A section of the popular Kaura Modern Market, located opposite the Prince and Princess market in the Kaura District of Abuja, was on Friday night gutted by fire. The fire, which reportedly started at about 11 pm on Friday, razed about 40 shops, with items such as foodstuff, appliances and household items, lost in the inferno. Confirming the incident, in …

President Bola Tinubu has stated his administration’s support to victims of the fire incident that rocked the Old Karu market in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Thursday. The fire, which destroyed goods worth millions of naira, was put to an end by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, Federal Fire Service and Julius Berger Fire Service. …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed intelligence officers to Banex – an electronics and telecommunications gadgets market, in Abuja following a conflict that ensued between soldiers and some traders on Saturday. A viral video seen by our correspondent on X on Saturday showed a multitude of civilians overpowering some soldiers during a free-for-all fight at Banex. The Defence …

A section of the Abuja Market in Wuse was set on fire on Tuesday by an angry mob and aggrieved traders after an officer allegedly shot a man who had been charged and convicted. The officer attached to the Mobile Court sitting within the Abuja market was said to have shot the man after he tried to escape. A reliable …