Tag: Olusosun
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LASG to convert Olusosun dump to recreational park
The 47-hectares Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos is undergoing capping to stop emission of poisonous smoke and fire outbreak at the facility, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. NAN correspondent who visited the dumpsite on Monday reports that work is in full gear as earthmoving equipment are seen overlaying with sand while loaders are pouring laterite…
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Special Report: Lagosians breathing contaminated air, risk serious health issues [Photos]
The recent fire outbreaks at Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota area of Lagos State is a disaster waiting to happen if the appropriate authorities and agencies do not act fast. A visit to the site on Tuesday by TheNewsGuru.com team when another fire broke out showed that apart from the health hazards, industries and corporate organisations…
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Olusosun: Police Arrest 80, recovers toy gun, weapons, fake dollars
The Lagos State Police have arrested over 80 miscreants, recovered a toy gun, six butchers’ knives, 21 kitchen knives, nine hammers, fake dollars and substances suspected to be cannabis and other dangerous weapons from Olusosun Dumpsite squatters. The police team, comprising of officers drawn from Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Taskforce, Counter Terrorism Unit,…
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Olusosun dumpsite fire: Three students collapse, residents choke on air pollution in Lagos
The fire incidence which occurred at Olusosun waste dump site in Lagos yesterday, has stirred panic among the citizenry of the metropolis. According to reports the thick dark smoke which enveloped the area has reportedly affected pupils of Ikosi High School, Ketu, with three of the pupils collapsing during school hours on Thursday, March 15,…