The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the death toll in the building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state had risen to five person. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a…
Heavy storm hits Lagos community, residents decry government neglect
A severe storm that reportedly struck the Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, on May 25, 2024, has left residents devastated and questioning the emergency response capabilities of the state. A resident and X user, @swaagsphotos, on Tuesday described the…
Man allegedly drowns in Lagoon to escape arrest-Police
A man simply identified as Azeez, has allegedly jumped into the lagoon in Lagos and drowned, to avoid arrest for being accused of stealing some bags of cement. The Spokesperson of the Police command in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed…
3 die as fire guts commercial vehicle in Lagos
An accident involving a commercial bus with number plate MUS 753 YD claimed three lives on Sunday after the vehicle caught fire along the Lekki expressway of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement…
14 injured as two BRT vehicles collide in Lagos
Fourteen persons were injured in a crash that happened around 10am on the Bus Rapid Transport corridor at the Cement Bus Stop, Valley Estate, inward Ile Zik on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The accident on Tuesday involved two BRT buses that…
LASEMA warns Ketu residents on patronising cart pushers
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) has warned Agboiyi – Ketu Local Council Development Area residents to desist from patronising cart pushers. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the warning in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos.…
Fire razes Lagos orphanage home, 7 children rescued
Seven children were rescued on Sunday after fire gutted a storey building occupied by an orphanage home on Wole Madariola Street in the Aguda area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, in a statement on Monday,…
Lagos Mainland Youths mourn as Lagos gas explosion victim is buried
Young people under the aegis of Mainland Youth Initiative have donated cash to victims of a gas explosion which occurred in April 2023 at Lagos Mainland of Lagos State. The Convener of Mainland Youth Initiative, Mr Rilwan Tinubu, said in a…
Children injured as school bus somersaults in Lagos
A school bus conveying children of ages one to five, on Thursday in Lagos, somersaulted and injured the occupants. The accident occurred in the morning at Surulere. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who witnessed the accident, reports that…
1 dead as building collapses in Lagos
One person has been confirmed dead after a storey building collapsed in the Aromire area of Ikeja, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred at about 6:35 pm on Wednesday evening. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State…