Scene of Wednesday's petrol tanker fire in Kano (Photo)

This A A Rano Petrol station and the adjoining VISA HOUSE got partially burnt during an attempt to discharge petrol from a tanker in the hot sun.

As an eyewitness told Daily Sun, “ they were about offloading the fuel when the head of the pipe that was attached to the tank slipped off and fell on the ground which caused the fuel to gush out and explode in flames soon after. The fuel may have exploded because, at that time, the temperature was standing at 42 degree.”

Corporate organizations like Dantata and Sawoe, Gongoni Company and FAS Agric and Sacks reportedly sent in their fire fighting equipment to help the Kano State Fire Service to douse the inferno.

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Pillars fans attack Enyimba for winning in Kano

Players and officials of Enyimba International FC saw hell at the hands of fans of Kano Pillars in Kano on Sunday after defeating the home team 2 - 1 in a rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League match.

Chairman of Enyimba, Felix Anyansi Agwu told Daily SunSport on telephone that his players and driver were given the beating of their lives and their vehicle damaged for daring to come to Kano and beat Pillars.

“Enyimba players are being held hostage here and our bus damaged as well with our driver beaten. All these because we defied the form book to beat Kano Pillars 2-1 and denied them the chance to go top of the Nigeria league table.

“This is not good for Nigerian football. If a team plays well home or away and deserve to win, so be it. Why must teams win at home by all means? We watch leagues around the world and appreciate it when teams go away and record wins but frown at it here in Nigeria. Teams winning anywhere will help the growth of our league,” he said.

The home team had led in the first half only for Enyimba to equalize and score the winning goal in the second half, thus handing Pillars their first home defeat of the season.

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Presidents Buhari and Biya sign communique at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja (Photo)

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and His Excellency, President Paul Biya of Cameroon jointly signed a communique during a press conference at Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.

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Photo of President Buhari receiving President Biya at the State House, Abuja

His Excellency, President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon being received by President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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Five cars destroyed in Kano petrol tanker fire

Five cars and other properties worth several million naira were burnt when a petrol tanker caught fire while discharging fuel at AA Rano Filling Station near the Grand Central Hotel in Kano on Wednesday.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the fire which broke out  around 2 pm also destroyed a nearby building

The fire was said to have been put out with the help of neighboring firms who volunteered their fire fighting equipment.

An eyewitness said that one person was rushed to the hospital with injuries sustained in the fire incident.

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Na Godwin singer looking good in the UK

Korede Bello is in the UK for an engagement. He just shared this photo for the delight of his fans.

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N10m fraud: Rtd Police Commissioner back in EFCC net after jumping bail

A retired Commissioner of Police who was granted an administrative bail on January 19, 2015 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a case of alleged N10m fraud has been rearrested almost one month after jumping bail.

Meanwhile, the EFCC, has fixed Thursday, May 21 to arraign the retired Compol Mohammed Sambo before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on a one-count charge of criminal breach of trust and obtaining N10 million under false pretense.

Sambo is accused of conspiring with one Nuhu Bello Dabai, Managing Director/CEO of Ideal Sunbeam International Company Limited to contrive a  scheme to falsely obtain the sum of N10m to defray both the survey and other preliminary expenses involved in the execution of a project worth over N1 billion.

The Project was purported to have been awarded by Zamfara State Governor, Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari.

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