Nigerian Navy Rescues Victims of Building Collapse in Lagos

Nigerian Navy Rescues Victims of Building Collapse in Lagos

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Personnel of the Nigerian Navy have rescued victims trapped in a building that collapsed at Alakija in Lagos State and evacuated them to hospital for medical treatment. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the rescue operation was launched after the Navy received a distress call about the incident. Naval personnel were immediately deployed to the scene, where […]

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FCT Minister Takes Action After Jikwoyi Building Collapse: Owner Arrested, Land Revoked

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of the owner of a building which collapsed on Good Friday, April 3, at Jikwoyi area of the FCT, and directed the seizure of the land. Addressing journalists during an on-the-spot assessment of the wreckage on Tuesday, the Minister disclosed that the owner was already in the advanced stages of building […]

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FCT Police Command Responds to Building Collapse in Jikwoyi

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The FCT Police Command has confirmed a building collapse incident in Jikwoyi Phase 1 of the Federal Capital Territory. According to a press statement signed on Friday by the Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, ASP Josephine Adeh, the three-storey building, which was under construction, collapsed at approximately 9:00 AM on April 3rd, 2026. Upon receiving the distress call, Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed […]

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President Tinunu Reiterates Commitment to Building Infrastructure

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of his administration to building infrastructure that serves the people and unlock economic potentials. The President stated this when he commissioned the newly constructed right-hand service carriageway of the Inner Northern Expressway (INEX) from Ring Road 3 (RR3) to Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway), in Abuja. He said, “This vital carriageway we commission today is not just […]

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Panic as hoodlums loot evacuated building in flooded Ogun community

Residents of Isheri Estate Community at the OPIC end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed worries over the safety of their properties as hoodlums looted an evacuated building in the area.

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How I survived death at Ebonyi building collapse – Labourer

A labourer, Nkwegu Shadrach, has narrated why he was not affected by the building collapse that occurred on Tuesday evening in the Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi State. The three-storey building located within the premises of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki I, Ebonyi State, collapsed when some construction workers were working inside it. The building, which collapsed to the foundation level, is owned by the member representing Afikpo […]

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