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Lagos State Fire And Rescue Service @LagosRescue

Fire Alert!

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is attending to a Fire outbreak at the Radio Nigeria on Plot No. 35, Ikoyi Rd, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Agency which was alerted at about 17:30 hours had Firefighters from Dolphin, Ebute Elefun and Oba On iTunes Fire Stations as first responders who met the Fire well-alight due to the substances involved in the material composition of the studio section.

The public is however assured that the collaborative efforts with the Federal Fire Service and other Emergency Responders including the @PoliceNG has put the situation under control and confined it to the studio section of the U-shape one storey building where it emanated.

While the cause of the Fire is yet unknown with no report of any casualty, damping down of the Fire embers continue. Update to follows as situation demands.

Gbenga Omotoso @gbenga_omo

NOW: Lagos State Emergency Management Agency officers and firemen are battling to stop a fire at Radio Nigeria in Ikoyi.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi is a historically significant complex on Ikoyi Road in Old Ikoyi. It is called Broadcasting House, but it is actually a complex of many buildings.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was established in 1950 when the Radio Redifusion Service became the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS), later known as the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).

Professor Wole Soyinka, Professor Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Uche Chukwumerije and other famous personalities worked here in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Wole Soyinka said that he hated the Lagos traffic, so he used to drive to Unilag and then take a canoe to Broadcasting House and then a canoe back to Unilag when he had finished for the day.

This complex became a heavily militarised complex from the 1970s till 1999. I saw main battle tanks and armoured fighting vehicles in the compound. There was a machine gun nest beside the gate (there was a square hole in the wall of the gatehouse and it was surrounded by bags of sand and covered with camouflage nets. There was a general purpose machine gun in the hole). The soldiers used to maltreat Radio Nigeria workers.

The coupists placed soldiers in this complex during the January 1966 coup, but Ironsi later appeared at the complex and changed the soldiers.

Joseph Garba made his coup speech from this complex in 1975 and one of the soldiers told him that he was worried because there weren't enough soldiers at the complex. He needn't have been worried. Broadcasting House is opposite State House, Dodan Barracks and Ibrahim Babangida had surrounded Dodan Barracks with tanks.

General Murtala Muhammed was killed near this complex and Dimka walked to the complex on foot to make his coup speech. General T.Y. Danjuma sent Ibrahim Babangida to remove Dimka from Broadcasting House and he was angry that Babangida said that he had spoken to Dimka. He ordered Babangida to blow down the radio station if necessary, but he must stop Dimka's speech from being broadcast on the airwaves (Babangida did not want to harm the staff of the radio station, that's why he chose to talk to Dimka, rather than attack the complex). Dimka was eventually flushed out after a firefight.

Sani Abacha and Joshua Dogonyaro also made their coup speeches from here in 1983 and 1985.

Broadcasting House is not too far from my former house and I was woken in the middle of the night by loud explosions on April 22nd, 1990. Coupists had used the armoured vehicles at Broadcasting House to attack Dodan Barracks. It was from this complex that Gideon Orkar made his coup speech and Sani Abacha made his counter speech (after Brigadier Ishaya Bamaiyi had recaptured the complex).

A nightly curfew was declared on Ikoyi Road after that coup. Soldiers would seal off the road from 6pm till 6am. Some people that I know refused to heed my warning that they should go home early back in 1997. They got Okada riders to take them to Obalende around 6pm. They were able to get onto Ikoyi Road, but soldiers at the Obalende end stopped them and told them to walk back to Ikoyi on their knees.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was the headquarters of the NBC, later FRCN from 1950 till the mid 1990s when the headquarters moved to Abuja.

President Obasanjo appointed Dr Eddie Iroh as the director general of the Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN) in 1999 and he said that he got his greatest pleasure by ordering the soldiers to pack their equipment and leave the complex.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was the home of Radio Nigeria 1 (now Radio One). Radio Nigeria 2 (now Metro FM) was started here in 1979, but it moved to Martins Street shortly afterwards. It moved back to this place after the Martims Street station burnt down in the 1990s. Radio Nigeria 3 (now Bond FM) was started here in 1989.


