Tag: Fire
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BREAKING: Fire razes Ondo SUBEB office
Office of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) at Oke-eda, Akure has been razed by fire. The building also housed the Marketing office of the State Radio Corporation. Details of what caused the fire were still sketchy as at press time. Details shortly…
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#EndSARS: Govs should be able to hire, fire police commissioner at will – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured youths in the state of 60 per cent representation in his new cabinet as part of his administration’s efforts to redress their grievances. Obaseki gave the assurance on Thursday, when he held an interactive meeting with youth groups at the Government House, Benin. He described the Edo protest…
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How armed men attacked, set fire on The Nation Newspaper’s office – Editor
The management of The Nation newspapers has explained how the headquarters of the company in Lagos was attacked and set ablaze by some armed men on motorcycles on Wednesday. In a statement, Adeniyi Adesina, the Editor of the newspaper, in a statement, said the men who were armed with sophisticated guns succeeded in scaring the…
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BREAKING: Panic as fire guts Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll plaza
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru says fire has gutted the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll plaza. The fire affected the cubicles of the toll gate on Tuesday night. According to report, he toll plaza was gutted by fire, hours after soldiers allegedly killed protesters at the Lekki toll gate. Details later… https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlE63lJjth/
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BREAKING: Explosion hits gas station in Lagos (Watch video)
A gas station has exploded in Baruwa area of Lagos. The explosion, according to Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, occurred around 6am. He said emergency responders have been mobilised to the explosion site. According to reports, the explosion occurred around at Best Roof Gas Station located at Unity…
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VIDEO: Kogi suffers another fire incident barely 48 hours after tanker explosion
Barely two days after a tanker fire burnt 23 people to death in Kogi State, another fire tragedy struck the state again in the late hours of Friday. A multi-million naira electronic plaza in Lokoja, the state capital identified as Peelinks was completely razed by fire. – Barely 2days after the kogi tanker explosion, PeeLinks…
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INEC breaks silence on Ondo fire incident
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it was yet to uncover the cause of the fire incident that razed two containers were 5,141 card readers were kept in its office in Akure. It said the incident would not affect the conduct of the October 10 governorship election. The electoral body assured that the…
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Fire engulfs one-storey building in Mushin, Lagos
A one- storey building on Saturday morning was engulfed by fire. The building is located at 10 Moliki Street in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the fire started around 8am and destroyed the entire first floor of the residential building. Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency…
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Access Bank speaks on fire incident
Access Bank PLC on Wednesday confirmed the fire incident earlier reported by TheNewsGuru.com, TNG at its branch at Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island, Lagos. The bank in a release by its Group Head, Corporate Communications, Amaechi Okobi said investigations have commenced to unravel the cause of the fire. The statement also appreciated rescue efforts by…
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BREAKING:Access Bank Lagos building on fire
A branch of Access Bank in Lagos caught fire on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The intense fire was captured on phone cameras by pedestrians from the road and people in surrounding buildings in Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island where the building is located. Fire fighters are reported to have gotten to the scene Details later. …