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100 residents evacuated after fire at Boon Keng coffee shop, 1 taken to hospital, Singapore News
PUBLISHED ON December 04, 2025 2:50 AM BY Ching Shi Jie Sean Ler About 100 residents living in a Boon Keng HDB block were evacuated after a fire broke out at a coffee shop slightly after midnight on Thursday (Dec 4). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the fire
Lagos Residents Warned Against Dubious Land Sale at Weighbridge, Owode, Ikorodu Road
Residents of Lagos State and the general public have been urged to exercise caution over the purported sale of residential plots of land at Weighbridge, Owode, along Ikorodu Road, which are currently subjects of litigation. According to concerned traders in the area, the land in question is part of an ongoing dispute at the Lagos
Mayotte residents struggle to pick up the pieces after Cyclone Chido
Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour, wreaking devastation across the island. In Mayotte, a territory already ravaged by soaring levels of poverty...
La Reunion residents ordered indoors as ‘purple alert’ cyclone nears
La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nears by AFP Staff Writers Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometres per hour (125
Abuja residents to experience power outages as TCN schedules transformer maintenance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that there will be power outages in parts of Abuja this weekend as the company is going to carry out maintenance exercises on two transformers. The planned annual preventive maintenance exercise is to be conducted on two transformers at the Apo 132/33 Kilovolt (kV) transmission substation in
FCT residents laud Wike for opening Karmo District Market
ABUJA (SUNDIATA POST)- Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended Minister of the FCT, Nyesome Wike for opening the newly constructed Karmo District Market for business. Some of the residents, especially those living around the Karmo district, including traders, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the official
FCT Residents To Experience Two-Week Blackout
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a long period of power outages starting next week on Monday. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced this in a statement via its X handle on Friday. It said the power outage will occur due to the relocation of the 33KV DC
Tehran residents fear escalation after Israeli attacks
TEHRAN: Residents of Tehran awoke and went about their business as planned on Saturday after their sleep was troubled by Israeli strikes that triggered blasts that echoed across the city. The night skies had been criss-crossed by light trails from air defense weapons, but by mid-morning the capital had resumed its usual rhythm and buses
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