No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the…
Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Saturday morning exploded after falling on its side at Ibafo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing gridlock. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident…
Customs seizes 358 bags of rice in petrol tanker, other items
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a petrol tanker in which 358 50kg bags of rice were being conveyed. The Adamawa/Taraba Zonal Command headquarters of the NCS in Yola which displayed the tanker and offloaded some of the bags…
Otedola Bridge Fire: Suspect traced to Kano (Independent)
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem (SAN), has disclosed that the police had traced to Kano, the owner of a petrol tanker that exploded on June 27, 2018 on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos, killing 12…
Gridlock: Motorists sleep on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)
Following an accident, which led to a petrol tanker spilling its content on the Ibafo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday, many motorists have recounted their ordeal in the resultant gridlock, which lasted till Wednesday afternoon. Punch Metro had…