Panic and tension gripped residents as a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) exploded in Kontagora, the headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area in Niger State, on Sunday night.

Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred when Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, was being offloaded from the tanker ... of the disaster. The Niger State Sector Commander of the ...

It was not immediately clear how the explosion of the Trans-Niger Pipeline would impact the ... the government banned large fuel trucks after a spate of tanker explosions have caused hundreds ...

The most horrifying aspect of this menace is the scooping of fuel by the citizenry when tanker crashes or spillages occur." ...

Niger State Government has received N100 million as a redeemed pledge of the House of Representatives for the victims of the Dikko Junction tanker explosion. This is coming amid disquiet from the ...

Fire fighters try to put out raging fire on Thursday, July 4 2019. [Getty Images] A powerful explosion rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State late ...

A relief fund of N100 million from the House of Representatives has been officially received by the Niger State Government ... tragic Diko Junction petrol tanker explosion in Gurara LGA of ...

There was pandemonium in Kontagora, Niger State, on Sunday when a petrol tanker exploded ... were yet to determine the cause of the explosion, but preliminary reports suggest a possible mechanical ...

the headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area in Niger State, on Sunday night. According to reliable sources, the explosion occurred while the tanker was offloading its content into ...