LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violence broke out on Friday after men of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) invaded Jakande Market, Ketu. he PUNCH gathered that the men, who were accompanied by security operatives, attempted to dislodge traders and destroy some shanties in the market. As some of the traders resisted, a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 120 traders, operating at the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Phase 2, Plaza, Computer Village, Ikeja, have accused wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Mrs. Fatima Adamu, of attempting to take over their shops and destroy their source of livelihood. According to them, Adamu has concluded plans to demolish the shops,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has sympathised with Ochanga and Upper Iweka traders and all those affected by the recent inferno that gutted their shops. Obi, who led other PDP members in both the National Assembly and State House of Assembly on a visit…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has called on traders not to allow Nigeria to collapse. He made this call on Friday while campaigning in selected markets across Anambra State. Obi, who visited Ose Okwodu, Bright, Main Market, Ochanja and Upper Iweka markets in Onitsha,…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A large number of traders, artisans and residents shut down their businesses to receive the Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming poll as he stormed Lagos on Wednesday on a campaign visit. Our correspondent gathered that the former governor of Anambra State while on his tour,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday began the disbursement of start-up capital for 39,000 petty traders in the Federal Capital Territory. The disbursement is part of the current administration’s drive to empower over two million petty traders across the country through a commercial loan scheme tagged “Trader moni.” The interest-free loan…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few days to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, most major markets in Lagos and Ebonyi states were devoid of the expected bustling activities that usually herald the season. Prices of rams continue to increase, making it almost unaffordable for many Muslims. Activities at markets were still business as usual, with little or no…