A midnight fire has destroyed over 50 shops and property worth N150 million at Yan Katako Market Rijiyar Lemu area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. The chairman of the market, Alhaji Mamuda Abdullahi, explained that the blaze started at about 1am on Monday. He pointed out that the conflagration destroyed over 50 shops containing plywood, foam, spray …

Properties estimated to be worth N150 million, on Tuesday, were destroyed by fire at the GSM market, popularly called “Kasuwar Jagwal,” in Damaturu, Yobe. Confirming the incident to journalists in Damaturu, the Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Fire Service, said that no fewer than 30 shops were destroyed by the fire. “At about 5:50 a.m. this morning, we …

A Joint Task Force comprising men of the Anti Crude Oil Theft (COT) and the Nigeria Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Igbokoda, Ondo State, has arrested and destroyed approximately 16,000 litres of stolen crude oil and illegally refined automotive gas oil, estimated to be worth over N13 million. Commanding Officer, Captain Wasuku Alushi, revealed that the operation was initiated based …

An early morning fire on Saturday destroyed goods worth millions of naira in Oja Tuntun, the biggest market in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Before this latest incident, between July 2019 and December 2020, the market experienced three fire incidents which destroyed many shops and goods. Although the cause of the latest incident was not known yet, the spokesperson for the Osun …