Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed in a fire incident that ravaged three rooms out of four at The Polytechnic, Ibadan in Oyo State. Investigation revealed that though no casualty was recorded, the incident happened at the staff quarters of the institution around 2 am on Wednesday. The state General Manager (GM) of Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed …

Fire has gutted Popular Samlove Hotel in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa local government Area of Ondo state. The hotel is located at Mayowa street, Okitipupa in Ondo state. An Eyewitness who sent some video clips to newsmen said the fire which engulfed the hotel building began around 9pm on Wednesday. Details of what caused the inferno were still sketchy as …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has demanded an investigation into the alleged burning of Ilesa High Court 2 building by suspected arsonists. Security sources said the building was razed down Sunday evening, raising suspicion of the involvement of arsonists. Checks by newsmen revealed that three judges are using different courtrooms within the premises of Ilesa High Court. Justice A. Aderibigbe, …

Fire broke out inside Sierra Leone’s presidential building in central Freetown Saturday, witnesses and the government said, but President Julius Maada Bio was not present. The fire broke out on the third and fourth floors of State House, and the president’s office on the second floor was untouched, said an information ministry statement. ‘Emergency teams are working diligently to ensure …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, has advised market leaders to implement necessary safety measures and protocols. The monarch emphasised that this is essential to prevent the frequent outbreaks of fire in markets across the state. About 500 shops and stalls were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan on Tuesday and Wednesday. …

Over 70 shops were ravaged by fire at the popular Aleshinloye market in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which happened around 10:15pm, on Tuesday, in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state, has left the entire traders at the market devastated as they continue counting losses as of Wednesday. One of the affected traders, simply identified as …

Fire on Tuesday gutted some shops in the Ladipo market destroying goods worth millions of Naira. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at about …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed a fire outbreak at its Gwadabawa Local Government Area office in Sokoto State, resulting in extensive damage to electoral materials. In a statement issued on Friday,14 February 2025, and shared on INEC’s official X page, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed that the incident …

A seven-storey commercial building in the Iddo area of Lagos Island was gutted by fire on Thursday. PUNCH Online learnt from a statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, that the fire started at about 10 am. Adeseye noted that the fire originated in the archival room of the building, which houses commercial …

A fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State has claimed 17 lives. All the victims were said to be Almajiri students who were burnt beyond recognition while their charred bodies littered the building. Eyewitnesses say the fire started late on Tuesday night and raged for about three hours, leaving 16 others injured. A …