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police gun shot victims, CD/HURIDE tells Anambra CPMore Than 1,000 Migrants Rescued Off West Africa In One WeekPeter Obi Cautions Against Violent Campaign As Youths Block Him From Entering BenueAppeal court upholds 490-year jail term for Ex-NEXIM MD Orya over N2.4bn fraudRussia ‘Ready To Negotiate’ — ZelenskyPolice rescue 17 children from interstate child-trafficking syndicate, say six died in custodyExtend palliative measures on Onitsha urban roads, CD/HURIDE tells SoludoSet machineries in motion to conduct election in ASMATA, other Anambra markets, ASMEF tells SoludoOgun prison: Mother nabbed trying to ‘sneak in drug’ for son on Death RowEFCC dismissed over 40 staff for corruption, financial malpractice in three years — ChairmanEXTRA: Borno Commissioner threatens to cut off fingers of those who vote against APCEFCC recovers N1.23tn, $684m in 32 months – OlukoyedeCrude Prices Rise Above $90 Per Barrel On US-Iran StrikesCourt remands Brazil-based Nigerian businessman over ‘importation of cocaine’US Resumes Strikes On Iran Over Strait Of HormuzGunmen kill popular comedian, one other in AnambraGroup Demands End To Checkpoint Extortion In Nigeria’s South-eastNDLEA Arrests Cross-Border Kingpin, Intercepts N6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drug’, Opioids At Lagos AirportAPGA wins all seats in Anambra LGA electionsBandits kill eight farmers, injure five others in Sokoto communityDSS to suspend Sowore cybercrime case till after 2027 electionNepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charitiesPolice Arrest 70-Year-Old Man Over Alleged Defilement Of Eight-Year-Old Girl In BauchiNiger Republic says attack on airport attempted coup by mutinous soldiersNepal-China Floods Death Toll Rises To 675, Missing Persons Soar To Nearly 3,000Police rescue two Colombians ‘lured to Nigeria, held against their will by Chinese nationals’Tinubu Files Case In US Court To Block Release Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Record — LawyerTwo Nigerians extradited to US over schemes linked to teenagers’ deathsGunshots, explosions heard at Niger Republic airport, presidential palacePoliceman shoots motorist dead in Rivers, colleagues arrestedSimon Ekpa appeals six-year terrorism sentence in Finland — ReportNepal Flood Death Toll Rises To 547, Over 1,400 People MissingGunmen abduct several NYSC members in Kogi’21 terrorists’ killed as troops raid Boko Haram camp in AdamawaZamfara, Sokoto, Borno top Nigeria’s kidnapping victims — ReportTerrorists kill four, abduct four in Sokoto communityUgandan president’s son, Kainerugaba declares bid to succeed father in 2031RULAAC Calls for Independent Investigation into Allegations of Police Complicity in KidnappingA Fitting Tribute to Chima Ubani: Commendation to Governor Alex OttiIran unable to import petrol amid US blockadeDesperate Families Search For Loved Ones As Nepal Floods Kill At Least 180Meta agrees to pay $18bn settlement over claims its platforms harm childrenPolice arrest seven 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Thu. Sep 24th, 2026

Late Night Fire Razes Shops At Ajegunle Plank Market

Traders of the plank section of the boundary market, at the Ajegunle area of Lagos were still counting their loses as fire gutted parts of the market.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that some shops were gutted by fire late Friday night at the plank section of the market.

Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, LASEMA said that the cause of the fire remained unknown.

Okunbor said that the fire was combated head-on by fire fighters from the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) and the Federal Fire Services.

He noted that the combined efforts of responders mentioned above led to the complete extinguishing of the fire.

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