One of the buildings in the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has been gutted by fire, the Nation learnt.
A source in the palace told The Nation the fire is yet to be put out.
Contatced Administrative Officer of Osun State Fire Service, Fatai Aremu, confirmed the incident, saying his men are on ground to put off the fire.
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On Tuesday night, Fire gutted a section at the Accounts and Finance department of the Economic Community of West African States Commission secretariat, Asokoro, Abuja.
It was gathered that the fire affected the floor accommodating the Department of Finance and Account of the commission.
First responders including firefighters have since been drafted to the incident scene.
The newly constructed office block for Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Area office branch in Katsina was on Monday afternoon gutted by fire.
When The Nation visited the office complex located directly opposite, Muhammadu Dikko Stadium at about 12.08 pm, men of the state Fire service were seen battling to put out the fire.
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There was a fire outbreak at the Gombe branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday.
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A huge fire on Sunday engulfed three petroleum tankers and one articulated truck at the Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
However, updates indicate that four people may have been killed by the fire caused by the explosion which occurred at about 1:30a.m that Sunday. One tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol had collided with another carrying gas on the outward Lagos lane.
The fire also extended to another tanker and an articulated vehicle.
Witnesses said two of the victims were burnt to their bones. The four articulated trucks were also burnt beyond recognition as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) attributed the incident to reckless driving of the driver of one of the articulated vehicles.
The incident caused serious traffic jams on the expressways as many road users were stranded until the intervention of traffic officials. Although the incident happened after midnight, a lot of vehicles were on the bridge as a result of the curfew imposed to check the spread of coronavirus.
The Anambra State axis of the River Niger Bridge on Friday morning was reportedly gutted by fire, T
It was gathered the fire emanated from a truck that went in inflames on the bridge.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra State, Paschal Anigbo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
He said, “A truck is currently on fire on the River Niger Bridge, this morning Friday 5 June, 2020.
“The Fire Service has been contacted.”
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At least 22 people were injured when a crude oil tanker burst into flames at one of Indonesia’s busiest ports Monday with rescuers scrambling to reach dozens trapped on board, an official said.
Two explosions were heard shortly before the blaze erupted on the 250-metre (820 foot) long Jag Leela, belching huge clouds of thick black smoke into the air.
Firefighters on board another boat battled to put out the inferno on the Indonesia flagged vessel that was docked for repairs at North Sumatra’s Belawan port.
Emergency personnel rushed 22 injured sailors to hospital with dozens more still trapped on the tanker, said local police chief Dayan, who goes by one name.
The cause of the explosion and fire had yet to be determined, he said.
The blaze spread to at least one other vessel docked beside the oil tanker while the force of the explosion caused minor damage to nearby homes, Dayan added.
There was a fire incident at the Abuja office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday morning.
The fire incident affected the office of the INEC Director of Voter Registry, Emmanuel Akem, the commission stated.
The fire, which started at about 10.30 a.m., was quickly put out by a combined team of fire fighters from the Federal Fire Service and the FCT Fire Service; assisted by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency.
Apart from office equipment and the personal effects of the Voter Registry Director which were lost to the fire incident, the operational capacity of the Commission has not in any way been affected, the commission stated.
The cause of the fire is being investigated and is expected be made known in due course.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the US intelligence community who dealt with the whistleblower complaint that ultimately led to his impeachment trial.
Trump said he was exercising his power as president to remove Atkinson from office, citing a lack of confidence in him in a letter addressed to Adam Schiff, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, and Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the committee.
“[It] is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as inspectors general,” Trump wrote. “That is no longer the case with regard to this inspector general.”
The president said that the firing would be effective in 30 days and that he would be submitting a new nominee for the position to the Senate “at a later date.”
Schiff called the firing a “blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence Community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing.”
“It puts our country and national security at even greater risk,” he added in a tweet in which he also shared the letter.
Atkinson received the whistleblower complaint that eventually snowballed into Trump’s impeachment investigation.
He opposed the decision by then-acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire not to transmit the complaint to the intelligence committee.
In February, Trump was acquitted by the Senate on both articles of impeachment when Democrats fell far short of the two-thirds supermajority needed for the removal of the Republican president.
The trial revolved around allegations that Trump attempted to pressure Ukraine to pursue investigations that could help his 2020 re-election bid. (dpa)
An early morning fire on Tuesday razed part of Atakumosa Central Market, Adeti, Ilesha and destroyed goods worth millions of naira.
The inferno which started around 1 am affected several shops located at the entrance of the market but was later subdued through the combined efforts of the police and firemen.
Administrative Officer of Osun State Fire Service, Fatai Aremu, told our correspondent that despite early response to the distress call, barriers at the entrance of the affected shops did not allow the firemen access.
Aremu said the damage caused by the fire incident was severe, as he claimed that the cause of the incident had not been ascertained.
Osun Police Command, while reacting, said men were deployed in the scene of the incident to prevent looting immediately it was informed of the inferno.
The command spokesperson, Folasade Odoro, told our correspondent that no life but confirmed that several shops were razed.
She said the command got informed of the incident and mobilised to the scene around 1:20 am, adding that the cause of the fire had not been known.