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The Nigerian Army has confirmed that a minor explosion occurred at the army cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, April 1. In a statement released, the Director of Army public relations, Onyema Nwachukwu revealed that no casualty was recorded in the incident.   According to Onyema, the “minor explosion’ occurred …

18 shops were razed after a gas explosion occurred in Agbado Road, Toyin Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga at about 10pm on Turesday, February 13.     A statement by the Lagos state Fire and Rescue Service says the cause of the fire outbreak is attributed to the off-loading of six …

Six people died in the disaster and 280 others were injured in Thursday’s explosion in a Nairobi residential area. Kenyan police on Tuesday said they had arrested the main suspect in a deadly gas blast that triggered a huge fireball in a densely populated area of Nairobi last week. Six …

“I think it is now more towards eight and nine persons now, or even 10, whom those in the neighbourhood have talked about,” the Association’s President, Mr Muyiwa Bamgbose, said after their consultative meeting. “We took the map of the street to them (government) and tried to account for (people) …

A drone has captured the aftermath of the explosion that occurred on Tuesday, January 16, in Ibadan, revealing extensive damage to properties.      Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital thrown into confusion as an explosion rocked parts of the city, leaving two dead and 77 injured.    Earlier …

More persons are being rescued alive from the rubble of the explosion which occurred in Ibadan Oyo state capital on Tuesday, Jan. 16.   Witnesses say three persons have been brought out alive, including a mother and her baby, who were pulled earlier Wednesday, Jan. 17.   According the witnesses …

Ade, a survivor of the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, January 16, has shared a photo of himself covered in dust after his near death experience.    “I escaped. I don’t even know what’s happening here in Ibadan but we are safe. All we …

A former deputy governor of Oyo State, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, has disclosed that he and his family were affected by the explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday night, Jan. 16.   Oladokun said the explosion destroyed his house, rendering him homeless.   Recall that an explosion occurred at Dejo Oyelese …

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA South West Zonal Office, has shared photos showing the damaged building in the Ibadan explosion incident that occurred last night, January 16.    NEMA said that Improvised Explosives Devices IED are responsible for the explosion that rocked Adeyi Estate in Bodija Ibadan, Oyo State …

Three boys recording a video in their room captured the exact moment an explosion rocked Ibadan, Oyo State.   Recall that there was an explosion in Ibadan on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16.   A video shared online captured the impact of the explosion.   In the video, three boys are …