The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested the driver of a tanker allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a commercial dispatch rider in the Maryland area of Lagos. The incident occurred along Kodesho Road, opposite Mrs Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran, where the victim was reportedly…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A 75-year-old grandpa Uchelue was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state just as 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178,750 kilogrammes of skunk on his 71.5…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Residents of Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday afternoon colonised a crashed tanker loaded with petrol without fear of explosion. The incident, Converseer learnt happened around Parliamentary Extension by Northwest Filling Station at about 2 PM. The rainy afternoon became a fortune for the poor residents who fought to scoop the Premium…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has reported that an accident at Ukpo Junction, on Nteje-Awka Road in the state, resulted in eight fatalities on Sunday night. The Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday, in Awka. Alexander said the crash involved a Mack tanker without a…
Properties destroyed as fuel tanker explodes in Ibadan Editorial Team 13 April 2025 News A petrol tanker exploded at the Tollgate end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway of the state capital today April 12, destroying properties worth millions of naira. This sad incident comes barely 24 hours after a market fire destroyed goods and property…
A tanker carrying about 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, has somersaulted in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday. It was learnt that the tanker overturned at the Odo-Oba area along the Ogbomoso–Oyo Road, landing in a nearby ditch. No casualties were recorded at…
A tanker explosion in the early hours of Tuesday claimed the lives of two persons in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which occurred around Gabster Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, in the Oluyole Local Government Area, happened at about 5:00 am. Eyewitnesses told The PUNCH that the victims, identified as the driver of the tanker…
The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has attributed the tragic petroleum truck accident which occurred at Dikko Junction, Gurara Local Government of Niger State to poor state of the road and the penchant of scooping fuel from such scenes. The Oil and Gas Union seized the opportunity to…
The Federal Government has expressed its condolences to the government and people of Niger following Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area. Prof. Nantewe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, described the incident in a statement released on Sunday as tragic, noting that it claimed many lives…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has urged fuel stations and tanker operators to address reckless driving by tanker drivers, particularly on major roads and at hazardous bends. The Controller-General of FFS, Abdulganiyu Jaji, gave the advice following the tragic fuel tanker explosion in Niger State that claimed over 70 lives and left many others injured….
