Three bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a two-storey building under construction that collapsed on Tuesday in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. The victims include two adult males and a teenage female, who were trapped under the debris for hours. At press time, the cause of the collapse, which occurred at 2 p.m., was yet to be ascertained. …

Five persons have been recovered dead from the debris of an early hours collapsed building at 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, while five others were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred about 3:58 a.m. At press time, men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), were at the scene …

Tragedy struck on Sunday when a mosque suddenly collapsed on worshippers, including children, at Yusuf Street, Papa Ajao, Ladipo area of Lagos State. The incident resulted in three confirmed deaths and seven injuries. Four individuals who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital, while four others were treated and discharged at the scene. According to an eyewitness, …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around the Onipan area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said the man was rescued dead in …

A yet-to-be-identified drainage worker with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) was on Monday trapped in the underground drainage at the Onipanu area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who confirmed the incident said the agency had activated the state’s emergency response operations from its Onipanu Base to rescue …

With the impending release of Lagdo dam in Cameroon on the River Benue only days ahead, Lagos State Government has said that it is prepared for the consequences. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said on Monday that it has ramped up preparedness for imminent flood gate opening. According to LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, this is in “line …

The man who jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge area of Lagos on Tuesday has been identified as Buka Abana. This is just as rescue workers succeeded in retrieving his corpse on Thursday after days of searching. It was learnt that the 30-year-old, believed to be a drug addict, had left his Lekki Phase I residence about …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it is partnering with the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to enhance public safety in the transport sector. LASEMA said on Friday that its plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with NSIB for effective collaboration, which commenced in March 2023, have been successfully concluded. The Permanent Secretary/CEO of the agency, Dr. …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Monday, said it rescued seven motherless children in a domestic fire that engulfed an orphanage on Sunday afternoon in the Aguda area of the state. In a statement by its Public Affairs Unit Head, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, the agency said that seven male children, aged between one and seven, were rescued by …

Suspected vandals on Tuesday busted one of the petroleum product pipelines in Ijedodo, Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area of the Lagos State. This followed fuel scarcity as a result of hoarding of the products, which has caused untold hardship on motorists and commuters. The sate Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and Nigeria Police and other …