Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country’s national emergency agency said. The accident in Niger state follows a similar blast in Jigawa state last October that killed 147 people, one of the worst […]
Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the north-east of the country, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), said on Monday. Three states in the north-east, Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba, have been hit hard by floods, with 41,344 people displaced, said […]