Category: Lagos State

A building at Onipanu area of Lagos has reportedly collapsed. This is barely two weeks after a church building under construction collapsed opposite Number 17, Cardoso Street, off Martins Street in Mushin. The incident occurred at about 1.07am at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju but details could not be ascertained at press time. The […]

Thirteen more bodies have been recovered from the ill-fated boat sailing from Mile 2 to Ibeshe, a suburb of Lagos, on Saturday, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Confirming this casualty figure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, the agency’s Zone Coordinator, South-West, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said that a total of 17 bodies […]

Four bodies have been recovered from Friday’s boat mishap at Ojo area of Lagos. The four bodies, part of passengers in a W19 fibre boat carrying 16 passengers were recovered at Mile 2 area on Saturday. The boat capsized on Friday night. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed the recovery […]

Emergency responders have rescued three persons from a Lexus Jeep that was swept away by a heavy flood around Oyatoki area of Agege, Lagos State. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Saturday in Lagos. Farinloye said that the incident involved […]

Boats at the LASWA Yard, Five Cowries Terminal, Ikoyi, Lagos Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around the Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occurred on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday suspended the new state ‘Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications’ issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health. A statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, lamented that among several factors which contribute to maternal mortality, illegal […]

Indiscriminate disposal of waste is still a big problem in Lagos A waste recycling company, Freee Recycle Limited says Lagos State generates 870,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually. Speaking at an event recently in Lagos, Managing Director of BASF West Africa, Jean-Marc, described the volume of waste generated by the state as a source of […]

Three female children of the same parents have drowned in a swimming pool on their yet-to-be-identified parents’ estate in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that both husband and wife had gone for an event when the three children left their house to swim in the pool. As of the time of […]

A nurse, Oluchi Nwoke-Okoi, on Monday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how an Arabic teacher, allegedly fingered his nine Islamic pupils, ages seven to 13 years. The suspect is facing a nine-count- charge bordering on sexual assault. Nwoke-Okoi, a registered nurse and midwife, while being led in evidence by the State […]