No fewer than 23 persons were trapped in a three-storey building under construction which collapsed in Ibadan on Friday, witnesses said. The incident occurred about 5.30p.m.the witnesses told News Agency of Nigeria(NAN). David Aderibigbe, a witness who lives close to the building site, said no fewer than 23 workers and two food vendors were trapped […]
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BREAKING: 23 trapped, 6 rescued in Ibadan collapsed building, sympathisers lament 5-hour delay
At least, 23 people whose whereabouts are still unknown are said to have been trapped in a two-storeyed building that collapsed Sogoye area in Ibadan, Friday evening. The sad incident happened at Sogoye area, along Idi Arere in Bode after the Molete bridge in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to an eye witness who […]
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Lagos Island collapsed building: We’ve rescued all trapped victims — LASEMA
The General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASRMA), Mr. Adeshina Tiamiyu, has said there is no one left trapped under the debris of the collapsed building on No. 63 Massey Street, Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island. Addressing newsmen at the scene of the incident Thursday morning, Tiamiyu, said every trapped victim in the collapsed […]
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Pupils, pregnant woman die in collapsed building in Lagos
A pregnant woman, the proprietor of the nursery/Primary school and 19 others, including no fewer than 12 pupils died in the collapsed building at Massey Street, Itafaji on Lagos Island on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital sources said.
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Wailings, blame trade as rescue workers dig into rubble of collapsed building
The wailing was as intense as the surging crowd in their hundreds that stood sentry as emergency workers, health officials and willing ‘Good Samaritans’ poured over the debris of the collapsed building at Massey Street, Ita-faji in Lagos Island.
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‘It’s touching to lose precious lives’ — Buhari speaks on collapsed building
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with families of victims who lost their lives in the three-storey building that collapsed at Ita-Faaji, Lagos Island. Speaking through Femi Adesina, his special adviser
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WATCH: Live coverage of the rescue at the collapsed building at Ita Faaji Area, Lagos State Nigeria.
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Architects call for investigation into collapse of buildings in Abia
The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) have called on Abia Government to investigate the causes of collapsed buildings in the state. The Abia Chapters of NIA and ARCON jointly made the call in Aba, during their fact-finding mission to the sites of recent collapsed buildings in the state […] …
P’Harcourt Collapsed Building: My trapped brother’s phone no longer reachable – Resident
As rescuers due into the collapsed building in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, a relative of one of the trapped victims said his brother, who was earlier calling to be rescued, had suddenly become unreachable.
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