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UPDATE: Death toll rises to at-least 118 in Jos bomb attack (See Photos)
by Akan Ido The death toll of the bomb blast at the Terminus Market in Jos, Plateau state earlier today has hit 118 according to reports from the Agence…
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UPDATE: 46 dead, 45 injured in Jos bomb attack, Jonathan reacts
File photo by Isi Esene Reports have it that at least 46 people were killed when two car bombs ripped through a busy market in Jos this afternoon. Although many…
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Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria’s baby boom will lead to an explosion
by Cheta Nwanze Between 2008 and 2011, 5.4 million babies were born in Europe. I mean Europe, not the European Union. In 2008 alone, 6 million babies were born in…
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Woman suffers serious burns to her buttocks after toilet EXPLODES beneath her
by Tutu Akinlabi A woman in Spain is said to have sued the management of a bar in Barcelona after a toilet exploded and caused her serious injuries. The unidentified…
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Sad: Death toll in Borno suicide attack rises to 43
by Akan Ido There are reports that the death toll from the suicide bomb blast which occurred in Borno on Tuesday has risen to forty three. [READ:Tragic: 17 people killed…
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Tragic: 17 people killed in Maiduguri bomb blast (PHOTO)
by Oge Okonkwo The city of Maiduguri has experienced yet another bomb blast which has claimed the lives of 17 persons as the explosion ripped through a busy market on…
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Tragic: Pregnant woman, 10 others burnt to death as bus goes up in flames in Delta
by Oke Efagene A pregnant woman and 10 others were killed yesterday in Effurun, Delta State, when a Delta City 14-passenger commercial bus caught fire. However, 4 people including the…
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Terrible: Another petrol tanker falls, spills content in Lagos
by Oge Okonkwo File photo A petrol tanker carrying about 33,000 litres of petrol fell on Thursday, in the Iju area of Lagos state, spilling some of its contents on the…
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TRAGIC: 15 people dead as petrol tanker explodes in Apapa (See Photos)
by Oke Efagene About 15 people are said to have lost their lives, after a fully loaded petrol tanker exploded at Olodi Apapa in Lagos State yesterday night. It was…
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Tragedy: Tanker explosion leaves 3 people dead, 4 others injured in Katsina
by Adeola Balogun File photo A fuel-related inferno has led to the deaths of three people in Katsina State after vehicles transporting the product caught fire. Four other persons were…
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Tragic news: 6 people die as 2 fuel tankers explode in Kaduna
by Adeola Balogun An inferno resulting from a fuel tanker explosion has left 6 people dead in Kaduna State. The incident reportedly occurred yesterday night in Maraban Jos in the…
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We did it – MEND claims responsibility for explosion at Warri refinery
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Tuesday claimed responsibility for the explosion that rocked the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, in Delta State. MEND…
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Kerosene explosion in Ebonyi leaves 13-yr-old girl dead, siblings injured
by 'Jola Sotubo An inferno caused by adulterated kerosene has led to the death of one in Ebonyi State and caused varying degrees of injury to two other persons. The…
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Terror in Tipton: Nail bomb explodes at a mosque as Woolwich victim, Lee Rigby is buried
A nail bomb exploded at a mosque yesterday in a terror attack apparently timed to coincide with the funeral of Fusilier Lee Rigby. The device blew up in a car…
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BREAKING: Canadian town center ‘wiped out’ as freight train carrying crude oil explodes (PHOTOS)
The center of a Quebec town has been wiped out, according to the mayor, after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in a fireball at 1am on…
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Vandals cause explosion at NNPC pipeline in Lagos
by Rachel Ogbu Rescue workers at the scene| credits: Olatunji Obasa (Punch) An explosion and then a fire outbreak occurred in Lagos on Wednesday after vandals ruptured an oil pipeline…
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Man is blown off in an explosion while trying to kill a cockroach with bug spray
A British father cheated death when a can of bug spray exploded in his hand, catapulting him through the wall of his first-floor Spanish flat, onto the street five metres…
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Residents give Total Petroleum 14-day ultimatum to pay N750million as damages for tanker explosion
by Rachel Ogbu It's been over a month since a tanker containing fuel lost control and exploded in Omitowoju, Ibadan, Oyo State. Now some residents have given a 14-day ultimatum…
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Boston Marathon bombing: 3 more suspects arrested for tampering with evidence
Two lazy exchange students who palled around with alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square last year were arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing out a backpack filled with fireworks at…
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“I lost everything that I have laboured for over the years” – Ibadan fire victim laments
by Rachel Ogbu Most of what’s left from the tanker fire at Omitowoju area of Ibadan are ashes, pain and despire. More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday…
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“My house, a two-story building, was completely burnt”- 92-year-old Ibadan fire victim counts losses
by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch “It was a bad day for us all,” Amusa Ajibade, one of the victims from Monday’s Ibadan fire sadly sums it up. Ajibade who sustained injuries…
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Tragic: Fuel tanker falls off the road, catches fire that guts more than 12 buildings in Ibadan (PHOTO)
by Chi Ibe More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday night after a fully loaded petroleum tanker passing through a residential area fell off the road and spilled…
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Boston explosion: Saudi national held as suspect in hospital (Report)
Three people are dead and at least 100 injured after after two powerful explosions went off near the Boston Marathon finish line, and authorities have now confirmed that they have…
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In charge: President Obama is briefed on Boston explosion (SNAPSHOT)
by Isi Esene This is a picture of the President of the United State, Barack Obama being briefed about the details of the 'bombing' at the finish line of the…
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Horrific: The Boston Marathon bomb explosion as it happened (PHOTOS, WATCH)
by Isi Esene The Boston Marathon blasts occurred a few seconds apart on opposite sides of the street. The race was halted after the explosions as was subway service into…
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Another bomb blast in Kano
by Rachel Ogbu Another bomb blast was reported in Kano yesterday. According to reports, residents in the area were thrown into confusion after the explosion which occurred on Zoo Road…
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Kano Blast: 31 victims admitted at Murtala Muhammed Hospital (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
Vitim of the attack (Credit: Vanguard) by Isi Esene Dr Mansir Nagoda, the Chief Medical Director of the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano has disclosed to newsmen that thirty-one victims…
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Just In: Explosion in Lagos leaves one person dead
by Akan Ido An explosion reportedly occurred today under the Festac Bridge in Lagos. The bridge links Festac Town to Amuwo Odofin Estate. Reports say the explosion killed one person…
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Car EXPLODES at gas station while owner fills up (WATCH)
The driver of a pickup truck in southern Iran was nearly killed when his car exploded at a gas station while he was filling up, a wild new video shows.…
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50-year-old dies when illegal drug lab explodes in his home
A man has died in hospital 10 days after suffering severe burns in a suspected drug lab fire at a house in Sydney's northwest. Neighbours noticed smoke coming from the…
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