Yes, this is the same complex from which legends like:

Dr Christopher Kolade
Ikenna Ndaguba
Princess Banke Ademola

Sonny Irabor, Joseph Akinyemi Johnson (J.A.J), Boniface Onogwu, Vin-Martin Ilo, Momoh Kubanje, Willy Egbe, Ohi Alegbe, Jones Usen, Ihria Enakhimio, Aloma Nwogbe, Godwin Asuquo, Ndidi Osaka, Femi Sowoolu, Phil Ushie, Jim Lawson Maduike, Ohi Alegbe, Femi Sowoolu, Ihria Enakhimio, Zachary Mohamed (Captain ZM), Manny Onumonu, Evelyn Russell, Veronica Osawere, John Chukwu, Emeka Odikpo, Ernest Okonkwo, etc. spoke to Nigeria.

In fact, Dr Kolade was trapped in Broadcasting House during Dimka’s coup.

Hope no life was lost ?

The complex is opposite Dodan Barracks (the army barracks), State House Dodan Barracks (the Presidency) and it is beside Voice of Nigeria (the international radio station) and Ikoyi Cemetery.

What's the cause? Hope is not from electric connection, because many Nigerians are fond of managing cables, extensions, and chargers even when dealing with high valued gadgets.

Most staff wouldn't even border to remove some laptops, computers, camera's batterie's from charging even when they're fully charged.
Some of these gadget in the media house are very expensive, but they wouldn't care because it's not from their hard earned money.
When you work in a sensitive environment, you are to pay more attention to details for safety measures. Apart from loosing lives, you also lose huge amount of money

Nothing lasts forever. Fires are rampant these days. I have extinguishers always prepared for any predicament.

Fire ke.

All those federal buildings at that ikoyi road including the port office need urgent demolition. Outdated buildings. The funny thing about all this things is that, if all these said buildings is been own or used by a private individual as office or residence it would have been sealed off by govt

Atarakpa:
All those federal buildings at that ikoyi road including the port office need urgent demolition. Outdated buildings. The funny thing about all this things is that, if all these said buildings is been own or used by a private individual as office or residence it would have been sealed off by govt

True talk

Fellow Nigerians….!

I love reading naptu2's historical updates.

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A warning to us all to be careful this time of the year!

yinkeys:
Some man on YouTube stated a radio corrporation will be on fire
A number of his prophecies eventually happen
My issue with it is that don’t they ever see anything good ahead
Next year, he’s predicting something bad would/could befall Real Madrid

You still they believe fortune tellers in this 24th century? He get as he be o!

I was still there till 3pm yesterday. 😳😳😳😳

What are they trying to hide

Ps; where the hell is Momoh Kubanje ?

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naptu2:
The complex is opposite Dodan Barracks (the army barracks), State House Dodan Barracks (the Presidency) and it is beside Voice of Nigeria (the international radio station) and Ikoyi Cemetery.

explains a lot

yinkeys:

He said a radio station will be on fire
And that people that work there should be careful
How come of all things in this world, he pinpointed radio station will be on fire before the year ends
I need to look for the link
I’d share it here
I don’t take fortune tellers serious but this guy says things that eventually happen
Could be a gift or something
Mysterious world we live in

He's a liar! Period!

Great work by fire service officers. I hope insurance was done on the property

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjQ78KWtSDs?si=kbKMYtKHLaXxrSTc


Lagos State Fire And Rescue Service @LagosRescue

dem go soon buy am.......or redevelop am! that is how they roll!

yinkeys:

He said a radio station will be on fire
And that people that work there should be careful
How come of all things in this world, he pinpointed radio station will be on fire before the year ends
I need to look for the link
I’d share it here
I don’t take fortune tellers serious but this guy says things that eventually happen
Could be a gift or something
Mysterious world we live in

What if he is the arsonist? What if he is involved in ensuring his "prophesies" are fulfilled? His followers can be primed or.manipulated to fulfil them?

Una want burn news again?

Hiding evidence

RZArecta:
What are they trying to hide

Ps; where the hell is Momoh Kubanje ?

RayPower poached him from Radio Nigeria and he was their head of news. He had a public quarrel with Raymond Dokpesi and left Raypower.

He moved to Radio Continental and created a show called Kubanji Direct.

He died in 2009.

