Ladipo plank market
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Property worth millions of naira was razed in three shops yesterday following a fire outbreak at the famous Ladipo plank market, Baale Roundabout, Orile-Iganmu, Lagos. The Guardian learnt that the fire started at about midnight. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed the incident, said the agency received…
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It was a day to remember for sellers of perishable goods in Lagos yesterday as they counted their losses following the commencement of the nationwide protest that left markets deserted. The situation affected the famous Alaba International Market, Ojo, and markets within the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex along the Mile 2-Badagry expressway. The protest,…
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It is said that there is never a better time to die but the passing unto eternal glory of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo), a few days ago is an appropriate illustration of a brilliant actor quitting the stage
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WA rules out medals for Anumba, Amaechi, Onyekwere in discuss What appears an uphill task awaits Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team today, in its bid to make an appreciable impact at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.The Nigerians will compete in the second semifinal heat for one of the three automatic qualification tickets with Great Britain,…
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• Tinubu is product of protests, says group • Urges region to join protest As residents in some cities across the country embarked on hunger protests, Owerri, the Imo State capital, and environs, as well as Ebonyi and Abia…
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The antagonism to Aliko Dangote in his rescue efforts for a nation that produces oil but prefers to import fuel, alias PMS, premium motor spirit, and diesel for her domestic use whether in industries or to drive public utilities
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Today I bring to you Professor G.G. Darah’s recollection/glowing tribute to Funsho Aiyejina, a great scholar and poet of our clime, who passed on in the Caribbean recently as I mentioned last Friday. Of course, Professor Olu Obafemi did his very touching tale about our scholar in the diaspora last week. Now GG Darah’s heart’s…
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An Ibadan-based cleric, Raifu Tirimisiyu, has told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to grant him a divorce from his estranged wife, Blessing, because she is disrespectful and humiliates him publicly. He said: “Blessing has no regard for me. She comes to my place of work to challenge and subject me to public…
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the mass uprising, looting, destruction of properties, and attempts to take over government buildings on Thursday by some individuals protesting against the hardship under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Egbetokun during a live broadcast in response to the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest said a police officer was murdered, some…
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Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, yesterday, brought two students – Timothy Fashina Oluwabukola and Anthony Imonina Odemerho – before a Lagos High Court for allegedly hacking MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers, and stealing airtime and data valued at N1.9 billion. The duo were said to be students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Ogun…
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Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 87 legal practitioners into the Inner Bar as Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Among those awarded the honour were ex-Guardian law report editor, Christopher Okeke; an Abuja human rights activist, Tarkaa Aondo; and Theodore Ezeobi, Monday Onyekachi Ubani, among others. The committee, under the chairmanship of the…