An unknown fire has engulfed a section Of the University Teaching Hospital (UCH) Ibadan in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Naija News gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning, and emergency responders are on the ground to contain the inferno.
Meanwhile, the details of the incident were still sketchy at the time of filing this report.
Similarly, in April, a residential block at the teaching hospital was gutted by fire. However, no life was lost in the incident.
Watch the video of the incident.
Isese Day: S/West State Declares Declares Monday Public Holiday
The Oyo State Government has declared Monday, August 21, as a public holiday to mark the 2023 Isese Day celebration.
The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo, made this known in a circular titled, “Declaration of holiday to mark traditional religious festivity in Oyo State.”
The Isese (the Yorùbá word for Tradition) Day celebration, which will take place on Sunday, August 20, is a day set aside to celebrate Yorùbá traditions and religion by displaying culture and spirituality in the form of festivals, parties, exhibitions, and public lectures.
Adeyemo said Governor Seyi Makinde asked traditional worshippers to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity and stability of the state in particular and the country in general.
He disclosed that the declaration followed the resolution of the Oyo State House of Assembly that earmarked August 20 for the celebration of Isese Day.
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