About four people were thrown southward. We could hear them crying and screaming in the air,” Abubakar Jibrin, a witness who narrowly escaped the fire, told PREMIUM TIMES.

"More deaths have been recorded from the fire incident. The latest figure is now 98 deaths, 69 injured, and 20 shops burnt down

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, has provided an update on the tragic tanker explosion that occurred in Diko, Niger State. As of 12 PM on January 20,

At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.

Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary, and Tertiary, Senator Ipalibo Harry Banigo, has urged motorists to exercise caution and avoid reckless driving. The lawmaker said this in her condolence message to the government and people of Niger State following the tanker explosion the led to death of scores of residents.

House of Representatives, led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas donated N100 million to victims of the tanker explosion in Niger state.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday.

At least 98 persons have been confirmed dead and 69 injured from the petrol tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday in Gurara LGA of Niger state.

Senator Abubakar Sani Bello Visits Dikko Tanker Explosion Site, Extends Condolences to Niger State Government, Victims’ Families,