The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the facility was allegedly set on fire...
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By BARBARA KALU, Awka – No fewer than 80 shops have been destroyed in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State. The fire outbreak also destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira. The Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Services, Mr Martin Agbili, stated...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered the conduct of promotion examinations for deserving personnel of Immigration, Fire, NSCDC and Correctional Service to states, instead of only in Abuja. The minister said on Tuesday that the centre being used for the examinations by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and...
A gas explosion at the Marian Fruits Market in Calabar has destroyed goods worth millions of naira on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it took men of the Federal Fire Service about five hours to put out the fire, which destroyed goods in more than...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – The Fire Service in Kwara has confirmed the death of a 37-year-old driver, one Emmanuel, who was burnt to death on Wednesday in Ilorin. The Spokesman of the state Fire Service, Mr Hassan Adekunle, said this in a statement that the motorist was burnt...
A 25-year-old man died on Monday at Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, after falling into a well.’ Head of Media and Publicity at Kwara Fire Service, Mr Hassan Adekunle, confirmed this in a statement issued in Ilorin. He stated that firemen were able to recover...
The popular Bodija market located in Ibadan, Oyo State capital has been gutted by fire on Monday, July 11. It was learnt that the fire started from a section of the market and spread to other sections of the market, destroying properties worth millions of naira. The cause of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been burnt down by unknown arsonists. The office, situated at the council’s headquarters in Ogurute was set on fire late Sunday night and the affected building was...
A 30-year-old man, Haruna Abdullahi and 45 year-old Adamu Danjummai died in a pit toilet at Aku Village in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State while making efforts to recover a cell phone from a pit toilet. This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – A 29-year-old petrol tank installer identified as Ahmed has suffocated and died while working on a petrol tank at a filling station along Offa garage road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was learnt that the sad incident occurred opposite Adisco office, Ajase-Ipo...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has warned Nigerians against storage of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS), popularly known as “Petrol” in confined places as the country experiences biting scarcity. Acting Controller- General of the service Mr Karebo Samson, gave the warning in a statement by his...
The Nigerian anthem was beautifully composed. The composer must have been a great thinker. In the lyrics of the anthem, he has consciously drawn the attention of citizens of Nigeria to patriotism. A part of the first stanza summarises it all. It heralds; “to serve our fatherland with love...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmill machines have been destroyed by fire outbreak at Oko-Oba area of Lago State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11:40 AM. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion at Ladipo in the Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State. The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts...