2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
1 day ago · The explosion took place around 9:00 a.m. WAT at the Dikko junction along the major highway connecting Nigeria's federal capital of Abuja to Kaduna.According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State leader Kumar Tsukwam, the incident began when a tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned, spilling its contents. Local residents including children who had gathered to collect the ...
Niger explosion: Tinubu, Buhari, others mourn as death toll hits 86
10 hours ago · The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction near Suleja in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 persons injured and receiving treatment at the hospital.
Niger tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 injured
6 hours ago · The death toll from Saturday's petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Niger State, Nigeria, has risen to 86, with 55 others injured and undergoing treatment, officials confirmed on Sunday ...
‘Heartbreaking’: 86 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion
1 day ago · A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of ...
UPDATE: 85 persons confirmed dead in Niger tanker explosion
1 day ago · The Niger State Government has confirmed that a total of 86 persons have died in the tragic tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday, 18th January 2025, at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna ...
Tragic weekend in Niger as 70 burnt scooping petrol from crashed tanker
1 day ago · Similarly, on September 8, 2024, at least 48 people were killed when a tanker truck collided with another vehicle at Agaie-Lapai Road, in Niger State, which resulted in an explosion.
FG probes Niger tanker explosion as death toll hits 86
12 hours ago · She said: “I received with sadness the news of the fuel tanker explosion which occurred on Saturday, 18th January at the Dikko Junction, Niger state where several lives were lost and many ...
Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86, Tinubu, Others Mourn
9 hours ago · The death toll in last Saturday’s tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara local government area of Niger state has increased to 86 people as some of the injured victims died while receiving ...
UPDATED: 50 confirmed dead in Niger tanker explosion
1 day ago · No fewer than 50 people have been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion at Dikko along the Abuja/Kaduna expressway. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed the casualty ...
Nigeria tanker: More than 50 killed in Niger state collision - BBC
Sep 9, 2024 · Fifty-nine people have been confirmed dead in central Nigeria's Niger state, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the state emergency agency said.