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Imo: 12 dead, 8 injured as gas tanker collides with bus

At least 12 people, including four children, have lost their lives after a gas tanker collided with a commuter bus along the Owerri–Onitsha Expressway in Imo State on Tuesday. According to the Imo State Police Command, the tanker, marked with registration number T 16716 LA and the inscription NUPENG, was driving against traffic when it […]

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Two children dead, over 20 injured in Lagos gas explosion

A gas explosion has been recorded in Lagos today with two children burnt to death and 23 others severely burnt. The incident occurred early Thursday morning at Aduke Street, Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. But the Director-General of Lagos Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said those suffered burns have been

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Photos: Family injured in gas explosion after using phone near gas cylinder

A lady identified as Funmi Adewola, has taken to Facebook to warn Nigerians to be careful when using mobile phone near gas cylinder. The warning is coming after a horrific explosion which happened in her house recently in Lagos. According to her, the gas cylinder was leaking in the kitchen as she and her other

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I couldn’t recognise my husband – Wife of fire service officer injured in Lagos gas explosion

The severity of the facial injury sustained by 48-year-old Adeola Adaraloye jumps at anyone entering the male ward of the Trauma and Burns Centre at Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos. His entire face had become frighteningly yellow. This is what had become of Adaraloye, a vibrant officer with the Lagos State Fire Service, after he suffered

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