One dies as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Tragedy struck in Lagos on Thursday when a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area, leaving one person dead and two others rescued. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), which confirmed the incident, said the building collapsed around midnight at No. 42 Governors […]
Windstorm displaces 8,000 in two months
No fewer than 8,000 people who reside in South West parts of the country, have been rendered homeless by wind and rainstorms which ravaged the areas within a space of two months.
Riverine communities cry out over dearth of infrastructure
Residents of 18 riverine communities of Onisiwo Island Kingdom, Apapa area of Lagos State, have cried out loud to any ‘messiah’who could save them from their present predicament of alleged marginalisation, total neglect and misrepresentation.
Fun as tourists, residents storm Lagos carnival
IN the last five years, it has become a tradition for the Lagos State Government to organize the Black Heritage Festival to celebrate the rich culture of the state in particular and Africa in general.
Rivers community laments: Our village is turning into a graveyard
Prominent indigenes of Okpara community in Rivers State are saddened over what they described as a most disturbing development in their community.
Lagos goes tough with mast owners
FROM Friday, the Lagos State government will start imposing heavy sanctions on owners of masts that are either sub-standard or not captured in its database.
