An unconfirmed number of persons have lost their lives in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. From the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the fire began at about 1 am on Friday. According to Akinbiyi, a petrol-laden 33,000-litre tanker overturned…
A fire incident in the early hours of Monday razed a four-bedroom flat located at No. 1 Happiness Close, Akufo Estate, Elebu area of Ibadan. Mr. Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday. Mr. Akinyinka said the agency promptly deployed a team to the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu An All Progrssives Congress,APC, chieftain in Oyo State,Barr. Akeem Agbaje, has commiserated with the victims of the recent inferno that destroyed shops and millions of naira worth of goods at Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan,the State capital. The Legal icon, in a statement by his Media Unit and made available to newsmen in…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON MITIGATING THE RISKS OF ELECTRICAL SPARKS. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Electricity has become an essential part of modern life, bringing light, and convenience to homes and workplaces. However, it comes with its attendant risks, which carries devastating consequences….
A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 43 were injured, some suffering from smoke inhalation, and were taken for treatment at local hospitals, Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said. “The death toll is at…