•Fire razes shops in Lagos market Textile material shops were destroyed in a fire outbreak in Lagos after a three-storey commercial building housing the items was gutted by flames yesterday. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service disclosed this in a statement issued by its Controller General, Margaret Adeseye. According to the agency, the inc...
•LG officials sealing shops The Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State has sealed over 200 shops at the Bridge Head Market in Onitsha for failing to comply with the state government’s directive to disregard the Monday sit-at-home. The affected shops, located across six market lines, were found under lock and key during a [&hellip...
•Fire outbreak The Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market, located at the Dakata Small Scale and Industry Multi-Purpose Market, was engulfed in the wee hours of today, destroying not less than 50 shops. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Abdullahi noted that the fire...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State at Onitsha Main Market, on Monday A representative of Onitsha Main Market traders, Gibson Okafor, has explained the reasons behind traders’ inability to open their shops on Mondays. The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, had on Monday ordered that Onitsha Main Market be shut down for one week d...
•Fire outbreak Several shops and vehicles were today destroyed following a fire outbreak at the popular mechanic village in Sokoto, popularly known as Buzaye Garage, which is also patronised by motorists from neighbouring Niger. The inferno, which reportedly started around 10 a.m., was said by affected shop owners to have been triggered by an ...
•Fire outbreak A fire outbreak in the early hours today Wednesday, December 3, 2025, gutted the popular wood market in Jabi, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, destroying several shops and property worth millions of naira. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the fire started around dawn, sending thick smoke into the sky as traders an...
•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 […]
•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 […]
•Evacuation of residents in flood-prone communities begins in Anambra A devastating flood triggered by heavy rainfall yesterday has destroyed goods and properties around Zik Avenue, Iweka Road, by the popular Ochanja Market near Onitsha, Anambra State. The area is home to top business enterprises and commercial activities, housing many shops ...
•Peter Obi Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has slammed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for demanding ₦700,000 from shop owners to reopen their businesses at the Onitsha Head Bridge Market. Obi’s reaction follows a viral video by social media commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM), who accus...
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