Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a woman said to be in her 80s, died during a partial collapse of a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: 1 dead as truck falls off Otedola Bridge
One person, a yet to be identified male, died in a lone accident involving a truck at Otedola Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, after falling off the bridge on Tuesday. As a result, motorists have been urged to ply alternative routes…
No casualty in Balogun Market, Lagos fire outbreak – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said on Thursday that no casualty was recorded at the Balogun Market fire on Broad Street on the Lagos Island. Its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the fire began at about…
Rainfall: Lagos building sinks, 9 escape death
Nine yet-to-be-identified ladies who were trapped when a storey building around Akinwunmi Street, Mende, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, sunk due to torrential rainfall, were rescued on Monday. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye,…
Fire guts 3 storey building in Lagos
Tragedy struck in the Oniru, Lekki area of Lagos State as fire gutted a three-storey building. Channels Television’s correspondent, Dare Idowu, who was at the scene, observed that the incident occurred on Sunday morning. The immediate cause of the inferno…
Fire guts Lagos warehouse, destroys property
Fire has gutted a warehouse on Broad Street, in the CMS area of Victoria Island, Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He stated that the fire…
LASG acquires chopper, other equipment to manage disaster (Vanguard)
The Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that it has acquired a helicopter and other multi-billion naira rescue equipment to reduce losses often recorded during disasters and other emergencies in the state. The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management,…
Otedola fire disaster victims demand DNA result (Guardian)
Families of the Otedola tanker fire accidents that occurred on June 28, 2018 have urged the Lagos State government to release the report of the DNA test carried out. This is just as the state government has begun moves to…
* Oshodi interchange Skywalk Bridge ready (Nation) * Lagos youths urge participation in elections (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 5, 2018 Oshodi interchange Skywalk Bridge ready (Nation) The fixing of the Skywalk Bridge linking terminals one and two of the Oshodi Transport Interchange has been completed, the contractor, Planet Projects Limited, said yesterday.…
