Several shops were gutted by fire at the Ihiokwu main market in Obarike-Ito, Obi Local Government Area of Benue State.The fire was contained by sympathisers and shop owners as there is no fire station in the area.An eyewitness who does not want to be named, explained that he noticed the fire in the early hours of Sunday and raised an alarm.“I raised an alarm when I noticed smoke coming out from one the shops and before people could come the fire escalated and burnt...

Several shops at the Mgbuka Obosi Old Motor Spare Parts Market in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State were destroyed in a fire that broke out late Saturday night, leaving the community in distress.The blaze, which primarily affected three shops, including a provision store, was reportedly caused by a power surge linked to a faulty electrical connection in one of the structures that caught fire.Samuel Ifurunwa, the chairman of the market, shared deta...

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said supplies from Nigeria-based world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will put pressure on the performance of Europe’s oil industry, especially the Northwest Europe (NWE) Gasoil.OPEC in its newly released monthly Oil Market Report for June 2024 listed Dangote Refinery among the top Diesel and jet Fuel suppliers that will disrupt Europe’s oil & gas Industry, a development experts...