By Odita Sunday, Abuja 24 January 2024 | 4:49 pm Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a… Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja. “A rapid response team and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was deployed to assess the situation and preliminary findings indicate than an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat, exploded, thereby causing injury to two of the refuse evacuator, who are currently receiving medical attention in Maitama General Hospital,” the police said. The FCT Police Command urged members of the public to exercise caution and refrain from using metal refuse bins. “Instead, we recommend the use of plastic or rubber containers for waste disposal, as they pose a reduced risk of incidents related to over heated metal refuse container,” the police said. 4 mins ago THE Executive Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB), Ozavize Salami, has said that the state, through its EdoBEST initiative, is nurturing tomorrow’s leaders through innovative learning. Salami stressed the Board’s commitment to education in her address to commemorate the International Day of Education, emphasising the global significance of children’s education. This year’s… 4 hours ago Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has said the integration of robotics education into the basic education curriculum enriches students’ academic experience. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday while declaring open the First Lego League National Robotics Championship, Prof. Mamman said the development would bring students up to par with 21st-century technology and education standards. According to… 4 hours ago Mrs.Grace John from Lafia, one of the members of ‘women for justice’ who embarked on a protest demanding justice in favor of David Ombugadu of the PDP, alleged she was shot by the anti-riot police deployed to disperse women protesters, following the Supreme Court verdict on the Nasarawa guber poll. Mrs. Grace John, a 58-year-old… 5 hours ago Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic round the city. The FCT police command has however urged citizen not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin. FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a… 5 hours ago The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, to prevail on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to obey orders of Courts of… 5 hours ago The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has deployed intelligence teams to Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West LGAs ahead of the Feb. 3 by-election in the state. 5 hours ago The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has re-emphasized the need to give more attention to the elderly in society. Mrs Tinubu spoke Wednesday when she received the Wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Eno in her office at the State House, Abuja. The First Lady noted that the elderly have paid… 6 hours ago Some communities in Ibadan have given the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) a seven-day ultimatum within which to restore their power supply or risk mass protests at its office. 7 hours ago The Ejalawa Community in Oken-Ogosu in Egbalor Ebubu/Eleme in Rivers State has raised lamentation over the alleged selling of Nigerian onshore property by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited without complying with the court order made in its favour of the community. Its Chairman, Erastus Olungwe, in a statement, said Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo… 7 hours ago The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has nominated a former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Olayide Adelami, as his deputy. Adelami, who is in his 60s, was nominated about a month after Aiyedatiwa emerged as governor following the demise of his boss, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in December. The nomination of Adelami who…
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