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Oil Theft: Navy Seizes 6 Million Litres Of Stolen Crude From Illegal Refiners

Illegal Oil Refinery
Buhari mourns over 100 persons killed in Imo explosion, says it’s national disaster Insists those responsible must be brought to justice Directs security agencies to clamp down on oil theftRead More

108 Feared Dead As Illegal Refinery Explodes In Imo

Illegal Oil Refinery
No fewer than 108 people were killed on Friday night, while several vehicles were burnt after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area ofRead More

Power Generation Crashes By Alarming 630MW As Fire Outbreak Forces Lagos Egbin Plant To Suspend Operation

Fire Outbreak
Nigeria’s daily power generation has fallen by an alarming 630 megawatts (MW) since Wednesday following a fire outbreak at Egbin Power Plant in Ikorodu, Lagos State and the resultant shutRead More

Fire Guts Ebeano Supermarket In Abuja

Ebeano Supermarket
The popular Ebeano Supermarket, in Lokogoma area of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has been gutted by fire. The inferno has caused confusion in the area as people were seenRead More

Persistent Arson Threatens Future Elections, INEC Warns

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
Two more offices set ablaze in Ebonyi Meets with security agencies May 24 Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday expressed concern about the spateRead More

Fire Destroyed N902.1m Properties In Katsina Central Market, Says Committee

Mysterious fire gutted the Katsina Central Market
The Chairman of the Administrative Committee inaugurated by the Katsina State Government to unravel the cause(s) of the mysterious fire that gutted the Katsina Central Market, Alhaji Tasi’u Dandagoro, hasRead More

Fire Destroys Alex Ibru’s Property In Apapa

Fire Destroys Ibru’s Property in Apapa
A building located at 33 Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos, which allegedly belongs to the late businessman, Alex Ibru, was yesterday razed down by fire. The cause of the fire, atRead More

Buhari Orders Manhunt For Attackers Of Imo Police HQ, Correctional Centre

President Muhammadu Buhari
Directs arrest of fleeing 1,844 inmates Says incident act of terrorism IG blames IPOB’s ESN for assault Uzodimma calls for investigation Ikpeazu imposes curfew on Umuahia, Aba President Muhammadu BuhariRead More

Prisoners Allegedly Freed As Gunmen Attack Owerri Prison, Set It Ablaze

Several prisoners were allegedly set free, as gunmen stormed and attack Owerri prison in Imo State, and subsequently set it on fire.
Unidentified gunmen set the correctional facility in Owerri, Imo State, on fire, freeing prisoners. The fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, April 5. The attack on theRead More

Lawan Donates N8m To Victims Of Yobe Market Fire Disaster

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday donated N8 million to victims of the fire disaster at Yan Harawa Market in Gashua, Yobe State. The Senate President made theRead More