The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently under demolition on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the Assembly complex PUNCH Online reports that the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the state…
Fuel tanker explodes at Ojota
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), via X(formerly Twitter) where it stated that its personnel had been deployed to the scene. At the time of this report, the cause of the explosion as well…
Explosion: UNICAL VC orders total evacuation of institution’s main library
Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has ordered a total evacuation from the main library of the institution. The order is as result of an explosion that rocked the Special Education wing of the…
Scholz says dam explosion shows ‘‘new dimension’’ of Russian warfare
German Chancellor accused Moscow of increasingly attacking civilian targets following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, saying it showed a “new dimension” in Russia’s war tactics. “This is also something that is part of many, many of…
13 hospitalised after explosion at Ohio metal factory
More than a dozen people were hospitalised on Monday after an explosion at an Ohio factory. The Oakwood Village Fire Department said 13 victims were taken to the MetroHealth Medical Centre hospital, shortly after 3 p.m. following an explosion at…
Explosion rocks Nasarawa community, kills 27
No fewer than 27 Fulani pastoralists have been killed after a bomb exploded on Tuesday night at the border linking Nasarawa and Benue states in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,…
4 feared dead as explosion rocks Okene
An explosion occurred on Thursday morning in Okene, Kogi, in which no fewer than four persons are feared dead, according to police report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion occurred at about 9 a.m. It occurred…
South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 10 near hospital
At least 10 people have been killed, and about 40 injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg. The tanker appeared to have got stuck under a low bridge on Saturday morning in Boksburg city,…
Berlin’s giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes
A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets. The “AquaDom” – home to 1,500 tropical fish – is 14m high (46 ft)…
Jerusalem explosions leave 1 dead and several injured as Israeli-Palestinian tension soars
Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 14, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians. The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of…