There is a report that a commercial bus has been gutted by fire on the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident was said to have occurred at about 2pm today, 28 July, at Adekunle outward Third Mainland Bridge. One lane has been opened for vehicles to reduce the backlog of traffic. The Sector Commander, Federal Road … Read more
The newly constructed office block for Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Area office branch in Katsina has been gutted by fire was on 20, July Monday afternoon. The fire was said to have occurred at the office complex located directly opposite, Muhammadu Dikko Stadium at about 12.08 pm. READ ALSO: [Update] NDDC Probe: Heavy Security … Read more
A tanker loaded with 46,000 litres of petrol was gutted by fire on Saturday morning at the Secretariat Bus Stop in the Alausa, Lagos State. According to reports, the incident occurred around 1 am but the swift response of the emergency body to the scene, tragedy was averted and the fire was put out before … Read more
Traders are panicking and counting their losses after a popular food market in Calabar City was gutted by fire. According to eyewitnesses, the fire started at about 8:45 pm on Friday, July 3rd 2020 and may have been caused by a generating set kept in one of the shops where food stuffs are sold. They … Read more
The Gombe State Fire Service has prevented the Central Bank of Nigeria from being razed down by fire. The inferno started at about 10am in the fifth block, that was almost leading to building collapse. The cause of the fire cannot be ascertained as at the time of this report. This adds to the series … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari reacts to the fire incident that broke out on Monday in Oba Market, Benin City, Edo State. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari called on local and federal authorities to assist victims of the fire incident in Edo State. READ ALSO: JUST IN: Ize-Iyamu Emerges APC … Read more
Fire razes popular Oba Market in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The fire started at about 12:05 am on Monday, June 22, and raged till 6am. By the time it was put out by firefighters, a large section of the market had been destroyed. The cause of the fire has not been revealed. According … Read more
#JusticeforUwa, suspected killer of UNIBEN student has confessed that the church pastor paid him N1.5 million to rape and kill Uwaila Vera. According to reports that a supposed official of Department of State Services (DSS) identified as Peter Kalusky (@peteralusky), has taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to reveal that Uwa’s killer who is known … Read more
President of Performing Musician Association of Nigeria, P-MAN in Kwara State, Alh. Maroof Adebayo, (aka Marufu Alujo) has been accused of raping a 15-year-old SS1 student in Ojoku community of Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State. Ekohotblog understands that the victim,(name withhold) was assisting her mother to hawk snack delicacy popularly known as Puff-puff within … Read more
The Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been called upon to avert possible outbreaks of fire which may destroy lives and property of the residents of Ajara Town in the Badagry Local Government Area of the state. The Nation reports that residents of the community under the umbrella of the Ajara Concerned Citizens Association … Read more
Popular Anambra pastor, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere aka Prophet Odumeje has been arrested by the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Awka, Anambra State in a BMW X6. Reports on social media and several online news platforms have it that Prophet Odumeje who is the Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land … Read more
A thief fell asleep in the middle of his operation after breaking into a TV presenter’s house in Tanzania. Confirming the incident in an interview with East Africa Radio, ITV Zanzibar presenter, Farouk Karim said the thief entered his compound by scaling the fence. The journalist added that the thief stole shoes and clothes before … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 328 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 328 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, June 5. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
Residents of Somolo Local Government Area of Lagos State were jolted awake on Saturday morning as fire razed the Olaleye Market in the area. The PUNCH gathered that the fire started around 3am, consuming goods and property worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained and no casualty has been … Read more
The popular Ogbogonogo market, Asaba, Delta State has been gutted by fire. The inferno which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday destroyed buildings and goods worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, although sources said it could have resulted from a power surge. Details later….
One internally displaced person has been confirmed dead while many persons sustained various degree of injuries during a fire outbreak at a camp for displaced persons in Muna garage, Borno State. Read Also: People Escaped Death As Building Collapsed in Lagos According to National Emergency Management Agency, the fire was ignited during the weekend from … Read more
A block of six flats has been gutted by fire at Jakande Estate, Mile 2, Lagos State. The cause of the fire outbreak, which occurred on Friday, was attributed to an electrical power surge. A spokesperson for Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, said the incident happened at Block 257 Jakande Estate, Mile 2. … Read more
scenes of the fire incident The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja engulfed in Fire earlier today.
The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja was on Friday morning eviscerated by fire. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the incident. He said, “Yes, it’s true, there was a fire. I’m going to the office to find out what happened.” Details … Read more
Barely one week after a fatal explosion at the Abule Ado area of Lagos, another fire outbreak occurred in the early hours of Saturday at L Close, 7th Avenue Festac Town, Lagos. Shakiru Amodu, the spokesperson of Lagos State Fire Service said that shanty buildings and shops in the area were engulfed by the fire … Read more