Property worth millions of naira has been destroyed as a result of a fire incident that ravaged some shops in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Tollgate area along the Lagos/ Ibadan expressway. The incident according to sources occurred in the early hours of Friday. It was learnt that no fewer than …

Fire has razed a section of Queen Elizabeth Hall, one of the students’ hostels at the University of Ibadan. The hostel is occupied by only female undergraduates in the institution. It was  reportsy that Queen Elizabeth Hall is the first female hall of residence in the institution. Our correspondent learnt that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of …

An early morning fire, on Monday, razed the market at one of Abuja’s popular estates, Trademore. It is off the Umar Musa YarAdua/Airport Road. While the cause of the fire was not immediately known, a resident who gave his name as Joe, said his attention was drawn to the incident at about 4 a.m. “We do not yet know the …

A fire outbreak has occurred on a small section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite the NEPA Station, near the Eko Bridge, in the Apogbon area of Lagos State. According to a post by Gboyega Akosile, the spokesman for the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his X.com handle @gboyegakosile, the incident occurred at 4:12 …

Fire has gutted a section of the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of Sunday. It was learnt that the fire broke out in one of the hospital’s offices on the third floor of South West 3 ward. However, men of the Oyo State Fire Service arrived at the hospital to put out the fire, …

No fewer than 18 people were burnt beyond recognition when a vehicle conveying them caught fire along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway on Monday. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Online on Monday. According to Akinbiyi, the driver of the vehicle had placed a keg filled with …

The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has set up a committee to immediately investigate the fire outbreak recorded in a part of the Government House, also known as Muhammadu Buhari House on Monday. The inferno has damaged the Mini Chamber attached to the Governor’s office. Firefighters from both federal and state departments were able to control the fire before …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said a two-storey building was gutted by fire in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14 Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. He said the …

A section of the popular Kaura Modern Market, located opposite the Prince and Princess market in the Kaura District of Abuja, was on Friday night gutted by fire. The fire, which reportedly started at about 11 pm on Friday, razed about 40 shops, with items such as foodstuff, appliances and household items, lost in the inferno. Confirming the incident, in …

A fire outbreak has been reported at Gidan Rumfa, the palace being occupied by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. A report by Daily Trust said the suspicious fire occurred on Friday at about 11pm and was noticed by occupants of the palace. According to information available to The Eagle Online, the throne of Emir Sanusi and other valuables …