The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline, raising fresh concerns over pipeline safety and the risk to residents in nearby communities. According to a statement issued by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Friday, the incident occurred at about 5:50pm on December 10, 2025, near…
At least 23 people have lost their lives following a fire at a nightclub in Goa, India, according to local authorities and media reports on Sunday. Most of the victims are believed to have been employees of the club, with their bodies recovered from the premises, Indian Express and other outlets reported. Preliminary investigations suggest…
Residents and passers-by on Friday night scampered for safety as gas explosion claimed the lives of three persons as well as destroyed properties worth millions of naira at Idi-Iroko, Amuloko area in Ona-Ara local government area of Oyo. One of the victims, as reliably gathered was identified as the owner of the Tank farm while…
Fifteen persons, including children, sustained various injuries following a gas explosion in Ijora-Badia, Lagos State, on Sunday. The incident occurred at approximately 4:20 pm on Amosu Street, Ijora Badia, within the Apapa Iganmu LCDA. A leaking 25kg gas cylinder in a mini shop ignited due to naked flames, triggering the explosion. The resulting fire spread…
About 20 persons, including a pregnant woman and four children have been critically injured by a gas explosion that occured in the Orazi axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon close to densely populated area in Orazi called ‘Big Tree’. It was learnt that amany of…
An explosion from a gas cylinder in a vulcanizer shop in Kpakungun, a suburb in Minna, has killed one person identified as Zakari Aliyu, and injured two others, Mohammed Usman Baba and Umar Mohammed. Eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred on Christmas day when the shop owner, Mohammed Usman Baba, used the gas cylinder for…
A truck conveying gas cylinders exploded in Magama community, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Friday, leaving scores of people injured and causing damage to vehicles and houses. Sources said the incident occurred at a filling station ‘Walidan,’ where products suspected to be smuggled into the country from Niger Republic were kept. A…
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed that the explosion that claimed the lives of Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, was caused by a gas cylinder and not an inverter battery. Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson for the Command, Joshua Ukandu, informed the News Agency of Nigeria on…
A retail outlet of ExxonMobil filling station along Awolowo Road, opposite Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, went up in flames on Thursday, leaving two people critically injured, six vehicles burnt, and segments of a nearby building destroyed. The fire incident was caused by the explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck at the filling station. Emergency responders…