News as it breaks
A high-capacity commercial bus was engulfed by fire on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, causing major traffic disruption along the busy corridor. The incident occurred near the Adekunle axis of the bridge while the bus was reportedly heading towards Iyana Oworo. As of the time of filing this…
A fire outbreak razed an open-space recycling site in Abule Egba, Lagos, damaging nearby properties before firefighters brought the situation under control. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received a distress call prompting the immediate deployment of firefighters from the Agege and Abesan fire stations to…
A fire outbreak has destroyed several shops in a storey shopping complex located beside the Ikotun Roundabout area of Lagos State, causing extensive damage to goods and properties worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its…
A section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt was engulfed by fire on Monday, destroying properties and affecting offices, including the newly constituted Rivers State Pension Board. The fire reportedly broke out around 4:00 p.m. at the Podium Block, a prominent high-rise building within the secretariat complex,…
Two teenagers were killed and three others wounded on Thursday after gunmen opened fire outside a school in Sobral, a town in the northeastern state of Ceará, authorities confirmed. According to a statement from the Ceará state government, the attackers shot into the school’s parking lot from the sidewalk before…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, which claimed the lives of staff from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), United Capital Plc, and United Bank of Africa (UBA). In a statement issued Wednesday, the President…
At least 10 workers from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc (UCP) have been confirmed dead following a fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos. The blaze, which eyewitnesses said began in the building’s basement inverter room, quickly spread thick smoke through the upper…
At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died after a rubber boat carrying 75 people caught fire off the coast of Tobruk, eastern Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed Wednesday. The group was reportedly attempting to reach Greece when the tragedy occurred. “The tragic incident took place when a…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has reassured the public of the safety of its staff and customers following a fire incident on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday, which affected a building housing one of its branches. Toscad news reported that the incident triggered panic in the commercial hub…
Panic swept through Broad Street on Lagos Island on Tuesday as a fire broke out in a six-storey commercial building, Afriland Tower, sending workers and residents fleeing for safety. According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire started in the inverter room located in the basement of…
