•Governors Abdullahi Sule, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chukwuma Soludo Nigerians are gradually turning the heat on governors in the face of dilapidated infrastructure and remarkable absence of economic growth in majority of states despite increased federal allocations to them since 2023. For example, available data shows that the total FAAC re...
•Trapped workers struggle to jump down as fire guts high-rise building in Lagos on Tuesday Survivors of the Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers in Lagos have blamed the incident on slow emergency response. This is just as the death toll has risen to ten. The six-storey building, located on Broad Street, Lagos Island, houses […]...
•Fire outbreak A devastating fire outbreak yesterday razed the girls’ hostel at the Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO). The incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, broke out while some female students were engaged in sanitation exercises on campus, reports The Nation. The inferno also affected parts of the ha...
•Fire outbreak The popular Kara Market in Ajase-Ipo town, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, was hit by a fire outbreak in the early hours of today, leaving 28 shops in ruins. Reports indicate that the fire started around 1:35 a.m. and destroyed 22 plank shops and six container shops before it was extinguished […]
•Bribery The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “urgently refer the allegations made by a Reps member, Ibrahim Auyo, to anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution of suspected perpetrators.” Jigawa law...
•Fire outbreak An early morning fire has razed goods and property worth millions of Naira in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident happened this morning at 57 Azikiwe Street, Mile 2 Diobu in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, reports Vanguard. It was gathered that the fire started around 3 am, but the cause of […]
•Entrance of Arena market Goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed on Monday night when a fire broke out at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos. The incident, which began around 9 pm, ravaged several stalls stocked with electronics and other items, reports Nigeran Tribune. Despite the prompt response of the Lagos State Fire […...
•WAEC candidates The West African Examinations Council has come under renewed fire following the temporary shutdown of its result checker portal yesterday evening, a move it attributed to “technical issues.” The announcement, posted via WAEC’s official X handle, @waecnigeria, sparked fresh criticism as many Nigerians continue to express outrag...
•A cleaning operation starts outside the charred building on July 17, 2025, after a fire tore through the newly opened Hyper Mall overnight A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said today as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives. [&...
•Fire outbreak Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident at a shopping complex in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital. The incident occurred beside Akin-Alamu Building, Papa Alakia Isebo Road, Ibadan, affecting five out of 10 shops in the building, reports The Guardian. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Service Refor...
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