As of the latest Nigeria Tanker Explosion news, the incident occurred on the night of October 15, 2024 in Jigawa state. A fuel tanker overturned and began leaking petrol after the driver lost control of the vehicle on a highway.
On Sunday, 8th September 2024, an accident occurred in the Agaie area of Niger State, Nigeria, where a fuel tanker collided with a truck leading to a massive explosion that killed at least 48 people.
The attack occurred on Sunday, September 3, 2024 in Yobe state, Nigeria. Around 150 suspected Boko Haram militants equipped with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were involved in the attack. They arrived on more than 50 motorcycles. Initial reports indicated at least 80 deaths, but reports suggest the toll could be higher with some estimates exceeding 100.
Chidimma Adetshina initially participated as a contestant in the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant. Her inclusion in this competition became a subject of national debate in South Africa due to her mixed heritage. She was born to a Nigerian father and a South African mother with Mozambican roots, a background that unfortunately made her the target of xenophobic attacks.
Nigerians across the nation are protesting against rising hunger, poverty and perceived government mismanagement. The movement was branded under the End Bad Governance in Nigeria coalition.
On Friday in Jos, Nigeria, a three-story private high school building collapsed. The collapse resulted in the death of at least 22 individuals, primarily students, with 132 others hospitalized. The incident began with a crack in the wall followed by the sudden giving way of the floor beneath the students’ feet.
A series of suicide bombings in Gwoza, a town in north-eastern Nigeria resulted in the death of at least 18 people and left 19 others seriously injured. The incidents happened in quick succession targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral.
In Nigeria’s northwest region, over 280 students were abducted from a primary school in Kaduna State’s Kuriga town. The attackers, yet to be identified, struck early Thursday morning, adding to the growing list of mass abductions plaguing the West African nation. This is the second such abduction in less than a week.
Funke Akindele’s Nollywood film, “A Tribe Called Judah,” has set a record by becoming the first Nigerian movie to gross over 1 billion naira ($1.1 million) in domestic theaters within just three weeks of its release.
In central Nigeria more than 160 people reported dead in a series of attacks on villages. The attacks, by military gangs locally known as bandits. This is one of the deadliest incidents in the region.
