Eleven people have suffered burn injuries after a petrol tanker exploded in Oluku, Ovia North-East LGA of Edo State.
The tanker reportedly fell earlier on Thursday before exploding around 1 pm as residents scooped fuel from it.
The injured victims were taken to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital for treatment.
“If Not for InDrive’s St^pid Policy, I Would Have Cancelled the Trip and Left. How Do You Expect Me to Carry This Heavy Load After Asking You About It Before Coming?”
A dispatch rider has voiced his frustration after a customer refused to cancel a trip despite booking him to deliver a package that turned out to be too heavy for him to carry.
According to the rider, he asked the customer about the item before accepting the order, and they assured him it was a small package. However, upon arriving at the location, he discovered a large bag that he could not carry.
He said he pleaded with the customer for over two hours to cancel the trip so he could leave, but they refused. He added that, right in front of him, the customer ordered another dispatch rider to deliver the same package.
⚠️ If you are around Oluku, Benin City, or the affected area, please move to a safe distance immediately and follow instructions from emergency responders. Your safety comes first!
“To Officers Of The Nigerian Police Force, Inspector Samson Ikwuje Risked Everything For You. He Was Willing To Sacrifice Himself For The Welfare Of His Fellow Officers. I Wanted To Blur His Face Before He Made The Video Because I Knew He Could Be Arrested And Dismissed, But He Refused, Saying He Wanted To Fight For The Betterment Of His Colleagues Who Cannot Speak Out. Now That Inspector Samson Ikwuje Has Been Arrested And Detained We Must Stand With Him!”. ~ D English Alhaji
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On the bus from Aba to Port Harcourt, I found myself listening to a conversation among some of the passengers.
One man said one of his suppliers used to be able to buy and transport a trailer load of foodstuff from Adamawa to Aba with just ₦1 million or ₦2 million. He is no longer in the business. According to him, the cost has now risen to several millions of naira. A bag of egusi alone is around ₦300,000, while a cup sells for about ₦1,500.
Then the conversation turned to politics.
“Wike and Umahi said that instead of Tinubu not to win, they would rather die,” one passenger said. “What we are experiencing now does not concern them.” Another spoke about David Umahi’s son, saying that at just 28, he had become a local government chairman in Ebonyi State and was probably one of the wealthiest young men of his age in the state.
As we drove along the expressway, attention shifted to the road construction itself. One passenger claimed that the company handling the project belonged to President Tinubu’s son. Another quickly disagreed, insisting that it was David Umahi’s son’s company. A third offered an entirely different version: that the company was linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law and that Seyi Tinubu was being used as a board member.
Nobody seemed completely sure, but everyone had a version.
Then came Abia politics. “Alex Otti is the best thing that has happened to Abia State,” one passenger said. “I wonder why the other parties are even contesting and making noise. Don’t they feel ashamed?”
Then he added a proverb: “What you can lie to a blind man about is whether there is palm oil in the soup, not whether there is salt. He can taste the salt himself.”