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Omoleye Omoruyi July 13, 2017

HND/BSC dichotomy: FG approves equal salaries in para-military services

To end the dichotomy between holders of HND and University degrees, the Federal Government has ordered the regularization of salaries, in all the Para-military services. The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration…

Mazi Emeka March 25, 2016

How Fire Service chief scammed two job seekers

A former Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Fire Service, Dada Olatunji, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged criminal offences involving employment scam.…

Isime Esene October 6, 2014

Two markets were on fire last month. Why do market fires happen?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Every now and then a market fire happens somewhere in the country, and people lose their business and a lot of money. Many people never fully recover…

Kolapo Olapoju August 20, 2014

NFF building in Abuja is on fire [DETAILS]

by Mark Bassey Some offices of the Nigeria Football Federation offices in Wuse Zone 7, Abuja went up in flames this morning. This fire incident comes against the backdrop of the…

December 9, 2013

Tragic: 18 month old baby, 2 siblings burnt to death in Lagos

by 'Jola Sotubo File Photo Tragedy struck in the Iba Local Council Development Area, LCDA of Lagos when a building caught fire and left a one and a half year…

June 14, 2013

Tragic: Another fire destroys 150 shops in Anambra

by Rachel Ogbu (Photo: Punch) Nothing less than 150 shops was destroyed by the fire at the Ekwulobia Main Market in Anambra State. On Thursday, the fire which was said…

May 27, 2013

Residents give Total Petroleum 14-day ultimatum to pay N750million as damages for tanker explosion

by Rachel Ogbu It's been over a month since a tanker containing fuel lost control and exploded in Omitowoju, Ibadan, Oyo State. Now some residents have given a 14-day ultimatum…

April 24, 2013

“I lost everything that I have laboured for over the years” – Ibadan fire victim laments

by Rachel Ogbu Most of what’s left from the tanker fire at Omitowoju area of Ibadan are ashes, pain and despire. More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday…

April 24, 2013

“My house, a two-story building, was completely burnt”- 92-year-old Ibadan fire victim counts losses

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch “It was a bad day for us all,” Amusa Ajibade, one of the victims from Monday’s Ibadan fire sadly sums it up. Ajibade who sustained injuries…

April 23, 2013

Tragic: Fuel tanker falls off the road, catches fire that guts more than 12 buildings in Ibadan (PHOTO)

by Chi Ibe More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday night after a fully loaded petroleum tanker passing through a residential area fell off the road and spilled…

December 31, 2012

Lagos deputy governor’s residence catches fire, electrical fault blamed

by Isi Esene Lagos deputy governor, Orelope Adefulire There was panic yesterday as news spread that the official residence of the deputy governor of Lagos, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire was on fire.…

December 21, 2012

Panic as fire guts Lagos International airport

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, when fire gutted a section of the 33-year-old aviation facility. Property worth millions of naira was reportedly…

August 6, 2012

Tragedy strikes again: 5-year-old girl dies in a petrol tanker accident

by Isi Esene A five-year-old girl died yesterday on Iwo Road, Ibadan, when a bus she was riding in drove over petrol which was spilled on the road by a…

July 20, 2012

Fire razes Lagos Airport boarding gate

by Isi Esene But for the prompt response of the firemen of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), there would have been a major fire disaster. According to the…

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