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Fire destroyed over 22 shops, 6 containers kiosks at Kara Market, Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Wednesday. Sooth News gathered that the incident occurred around 1:35 a.m. when one of the occupants of the affected plank shops allegedly failed to properly extinguish a cooking fire, which later reignited and spread to nearby shops. It was believed that many traders must have suffered monumental loss. Confirming the inferno, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle,…

The Nigerian Customs Service Top Management held high-level talk with the Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council on the successful implementation of the Unified Customs Management System, B’Odogwu. In a statement released by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, AC Abdullahi Maiwada, on Tuesday, said, the engagement followed concerns raised by freight forwarders and licensed Customs agents regarding delays and demurrage linked to the rollout of the new system. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, met with the Executive Secretary/CEO, Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT,…

The National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, has confirmed that over 40 people are still missing, while 10 have been rescued when a boat carrying over 50 passengers to Goronyo Market had capsized on Sunday morning. This was disclosed by the Director General of the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, who said the agency activated its response immediately after receiving reports that a boat carrying over 50 passengers to Goronyo Market, in Sokoto State, had capsized. “About 10 persons have been rescued, while more than 40 passengers remain…

The death has occurred of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General, (Dr.) Muhammadu Sani Sami, Gomo 11, (Rtd) after a brief illness in London. His family announced the royal father’s death on Sunday. The late Emir was born on the 24th Oct, 1943, enlisted in the Nigerian Army on the 10th of December, 1962, received his military trainings at the Mons Officer Cadet School Aldershot, United Kingdom. He was commissioned on the 25th July, 1963. He served with total commitment as he gained promotions…

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N250 million to empower 500 women in Bauchi State, aiming to boost their social and economic well-being. The grant is part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme, implemented in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. She flagged off the exercise on Saturday, said each beneficiary would receive N50,000 to establish or expand their businesses. Represented by Aisha Mohammed, wife of the Bauchi State Governor, she noted that the programme targets 18,500 women across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal…

The Lagos State Government has announced that the second phase of maintenance work on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge in Kosofe Local Government Area will commence on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and run through Wednesday, October 1, 2025. This follows the completion and reopening of the bridge after the first phase of rehabilitation. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, gave the announcement on Friday, stating that the next phase will focus on the repair of expansion joints on the bridge (inbound Lagos Island). He added that the work would be executed…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the call for cancellation of Saturday’s by-elections in the Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the re-run in the Ghari constituency in Kano. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had earlier asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the elections on accusations of “extreme violence”. The call came as Audu Zango, Kano resident electoral commissioner (REC), said over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in the Bagwai by-election. But in a statement on Saturday, Ladipo Johnson, NNPP publicity secretary, said the APC’s request was…