Tag: Collapse
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Democracy Day: Three collapse during military parade
No fewer than three persons collapsed on Monday during the military parade to mark the Democracy Day ceremony at Eagles Square, Abuja. Those who collapsed during the parade were believed to be members of the different units of the military, who had been on their feet hours before the commencement of the event.
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Many escape unhurt as another building collapses in Lagos
A two storey building has partially collapsed in Ago Palace way, Okota area of Lagos state. Fortunately, most of the occupants of the two storey building escaped unhurt as they heeded to warning signs and left two hours before the building went down.
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BREAKING: Four feared dead as another storey building collapses in Lagos
Another building under construction has collapsed in Magbon, Badagry area of Lagos on Wednesday with four persons feared dead. Five others were rescued from the rubbles with varying degrees of injury, while efforts are still on to rescue others. This is coming on the heels of the 21-storey building that went down in Ikoyi, earlier…
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Death toll rises to 20 in Lagos building collapse
Rescue officials have recovered 20 bodies buried under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi part of Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The building, situated on Gerard Road, trapped about 50 persons under the rubble, witnesses said. Residents and family members of persons trapped under the…
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Owner of ill-fated Ikoyi building, Femi Osibona, two others feared dead; four rescued
At least three people have been confirmed dead in a 21-storey building that collapsed Monday on Gerald Road in Ikoyi, Lagos State. An unspecified number of people remain trapped in the building, with four rescues reported at the time of writing. Rescue operations are ongoing, with a team comprising the military, police and related authorities…
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Scores of miners feared killed as site collapses in Benue
There’s palpable fear that miners have been killed after a mineral deposit popularly known as Tojir Mine collapsed at Duejime area, near Anyiin of Logo Local
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Harry Potter actor Tom Felton collapses during celebrity golf match
Harry Potter star, Tom Felton, was carried off a Wisconsin golf course after collapsing during a celebrity match ahead of the Ryder Cup. The celebrated actor, who turned 34 on Wednesday, experienced a “medical incident” and was sent to a “local hospital for treatment”, the PGA of America said. Photographs showed him conscious while being…
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Super Eagles Star returns to Bordeaux training after collapse
Samuel Kalu returned to training on Wednesday after collapsing on the pitch in Sunday’s Ligue 1 clash against Marseille which ended 2-2. Kalu, 23, fell to the ground in the sixth minute as Marseille’s Dimitri Payet prepared to take a free-kick amid searing temperatures at the Stade Velodrome. Players from both teams rushed to the…
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Super Eagles’ star doing fine after collapsing during club match
Bordeaux and Super Eagles striker Samuel Kalu who collapsed on the pitch on Sunday has been doing fine, club teammate Remy Oudin said on Monday. Kalu went down during the French clubside’s 2-2 draw against hosts Marseille in a 2021/2022 French Ligue 1 fixture at the Stade Velodrome. The 23-year-old received immediate medical attention after…
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Eriksen makes first public statement after cardiac arrest
Christian Eriksen has delivered his first public message since suffering cardiac arrest whilst playing for Denmark against Finland. The Inter Milan star collapsed in Saturday’s game in Copenhagen and received prolonged treatment on the field before being transferred to hospital. Now in a stable condition, Eriksen has vowed not to give up. “Thank you, I…