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Anambra market, traders fight over collapsing tower demolition

4 months ago878 min

Crisis is brewing between the leadership of Ugwuagba Obosi Electrical Market in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State and some traders following a two-week notice issued by the market chairman to demolish a collapsing three-storey security tower. Concerns have been raised in the market over the dangers posed by the tower which prompted the petitioning of the Anambra State Urban Development Board, by one of the traders, Chekwube Nwankwo, (a.k.a. Okolobia Jesus). Irked...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Petroleum Company NNPC Denies Sabotaging Dangote Refinery, Says Refineries Must Secure Supply Source And Market

4 months ago915 min

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari has said the company has not breached any of the enabling laws guiding its dealings with partners, hence should be counted out of any claims of economic sabotage. Kyari, who was addressing the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee investigating alleged economic sabotage in the Nigeria Petroleum Industry at the National Assembly on Wednesday, stated that the refining business is a straightforward business which any...

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Fire destroys three shops in Lagos plank market

5 months ago1243 min

Property worth millions of naira was, on Thursday, destroyed in an early morning fire that gutted three shops at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State. In a statement he signed, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, said no death was recorded in the incident. The fire, which occurred at midnight, affected a section of the plank market. According to Oke-Osanyitolu, further investigations...

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Suicide bomber kills many in Borno market

5 months ago1145 min

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a marketplace in Kauri, a rural community in the Konduga area of Borno State, North East Nigeria. The incident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday, July 31, at the market area, which operates at night every day and is usually bustling with people, Daily Trust reported. The areas, mainly settlements of roadside communities situated along the Bama-Maiduguri road, have been frequently terrorised by Boko Haram....

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Goods destroyed as midnight fire razes Anambra market

5 months ago1065 min

A yet-to-be-ascertained worth of goods and properties have been destroyed in a fire that occurred at the Kara Quarters Market, along the Atani Road in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday night. The cause of the fire is yet to be officially ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but our correspondent gathered from eyewitnesses that it could be a power surge. Although there was no loss of life, it...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Confirms Two Soldiers Serving In Enugu Stabbed Each Other Publicly In Market

8 months ago895 min

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the stabbing of its personnel attached to the 74 Supply and Transportation Brigade, 82nd (Airborne and Amphibious) Division, Private Aliyu Musa Abdullahi by his colleague, Private Yahaya Sani. “At about 152030A Apr 24, a case of fighting and quarreling was reported by the Admin Officer 74 ST Bde against 23NA/85/10795 Pte Aliyu Abdullahi and 23NA/85/10147 Pte Yahaya Sani both of 74 ST Bde,” an incident report by the army...

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BREAKING: Fire Destroys Popular Dosunmu Market In Lagos, Second Time In One Month

9 months ago1072 min

The fire was seen burning heavily on some high-rise buildings in the market. There is an ongoing fire outbreak at the popular Dosunmu market on Lagos Island, Lagos State. This was confirmed by Ibrahim Farinloye, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Zonal Coordinator, South-West on Tuesday afternoon in an update sent to SaharaReporters. In a series of photographs and videos obtained by SaharaReporters, the fire was seen burning heavily on some high-rise buildings in...

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BREAKING: Traders Count Losses As Fire Destroys Popular Market In Kwara State

9 months ago10112 min

A video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their properties destroyed by the fire. Several shops were razed by a fire outbreak which started in the early hours of Tuesday at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. A video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their properties...