Tag: Collapse
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Building collapse: Red Cross, others appeal for blood for victims
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr Olakunle Lasisi, Secretary of NRC, Lagos made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Publication trending on social media to appeal to the public for blood…
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‘APC brought untold hardship on Nigerians; party will collapse before 2019 elections’
A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, has oredicted the collapse of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2019 general elections in the country. Onuesoke, who is also a leader of the PDP, said the APC had brought hardship to Nigerians. This was contained in…
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JUST IN: Another 3-storey building collapses in Lagos [Photos]
Another three-storey building on Tuesday collapsed at Ilufe road, Alaba International Market at the Ojo area of Lagos, TheNewsGuru.com authoritatively reports. Confirming the incident to TheNewsGuru.com, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu said there was no life lost nor injuries sustained. According to Tiamiyu, the three-storey building…
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JUST IN: Panic as another four-storey building collapses In Lagos [Photos]
A four-storey building has collapsed at Tokunbo Street, off Odunfa, Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with many people still trapped in the debris. The building is said to be owned by Kafo Family which was reportedly managed by Isola Costa. It collapsed around 3.00pm. Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe said five people had…
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Building collapse: Lagos arraigns Lekki Gardens MD, others for manslaughter
The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Richard Nyong before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere over alleged complicity in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of the State on March 10, 2016. Nyong was arraigned alongside others before Justice…
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Photos: Panic as heavy rain fall collapses Jebba road bridge
Residents and motorists plying the Jebba/Mokwa/Kontagora road in Niger State have been advised to use alternate roads as the bridge in Tatabu and Gida Moin village collapsed due to heavy down pour with several vehicles trapped inside. The alternative link road pending the time the bridge will be reconstructed is Abuja/Lokoja road. Officials of the…
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Just in: Another two-storey building collapses in Lagos
Barely three days in which a 3-storey building collapsed at Ilasamaja area of Lagos, another two-storey building collapsed on Saturday at Ebute Meta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The building, located at Cole Street, Ebute Meta according to an eye witness account was under renovation when it collapsed during the heavy downpour of Saturday. A…
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BREAKING: 2 dead, many injured as Lagos police college building collapses
A police sergeant and another person lost their lives when a building collapsed at Highway police Barracks in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Christmas Day. The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Maganement Agency (LASEMA), Mr Adeshina Tiamiyu confirmed the death. Tiamiyu said that the agency had earlier received a distress call on the collapsed building at…
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PHOTOS: Uyo church collapse victims on intensive medicals
The office of the Akwa Ibom state ministry of health has released photos of recent Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc collapse victims presently receiving intensive medical care at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo. The tragedy, which occurred on Saturday 10 December 2016, almost took the life of the state governor, Governor Udom Emmanuel,…
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Many feared dead as church collapses during service in Akwa Ibom
A church building belonging to Reigners Bible Church has collapsed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with many feared dead. The Reigners Bible Church, located along Uyo Village Road, was filled to capacity because its pastor was being consecrated as a Bishop, when the tragedy occurred, witnesses said. “Pastor Akan Week was being consecrated today so…