Fire Guts Divisional Police Office In Kano

Kano Police

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police command in Kano State says the Divisional Police Office in Nasarawa Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, disclosed in Kano that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. EDITOR’S PICKS [JUST IN] Rerun: APC’s Mustapha Declared Yobe … Read more

Midnight Fire Destroys Shops In Enugu Market

Enugu market fire

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fire has destroyed shops and goods worth millions of naira at Orba International Market in the Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The fire which started at midnight on Monday affected sections of the market where drinks, foams, gallons, provisions and other materials are being sold. EDITOR’S PICKS Don’t Hand … Read more

Ex-Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman’s Widow, Sister-In-Law Die In House Fire

Ex-Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman

EKO HOT BLOG reports that fire has destroyed the house of the late Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Udo Ekpenyong, in Akwa Ibom, resulting in the deaths of his wife and her sister. This online media platform learnt that the fatal incident occurred on Christmas Eve, taking the lives of Elizabeth Ekpenyong and Ofonime Frank. EDITOR’S … Read more

Lagos: Goods Worth N120 Million Destroyed As Fire Gut Stockfish Market In Oyingbo

Stockfish market

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the stockfish market in Oyingbo, Lagos State, on Thursday, was gutted by fire, and goods worth N120 million were destroyed and looted. This online media platform gathered that about seven shops recently stocked with stockfish were raised down as the ashes of the commodity were seen scattered around the market. … Read more

Lagos Govt Trains Staff On Fire Preventive Measures Amid Rise In Fire Outbreaks

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has called on all staff to do their best to prevent fire outbreaks in government offices and at their various home. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, (OPL & CE), Engr. Abiola Kosegbe made the call during a Fire Prevention sensitisation programme … Read more

Docemu Market Fire: Lagos Fire Service Releases Update On Casualty, Property Loss

Firefighters of the Lagos Fire Service putting out the fire at the Docemu Market

Eko Hot Blog reports that a fire has razed some buildings within the Docemu Market on Lagos Island, Lagos State. The fire, which was reported around 8:50pm on Sunday night, erupted from a three-storey building within the market before spreading to a few other houses. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Lagos State … Read more

Lagos Fire Service Averts Major Inferno After Two Gas Tanker Incidents

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has averted two major fire incidents in the Ijora and Omole Phase 1 areas of the state. The service made the disclosure in a statement issued by its Director, Margaret Adeseye, on Sunday. The agency disclosed that one incident occurred at Ijora Causeway, … Read more

Lagos Fire Service Gives Update On Casualty Figure After Tanker Fire Destroys 11 Vehicles At Iganmu Bridge

Scene of the tanker fire

Eko Hot Blog reports that a tanker caught fire at the Lagos Quadrapont Bridge, near the National Arts Theater, Iganmu, on Thursday evening. In a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, disclosed that the Sari Iganmu and Ilupeju Fire crews combined efforts to tame the raging fire. Margaret … Read more

FAAN Redirects Flight Operations To MMIA’s New Terminal After Fire Incident

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has redirected flight operations and processing of passengers to Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, announced the development in a statement on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Well-Deserved Victory’ — … Read more

LASTMA, Fire Servicemen Avert Fire Disaster After Gas Truck Leaks At Surulere

The gas truck involved in the leakage

Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in conjunction with men of the Lagos State Fire Service, on Saturday, averted a fire disaster around stadium bridge inward Ojuelegba area of Lagos. Earlier on Saturday, there was panic among residents and motorists on Ikorodu road, by Stadium Road, Surulere … Read more

2 Fire Incidents In 48 Hours Ravage Properties Worth Millions Of Naira

Fire

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a shopping complex of 20 shops located in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been gutted by fire, destroying properties worth millions of naira. The incident, which occurred on Saturday around 6 am, affected a shop with N3.2million worth of people destroyed at Fufu Street, Sabo-Oke area in Ilorin East Local Government. … Read more

Don’t Set Nigeria Ablaze, APC Chieftain Tackles El-Rufai

El-Rufai

An APC chieftain has cautioned former Governor El-Rufai against setting Nigeria on fire with his words. The chieftain expressed disappointment at El-Rufai’s statements, alleging Islamic dominance and discrimination against Christians. He urges El-Rufai to refrain from misleading Nigerians and promote unity instead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in … Read more

Several Documents Burnt As Fire Guts Lagos Surveyor-General Office

Fire destroys Lagos surveyor-general office and its content

There was a fire in the Lagos Surveyor-General Office early Saturday. The fire destroyed documents and other valuables. However, the office said its data is secure. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Office of the Lagos State Surveyor-General has disclosed that its data is secure following a fire. Earlier on Saturday, fire gutted the office … Read more

FAKE NEWS ALERT: Alaba Int’l Market Not On Fire

Shanties around the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, set on fire by the police

Reports emerged on Friday afternoon that fire had gutted parts of the Alaba International Market in Lagos. Some reports claimed that “goods worth millions of Nigeria” were destroyed in the fire. However, the police have debunked the reports. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has debunked a report of a fire … Read more

Flames Rampage Epe Town As Tanker Ignites; Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA Chair, Anomo Vows To Relieve Victims

On Monday morning, traffic was diverted to ease gridlock at the T-junction, Epe, inward Ketu Ejirin. The diversion was triggered by a PMS-laden tanker falling on its side. Men of the of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service subsequently extinguished the resulting fire. Eko Hot Blog reports that a tanker conveying Petroleum Motor Spirit … Read more