A dozen people were killed in clashes between protestors and officials during a Shiite group march in Nigeria, according to a government intelligence report seen by AFP on Saturday. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) conducted a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the capital Abuja on Friday, and eleven demonstrators and oneRead More →
Nigerian rescuers boosted the death toll from 86 to 98 when a petrol tanker truck exploded, killing civilians racing to get gasoline. According to Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), the blast on Saturday injured 69 persons when the truck fell over on aRead More →
A petrol tanker truck exploded after tipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had come to collect the spilled fuel, according to the national road safety authority. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the chief of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)Read More →
