LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Thursday razed down the headquarters of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, destroying about 5,141 card readers meant for the October 10 Ondo State governorship poll. The fire, which occurred at about 8.20 pm, gutted a large container housing the card readers. Men of the State Fire Service,…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic erupted in Osogbo on Wednesday as a building inside the Palace of Ooni of Ife was gutted by fire. A source in the palace said: “It is not major; people are only scared because the entrance to the palace was locked”. It was also gathered that the incident started Wednesday afternoon…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten cars and a trailer were razed by fire on Friday when the yard belonging to the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) in the Oshodi area of Lagos State where seized vehicles are kept went up in flames. According to a statement issued over the incident by Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a fire incident at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Daily Trust reports. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, described the incident as minor. Shehu attributed the fire incident to an electrical spark. The presidential aide said the incident was recorded Thursday…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Numerous properties and shops were destroyed following a fire at the GSM market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The market which is popularly known as Jagwol is located at the Post Office area of the Maiduguri metropolis. It is a hub for GSM traders and artisans and the biggest computer village in…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was lamentation galore on Saturday at Shonola Street in Aguda-Ogba area of Lagos State as goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak at a building housing multiple shops. An eyewitness told Channels Television at the scene of the incident on Saturday that the fire started from a…
