Tag: LASEMA
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LASEMA blames Ikotun pipeline leakages to activities of vandals
Emergency responders in Lagos on Friday averted another fire outbreak in the Ikotun area of the state following pipeline leakages in the area, blaming the incident on the activities of pipeline vandals. “Upon arrival at the incident scene, Omoboriowo Street, Pipeline Bus Stop Igando-Ikotun Road, Igando, it was observed a very large volume of PMS…
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LASG to prosecute drivers of tanker fire
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says it will prosecute the drivers of articulated vehicles involved in accidents in the early hours of Thursday to serve as deterrent to other reckless drivers. The Agency and other emergency responders, including its national counterpart, NEMA, the Police, Lagos Fire Service, FRSC and the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety…
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Love gone sour in Alausa: Court convicts DG LASEMA’s ex-girlfriend for forgery
A Lagos High Court, sitting in the Igbosere area has convicted a civil servant, Ms Olaide Ibraheem for forging documents of a property belonging to her ex-lover, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osayintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). The court imposed on her a N750,000 fine or a two-year jail term. Ibraheem who is a…
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One dead, 3 injured as 2 vehicles collide in Ikoyi
One person died and three others sustained different degrees of injuries on Sunday following an accident involving two vehicles in front of Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this in Lagos. Okunbor said the accident was as a result of over-speeding by the drivers, saying,…
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Homeless woman gives birth under Lagos bridge [Photo]
A woman without home nor family has given birth to a bouncing baby boy under a bridge in Lagos State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) made this known on Saturday. Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, DG/CEO of LASEMA said the agency ambulance team at Eti-Osa delivered Ms Blessing Emmanuel, a 35-year-old…
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Two kids killed, 10 injured in Lagos building collapse
Two children were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday. The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm. It was gathered that the building collapsed following a mudslide which was occasioned by heavy downpour in that part of the state. According to the Director…
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LASEMA raises alarm over pipeline leakage at Ipaja [Photos]
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline along the axis at Mosan Bus Stop, Kakatin area, Ipaja, Lagos State, is leaking. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, immediately…
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LASEMA begins demolition of distress buildings in Lagos
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has said the agency had started demolition of distressed buildings in Lagos Island with three-storey building located at Bamigbose street. Oke-Osanyintolu made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the demolition in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the…