OKITIPUPA, Nigeria — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day.The explosion that night woke him and knocked ...

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153 people and injured 100, police told CNN Thursday.

Islamic extremists have killed nine people and injured four in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, authorities report.

Three people died and 77 others were injured overnight when an explosion rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria’s largest cities, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug th… ...

An explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region killed at least 12 people Friday, police said, although local residents reported a much higher death toll.

Four people lost their lives in a gas explosion that occurred near a school in the Sabon Gari area of Nigeria's Kano State, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world. Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting ...

OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and ...