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
EKO HOT BLOG reports that goods worth millions of naira was lost to overnight fire incident occurred at Sango market in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The inferno, which was said to have caused by electric spark burnt over 20 shops in the market. EDITOR’S PICKS Trailer Driver Falls Off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Bridge In Lone Accident … Read more
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
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
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
EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Sunday, a tragic incident unfolded along Lagos State’s Lekki expressway, resulting in the loss of three lives when a commercial bus with the license plate MUS 753 YD caught fire. This revelation came from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), as disclosed in a statement posted on … Read more
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
Eko Hot Blog reports that traders at the Ladipo plank market, Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State, are reeling from huge losses after a big fire destroyed their goods and property. The fire, which started in the early hours of Wednesday, has been put out by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service but not before … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
EkoHotBlog reports that leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion have been destroyed in a fire incident at Aba, Abia State. Over 30 shops were affected in the fire incident at the Mansion Zone block of the Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster. Chairman of the affected block in the industrial cluster, … Read more
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
Fire razed a school in Guyana on Monday. The fire killed at least 19 people, mostly girls. Guyana is a country in South America. Eko Hot Blog reports that the deadly fire at a school dormitory in Guyana appears to have been started by a student who was angry her phone had been confiscated, according … Read more
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
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
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