Many will still blame Harmattan

What is this fire everywhere, everytime for ?

ok

TOPCRUISE:
Many will still blame Harmattan

While I blame Tinubu

naptu2:
Broadcasting House, Ikoyi is a historically significant complex on Ikoyi Road in Old Ikoyi. It is called Broadcasting House, but it is actually a complex of many buildings.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was established in 1950 when the Radio Redifusion Service became the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS), later known as the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).

Professor Wole Soyinka, Professor Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Uche Chukwumerije and other famous personalities worked here in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Wole Soyinka said that he hated the Lagos traffic, so he used to drive to Unilag and then take a canoe to Broadcasting House and then a canoe back to Unilag when he had finished for the day.

This complex became a heavily militarised complex from the 1970s till 1999. I saw main battle tanks and armoured fighting vehicles in the compound. There was a machine gun nest beside the gate (there was a square hole in the wall of the gatehouse and it was surrounded by bags of sand and covered with camouflage nets. There was a general purpose machine gun in the hole). The soldiers used to maltreat Radio Nigeria workers.

The coupists placed soldiers in this complex during the January 1966 coup, but Ironsi later appeared at the complex and changed the soldiers.

Joseph Garba made his coup speech from this complex in 1975 and one of the soldiers told him that he was worried because there weren't enough soldiers at the complex. He needn't have been worried. Broadcasting House is opposite State House, Dodan Barracks and Ibrahim Babangida had surrounded Dodan Barracks with tanks.

General Murtala Muhammed was killed near this complex and Dimka walked to the complex on foot to make his coup speech. General T.Y. Danjuma sent Ibrahim Babangida to remove Dimka from Broadcasting House and he was angry that Babangida said that he had spoken to Dimka. He ordered Babangida to blow down the radio station if necessary, but he must stop Dimka's speech from being broadcast on the airwaves (Babangida did not want to harm the staff of the radio station, that's why he chose to talk to Dimka, rather than attack the complex). Dimka was eventually flushed out after a firefight.

Sani Abacha and Joshua Dogonyaro also made their coup speeches from here in 1983 and 1985.

Broadcasting House is not too far from my former house and I was woken in the middle of the night by loud explosions on April 22nd, 1990. Coupists had used the armoured vehicles at Broadcasting House to attack Dodan Barracks. It was from this complex that Gideon Orkar made his coup speech and Sani Abacha made his counter speech (after Brigadier Ishaya Bamaiyi had recaptured the complex).

A nightly curfew was declared on Ikoyi Road after that coup. Soldiers would seal off the road from 6pm till 6am. Some people that I know refused to heed my warning that they should go home early back in 1997. They got Okada riders to take them to Obalende around 6pm. They were able to get onto Ikoyi Road, but soldiers at the Obalende end stopped them and told them to walk back to Ikoyi on their knees.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was the headquarters of the NBC, later FRCN from 1950 till the mid 1990s when the headquarters moved to Abuja.

President Obasanjo appointed Dr Eddie Iroh as the director general of the Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN) in 1999 and he said that he got his greatest pleasure by ordering the soldiers to pack their equipment and leave the complex.

Broadcasting House, Ikoyi was the home of Radio Nigeria 1 (now Radio One). Radio Nigeria 2 (now Metro FM) was started here in 1979, but it moved to Martins Street shortly afterwards. It moved back to this place after the Martims Street station burnt down in the 1990s. Radio Nigeria 3 (now Bond FM) was started here in 1989.


Yes, this is the same complex from which legends like:

Dr Christopher Kolade
Ikenna Ndaguba
Princess Banke Ademola

Sonny Irabor, Joseph Akinyemi Johnson (J.A.J), Boniface Onogwu, Vin-Martin Ilo, Momoh Kubanje, Willy Egbe, Ohi Alegbe, Jones Usen, Ihria Enakhimio, Aloma Nwogbe, Godwin Asuquo, Ndidi Osaka, Femi Sowoolu, Phil Ushie, Jim Lawson Maduike, Ohi Alegbe, Femi Sowoolu, Ihria Enakhimio, Zachary Mohamed (Captain ZM), Manny Onumonu, Evelyn Russell, Veronica Osawere, John Chukwu, Emeka Odikpo, Ernest Okonkwo, etc. spoke to Nigeria.

In fact, Dr Kolade was trapped in Broadcasting House during Dimka’s coup.

Thanks for this rich historical perspective. I those broadcast legends as a child.