…businesses from construction to nightclubs. Immigrant-run shops were also a focus of an explosion of xenophobic unrest earlier this year when scores were looted, torched or forced to shut during protests demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country. “The foreigners are the easier targets because they…

…to discuss how to respond to reported bandit movements in the area at the time of the explosion.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!7 dead, 8 wounded in Niger strikeThe commander of the vigilante group in Kukoki, Ayuba Umar Kamas, said three aircraft were spotted flying over…

Explosion as Boko Haram targets convoy of Borno APC governorship candidate The convoy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Borno State, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. DailyTrust reports that the incident occurred on Thursday evening, September 3, as th…

…defences were also responding to Iranian missile fire in the early hours of Wednesday. Explosions were separately reported in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media, while the IRGC said it had struck US bases in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, destroying a maintenance centre, warehouses and equipment.Civilian de…

…ruling military junta said was carried out by soldiers within its own forces.Gunfire and explosions were reported in parts of Niamey, Niger's capital, early Saturday after attackers targeted Diori Hamani International Airport, which also houses an air force base and a major military installation. The airport is located…

…memoryPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Gunfire and explosions broke out across multiple locations in Niamey, Niger's capital, in the early hours of Saturday, August 29, as armed soldiers struck the Diori Hamani International Airport, attempted to breach the presidential palace perime…

Heavy gunfire and explosions were reported near Niamey's airport and the security perimeter around the presidency on SaturdayA member of Niger's Consultative Council announced the attack on Facebook, saying the situation was under control, but witnesses told a different storyAnalysts are split on whether the attack was…

…the statement said. One local resident told AFP that there was “heavy gunfire and explosions” at Base 101 in Niamey, a report confirmed by several other witnesses. National TV station Tele Sahel went off air for just over an hour, with a black screen replacing normal programming both via satellite and online. It was re…

…social media pages. One local resident told AFP that there was “heavy gunfire and explosions” at Base 101 in Niamey, a report confirmed by several other witnesses. At 9:00 am (0800 GMT), a black screen had replaced Tele Sahel’s programming both via satellite and online. Soldiers blocked access to the presidential palac…

…the blast. The second shows the severely dismembered bodies of the victims after the explosion, placed in sacks. The final frame shows the scene of the blast on the Gurusu-Gwashi road." by Linda Ikeji at 26/08/2026 7:01 PM | Share this Story

…of its own nationals over the suspected arson.The incident comes amid other unexplained explosions and fires at European defence facilities. On August 10, a blast struck EMCO, a major Bulgarian arms manufacturer producing 155mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine. Three days later, an explosion hit the KNDS Ammo Italy mun…

…overnight missile barrage targeted areas around the Ukrainian capital, with a number of explosions reported and air raid alerts issued. In the village of Pukhivka, two adults and a child were killed, while at least three other people were injured, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administrati…

…driven largely by grassroots innovation rather than government directives."There was an explosion of bottom-up initiative," he said, explaining that young engineers developed new systems, presented them to the military and then worked with soldiers to refine the technology. Programmers, telecommunications specialists a…

…entire system depends on compliance with established standards.” Omoniyi recalled the explosion of a CNG cylinder installed in an Audi 80 at a filling station along the Benin-Auchi Expressway in Edo State, saying investigations traced the incident to the use of an uncertified cylinder and failure to comply with the Nig…

…beneath sun loungers.Witnesses said they heard air defence gunfire moments before the explosion but claimed no warning sirens were activated. He said: "I'm in complete shock. We were on the beach, didn't have time to leave, hid behind a ledge, covered ourselves with sun loungers, and didn't see where it exploded."Anoth…

…attacks following the Iranian aggression. The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosions heard are a result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks," the army stated. Two days prior, the U.S. military confirmed it had executed a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran, hours after reports surfaced that…

…have identified a previously unknown metal alloy created during the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima in 1945. Researchers discovered the microscopic alloy inside tiny grains of radioactive fallout, known as "hiroshimaite," collected from beach sands in Hiroshima Bay nearly 80 years after the bombing.The team believ…

…agency said on Friday, adding rescuers were searching for more missing miners. The explosion, caused by methane gas, tore through the mine near the capital of the resource-rich province of Balochistan on Thursday, sparking a rescue operation that ran into the night. “According to information received from the deployed…

…tanker along the City Gate area of Asaba, Delta State, despite the danger of a possible explosion. Videos circulating on X on Thursday showed men and women carrying buckets, jerrycans and other containers as they rushed to collect the spilling fuel from the tanker. The incident reportedly occurred after the tanker bega…

…than a beast of burden to be milked dry. Oyedele’s central argument, that the apparent explosion in Nigeria’s debt stock from N75 trillion to N159 trillion is not the result of reckless borrowing but rather a product of “accounting adjustments,” naira depreciation, and the securitisation of Ways and Means advances, des…

…four deaths and five injuries from the latest round of attacks.Iranian media said explosions were heard at key military and commercial locations in the south of the country, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.

…the drone delivered a precision strike that killed all five fighters. Secondary explosions triggered by the attack pushed the estimated death toll to at least 15.A follow-up strike aimed at the concealed vehicles could not be completed after a malfunction in the laser targeting system prevented accurate designation of…

…down four missiles and four drones. Air raid sirens were also activated in Bahrain after explosions were heard in the capital, Manama.Iran's military claimed responsibility for attacks targeting US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defence systems, radar installations and administrative facilities. T…

…it's the moments before the "chaos, the catastrophe" that keep him awake. "The explosion is what I remember," Karović said. "It's the noise before the chaos, the noise that is always there when I close my eyes to sleep." "They tell me I fainted twice and again inside the plane and that my face was briefly swollen and d…

…damage batteries used for energy storage and, in some cases, pose a risk of battery explosions. He also alleged that many of the products were imported without adequate quality assurance or compliance with the required standards. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the council, on July 17, said it had confiscated s…