nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refineryg, with officials now saying at least 110 people died in the blast, in imo state on friday. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. in nigeria, this is all that is left of some of the dozens dad. after an overwhelming fire ripped through an illegal oil refinery in imo state. emergency workers and relatives have been scouring through the wreckage. but many are at a loss with the bodies of their loved ones burnt beyond recognition.— loved ones burnt beyond recoanition. ~ ., , recognition. we cannot identify the bodies, _ recognition. we cannot identify the bodies, they _ recognition. we cannot identify the bodies, they are _ recognition. we cannot identify the bodies, they are badly - the bodies, they are badly charred. the next thing will be to stop possibly anything, diseases, outbreak and diseases in the vicinity.— in the vicinity. poverty and unemployment _ in the vicinity. poverty and unemployment have - in the vicinity. poverty and unemployment have made in the vicinity. poverty and - u

nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refineryople died in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered the security forces to step up operations to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. earlier i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri about the reaction to the blast. more bodies are being found. that's why president buhari has said that this is a country now in shock and trauma over the event, and when you see the pictures you can see how devastating the fire was, why so many perished. some bodies were found in bushes and forests nearby. they're believed to have tried to escape the fire. dozens are believed to have been working in the oil refinery when the fire broke out, and many of the bodies are burnt beyond the point of recognition. there is a local official who was there. we can hearfrom him now, where he describes the next steps after the tragedy. we've agreed with the chair of the local government so they can do mass burial. obviously, we cannot identify the bodies. they are badly

nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described friday's deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as a national disaster and ordered the closure of all illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. at least a 110 people died in the blast. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. what lessons have the russians learned from the progress — or lack of it — of their military offensive in ukraine? right now, russian forces are focused on the east of the country — the donbas. and what happens in the next few weeks will be critical for the future of ukraine, of russia and of european security. my guest is the former russian oligarch turned arch putin foe mikhail khodorkovsky. if putin is cornered, how will he respond? mikhail khodorkovsky, welcome to hardtalk. speaks russian. western leaders say that vladimir putin invasion of ukraine must fail. do you think they understand what it will take to ensure that putin's war ends in defeat? in a sense, this war is about will — it's about the will and determination of putin, about the will of ukrainians, led by z

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nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refineryple died in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered the security forces to step up operations to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. nigeria is estimated to lose around two hundred thousand barrels of crude oil a day, to theft from pipelines owned by the major oil companies. corruption has undermined efforts to stop the oil theft. a growing row over an article in today's meling sunday featuring angela rayner. —— mail on sunday. the speaker has been asked to consider revoking the parliamentary pass of the mail on sunday's political editor. in an article he quoted unnamed mps as saying labour's deputy leader tries to put borisjohnson off his stride by crossing and uncrossing her legs when she is sitting opposite him during prime minister's questions. let's get more on this with our political correspondent. 0ffensive for many, many women. to my mind it seemed like a story blown out of proportion to be a splash. people askin: proportion to b

nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described a deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery ased in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered the security forces to step up attempts to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. nigeria is estimated to lose around 200,000 barrels of crude oil a day, due to theft from pipelines owned by the major oil companies. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, the scientific study in mexico to determine what makes the earth move and volcanos erupt. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war

nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery died in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered the security forces to step up operations to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri, who's been following the developments. emergency workers work through the scene or bodies have been found and that is why president buhari are saying that this is now a country in shock and trauma at the event and when you see the pictures you can see how devastating the fire was, why so many perished. some bodies were _ was, why so many perished. some bodies were found _ was, why so many perished. some bodies were found in _ was, why so many perished. some bodies were found in bushes - was, why so many perished. some bodies were found in bushes and l bodies were found in bushes and forests nearby, they are believed to have tried to escape the fire, dozens are believed to have been working on the oil refinery when the fire broke out, bodies are burnt beyond the poin

nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as least 110 people died in the blast in imo state on friday. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. in nigeria, this is all that is left of some of the dozens dead after an overwhelming fire ripped through an illegal oil refinery in imo state. emergency workers and relatives have been scouring through the wreckage but many are at a loss, with the bodies of their loved ones burnt beyond recognition. we've agreed with the local government that they can do much better. obviously, we cannot identify the bodies. they are badly charred, you know? then, the next thing will be to fumigate the area, so that you'll stop possibly anything — diseases, outbreak of diseases in the vicinity. poverty and unemployment have made illegal refining attractive, often with deadly consequences. nigeria now loses an average of 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day because of this activity — that's more than 10% of nigeria's oil production. and despite the country being africa's top oil producer, there are still fuel

nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described friday's deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as a national disaster and ordered the closure of all illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. at least 110 people died in the blast. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading columnists with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. here in the studio are steve richards, who's been walking and reporting the westminster beat for decades, penning newspaper columns and presenting the podcast rock and roll politics. maria margaronis is a journalist, who's written and presented a number of radio documentaries on the crises man—made and natural which have afflicted greece. ashis ray has half a century of explaining events here to his readers in india. a full—time occupation in itself, you might think, but he's still found time to commentate on his beloved cricket. lovely to have you all new the studio. all together as well. so thank you for being wi