explosion

John Ogunsemore Mar 17, 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday visited the Aso Rock Villa to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor's visit was to present to the president, photos from Sunday's ghastly explosion at Abule-Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local…

Metro

Pregnant Woman Killed In Gas Explosion

Faith Mar 16, 2020 0

A woman identified as Evelyn Chinwendu Ejike has been killed in her house in Abuja by a cooking gas explosion.According to reports, it was alleged that the deceased who was pregnant was cooking and using her phone when the gas exploded.…

Metro

Family of 4, 11 others perish in Abule Ado explosion

John Ogunsemore Mar 15, 2020 0

The Sunday morning fire incident at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State claimed 15 lives, including a family of four.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed this on Sunday.Acting Coordinator for NEMA in…

Government

Lagos Explosion Not The Work of Pipeline Vandals – NEMA

Tony Abu Momoh Mar 15, 2020 0

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the early morning explosion that rocked Lagos was not the work of Pipeline Vandals.NEMA reiterated that the oil pipeline in the area which belong to the Nigerian National…

Metro

Tanker Explosion: FRSC gives update, Cautions Motorists on Lagos-Ibadan Highway Bridge

Yemi Adeleye Feb 26, 2020 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Zone RS2 Command comprising Ogun and Lagos states said it had removed the wreckage of the tanker that exploded on the long bridge on Tuesday to allow for free flow of traffic on Lagos-Ibadan…

Foreign

5 Civilians killed in Accidental Explosion in Cameroun’s Anglophone Region

Fatima Sule Feb 17, 2020 0

An accidental explosion killed a woman and four children in Ngarbuh village of the Anglophone region of Northwest Cameroun when the military attacked separatist camps in the area. SEE ALSO: JUST IN: Fire Guts Mogadishu Cantonment In Abuja…

News

Explosion rocks Old Ekiti government secretariat (Photos)

David Feb 8, 2020 0

There was a pandemonium on Saturday morning in Edo Ekiti, Ekiti state when explosion suspected to be bomb rocked buildings on the premises of the old governor’s office.The Herald gathered the old governor’s office located at Oke Ori-Omi…

Metro

Mosque bombing: 62 Killed in eastern Afghanistan

Halima Sheji Oct 18, 2019 0

The death toll in an explosion at a mosque on Friday in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar has risen to at least 62, with another 36 people wounded.The provincial governor’s spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani said.The attack took…

News

Fuel tanker explodes in Ogun State

Eunice Sep 18, 2019 0

A fully loaded fuel tanker has exploded in Ogun State.The fuel tanker mysteriously went up in flames where it was parked overnight.The incident occurred at the median, by Kwyakyama axis, after Ogere toll gate, along the Ogun State…

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