Many trapped as building collapses in Ebute Metta

There are fears that some persons might have died after a building collapsed along Cemetery Road, opposite the health centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos. The two-storey building, which houses shops and residential apartments, collapsed just after noon on Friday. Many…

*Lagos boat mishap: 7 died, 14 rescued as search ends (Guardian) *2,430 virus patients decline to show up for treatment (Nation)

Lagos boat mishap: 7 died, 14 rescued as search ends (Guardian) The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said 14 people were rescued alive and seven died at the end of the rescue operation of a…

*Lagos seals 10 private schools for flouting closure directive (Nation) *Cleric donates face masks, palliatives to Alimosho residents (Guardian)

Lagos seals 10 private schools for flouting closure directive (Nation) The Lagos State Government has sealed 10 private schools that flouted the closure directives of the federal and state governments as a result of Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the safety…

*Another fire averted as tankers collide at Lagos-Ibadan expressway (DailyTrust) *Boat mishap: LASWA warns ferry operators to stop night travelling (Nation)

Another fire averted as tankers collide at Lagos-Ibadan expressway (DailyTrust) There was panic at the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday as an accident that could have led to a fire outbreak was averted when two tankers loaded with petrol collided, spilling…

*Court remands 2 cousins over alleged murder of Maersk MD’s wife (Guardian) *Hoodlum kills Lagos community leader during police raid (Punch)

Court remands 2 cousins over alleged murder of Maersk MD’s wife (Guardian) An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded two cousins: Olamilekan Goke and Akande Adeyinka, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over alleged rape and murder of the…

*Flood sweeps away teenager in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Police arrest northern youths at Lagos border (Punch)

Flood sweeps away teenager in Lagos (DailyTrust) Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Emergency officials in Lagos Tuesday morning intensified search for a missing 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat, who was reportedly washed away after Monday’s downpour. The Lagos…

Flood sweeps away four-year-old girl in Lagos

Flood resulting from heavy downpour carried a four-year-old girl, Azeezat, away around Olabode Street, in the Papa-Asafa area of Orile in Agege, Lagos State. People residing in the area were thrown into panic after the victim went missing on Thursday,…

2 kids killed, 10 injured in Lagos building collapse

Two children were on Wednesday confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos. The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street, Ogudu, around 12:30 pm. It was gathered that the building collapsed following a mudslide…

*LASEMA evacuates residents (Nation) *Lagos to evacuate silts cleared from drains, says Bello (Nation)

LASEMA evacuates residents (Nation) The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, yesterday confirmed the partial collapse of a three-storey building at 6, Olonode Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that after…

*One dead, two injured as tanker rams into car, bus on Lagos bridge (Guardian) *Pen-Cinema Bridge Will Soon Be Completed- Hamzat (Independent)

One dead, two injured as tanker rams into car, bus on Lagos bridge (Guardian) AN accident on the Otedola bridge, Lagos State, yesterday claimed the life of an unidentified woman. A tanker loaded with petrol on Thursday rammed into a…

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