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2 die as diesel-ladden tanker crashes, explodes

Two persons died after a diesel-laden tanker crashed and exploded at Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on Tuesday. It was gathered that the driver of the truck, with number plate DTM 109 XA, lost control while going toward Ogun State. Eyewitness said the driver crashed the truck against the railings of the […]

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9 die as car bomb, shooting hit Kismayu hotel in Somalia

A car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel in the Somali city of Kismayu killed nine people on Sunday before security forces ended the siege at the hotel and killed the attackers, a regional official said. Gunfire erupted after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the gate of the port city’s Tawakal Hotel. The al […]

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2 die, 3 injure in tanker explosion at Ota

Two persons were burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained injuries when a tanker, laden with petrol exploded at Ilo-Awela Junction, at Toll-Gate area on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), who confirmed the development to newsmen in Ota, said that the incident happened at about 1.30 […]

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