Tag: Collapse
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SAD! Many sustain injuries as church collapses on worshippers
A church building has collapsed in Taraba State, injuring many worshippers during service. The church, United Methodist Church Nigeria (UMCN), is located behind the Police Divisional office in Jantaro community, Mutum-Biyu town, the headquarters of Gassol Local Government Area of the state. Sources revealed that worshipers were said to be in the church on Sunday,…
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Just in: Another blackout as Nigeria records first national grid collapse in 2025
Nigerians were on Saturday, January 11, 2025, thrown into a nationwide blackout following the collapse of the national power grid. This is the first time that the national grid has collapsed in 2025, following a series of system collapses in 2024. The grid collapsed about 2 p.m. on Saturday. Report said that power generation dropped…
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‘I am heart-broken by this incident’ – Obi on school building collapse
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential poll, has described as disheartening, the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos, the Plateau capital. Mr Yunusa Tanko, his spokesman, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja
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Onitsha Building collapse: Surprise as Govt approved plan, other requirements tendered as State panel begins sitting
The adhoc panel set up by the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo in the wake of the collapse of a gigantic 5-storey Centenary Building at the premises of the very popular Dennis Memorial Grammar School, in Onitsha has commenced sitting amidst more surprises. The controversial panel kicked off in the face of intense protestations by…
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3 killed, 9 injured in hangar collapse at U.S. airport
Three people were killed and nine injured after an under-construction hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport in Bosie, capital of Idaho, on Wednesday. The three died at the scene, and five of the nine injured are in critical condition, said the Boise Fire Department.
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[Photo] Pastor dies in Dunamis church building collapse
A Dunamis church has collapsed on Tuesday morning in Benue, killing at least one pastor. The church is located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the State capital.
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4 people injured as 2-storey building collapses in portharcourt
An appendage of a two-storey building on Thursday collapsed in Port Harcourt, Rivers state and injured four persons. The building belonging to the 1708 Hotel in the Rumuoke area of the state capital collapsed at 6:15 a.m. when the residents were still asleep. The Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Emeka Woke, who visited the scene…
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Updates: Lagos govt to probe unapproved collapsed Banana Island building
…says no fatality Lagos government is set to probe into what led to the collapse of an unapproved seven-storey building located in Banana Island. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement issued and signed by a deputy director, Public Affairs,Mukaila Sanusi on Wednesday In the statement, Sanusi said: “An unapproved 7-floor building under…
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Five-storey building collapses in Ibadan
A five-storey building still under construction has collapsed in Ibadan today, Thursday. The collapsed building was erected at Awosika axis within Ibadan North Local Government Area and close to the Oyo State Government secretariat. The building said to be a hotel caved in the early hours of Thursday when construction work was still ongoing.
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7 die, others injured after mosque roof collapse
About seven people died and 10 others were injured on Monday after a roof of a mosque collapsed in Khairpur District of Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province, local media reports said. According to the reports, the incident took place in Ahmadpur area of the district due to torrential rains.