The main building of the Kwara State high court complex was razed by fire on Tuesday. The fire incident affected 40 offices, three open courts, registry department and litigation office. Spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, disclosed in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday that the agency received a distress call on the incident at about 07.33hours and …

Goods and properties worth millions of Naira have been lost to the fire incident at the popular Sango market in Ibadan North local government. The incident which happened on Saturday night is coming barely one week after a similar incident occured at the popular Furniture maker outlet at Ire-Akari and Ologede area in Oluyole local government area. The occurrence of …

A Sawmill at the Awori bus stop in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State has reportedly caught fire. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire Service, Amodu Shakiri disclosed that the Alausa Fire Service and other relevant agencies are currently on the scene. He added that the cause of the fire is yet unknown.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a short statement made available to Newsmen on Friday, where he noted that the outbreak occurred at around 10:30 am. While disclosing …

Properties estimated to be worth N150 million, on Tuesday, were destroyed by fire at the GSM market, popularly called “Kasuwar Jagwal,” in Damaturu, Yobe. Confirming the incident to journalists in Damaturu, the Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Fire Service, said that no fewer than 30 shops were destroyed by the fire. “At about 5:50 a.m. this morning, we …

A 10-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State has caught fire. The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday. The fire, which cause was yet to be identified, rocked the popular Mandilas building in the area starting from the first floor and escalated to the …

About 10 students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye lost their valuables ranging from clothes, books and credentials to a fire incident that razed a private hostel at Funmidara Cokers Street, Ijebu-Igbo in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident was said to have occurred last Tuesday due to power surge. Governor Dapo Abiodun, represented …

An early morning fire on Saturday destroyed goods worth millions of naira in Oja Tuntun, the biggest market in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Before this latest incident, between July 2019 and December 2020, the market experienced three fire incidents which destroyed many shops and goods. Although the cause of the latest incident was not known yet, the spokesperson for the Osun …

No fewer than 18  persons have been burnt to death by fire that engulfed an illegal oil refinery site at Ibaa, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Twenty-five others at the scene were injured when the inferno broke out Sunday night. An amateur video of the fire showed remains of children, men and women littering the scene. The Commandant of …

A fire at a smuggled petrol warehouse in Seme Krake, a Beninous town on the border with Nigeria yesterday left no fewer than 33 people dead, local authorities said. Seme Krake is in Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme. Chief of the local fire brigade, Dallys Ahouangbegnon said the fire, which broke out close to the pineapple market in the town, …