Fire Engulfs Petrol Tankers In Lagos, Destroy Properties (See Photos)

Five petrol tankers have been engulfed in an afternoon fire at the Kirikiri area of Lagos state. men of the Lagos State Fire Service and the Nigerian Navy are responding to the fire.

Earlier the residents of the area were complaining of slow response, especially when men of the Nigeria Police who arrive the scene in record time, do not have the contact of the fire service.

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Loud explosions rock Abuja plaza; not a terrorist attack - Police

Very Loud explosions on Thursday rocked Shagari Plaza of the FCT situated on  Moshood Abiola Way, Garki-Area 1, Abuja. Residents and passers-by as well as the customers thought it was a bomb attack as many quickly run for safety.

An eyewitness explained that a jeep parked close to the gas dispenser went up in flames when the first explosion of  a gas cylinder exploded at about 5pm.

Fire wrecks PDP secretariat in Ekiti

The secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ajilosun area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, was on Tuesday gutted by fire. The incident came barely five days after the governorship primaries that produced a former governor, Ayo Fayose, as the party’s flag bearer for the June 21 election.

Although the cause of the incident was unknown, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi, confirmed the development to journalists.

Mr. Babayemi, however, said the incident would be investigated.