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…

Truck plunges into canal on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A tanker has reportedly plunged into the canal at Kara end on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The incident was said to have occurred at about 3 pm, inward Ibadan. A motorist, Alhaji Sanni Akinlade said he was on his way from…

One escapes death in Lagos collapsed building

A female adult has reportedly escaped death at the scene of a building collapse which occurred at Number 15, Oke-Arin Street, Ilupeju/Palm Grove in Lagos State. The abandoned two-storey building reportedly collapsed to ground Zero in the early hours of…

15 bodies recovered from 16-passenger capsized boat

A total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the 16-passenger boat that capsized on July 8 at Ojo area of Lagos State. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed the new figure. Four bodies of…

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