The Oyo Fire Service Agency has curtailed an inferno that destroyed property worth millions of naira and engulfed a lounge in one of the hotels in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire affected a three-bedroom flat used as a lounge within the hotel premises. He said, “Upon arrival, it was a three-bedroom flat used as a lounge that was engulfed by fire. The affected building was an ancient one consisting of seven rooms. Akinwande said, “Upon arrival at the scene, we met an ancient residential building of seven rooms engulfed by fire.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2026 17:00 UTC