Workers Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses In Uyo EKO HOT BLOG reports that a four-storey building under construction collapsed in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Saturday. The building, which is located at Iman Street, off Aka Road in the capital city, fell on another building next to it. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
Seven dead, one Injured In Fresh Building Collapse EKO HOT BLOG reports that seven persons have been confirmed dead and one other injured after a building at Bursali village Birniwa local Government area of Jigawa State collapsed. Police spokesman DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday morning. Shiisu said … Read more
The Lagos state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako has resigned his appointment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has accepted the resignation of the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako. EDITOR’S PICK: You’re A National Figure, Passionate About Nigeria’s … Read more
The Lagos State Govt has ordered the immediate arrest of the developer of the collapsed building at Oba Abiodun Oniru Road. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has ordered the arrest of the developer and building professionals working on the seven-floor structure that collapsed at Oba Abiodun Oniru Road in the … Read more
Six Trapped As Seven-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos EKO HOT BLOG reports that six persons have been trapped under the rubble of a collapsed seven-storey building on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lekki area of Lagos State. This online media platform gathered that the seven-storey building was under construction when it collapsed in the early … Read more
A three-storey building has collapsed in Kano Market. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a three-storey building under construction has collapsed in one of the GSM markets in Kano. The building is located on Beirut road, a very busy area in Kano. Many people are feared trapped in the rubble as of the time … Read more
The Lagos State Government has urged professionals to rise against building collapse in the State EKO HOT BLOG reports that the call was made by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, at the sensitisation workshop on Building Collapse, organised by the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers … Read more
LASEMA, in its final update on Sunday, a total of five adult males were rescued (alive) and taken to nearest hospitals for further treatment However, four adult males were recovered dead EDITOR’S PICK Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano 2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Threatens Boycott Of Polls Over Zoning Niger-Delta Youth Group Sends Strong Warning … Read more
Building collapse is not uncommon in Lagos due to lax regulatory oversight and sharp practices by developers It was discovered that the building had been captured by the LASBCA District Office and served with all Statutory Notices, Sealed at District and Central Enforcement Level EDITOR’S PICK Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano 2023 Presidency: … Read more
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has been directed to stop taking applications for approval above three floors in Ebute-Metta Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development said that the move followed an audit of buildings in the area EDITOR’S PICK Why I Haven’t Named Those Behind Insecurity In Imo —Uzodimma 2023 Presidency: … Read more
President Buhari lamented the frequency of building collapses in the country and urged relevant authorities to do more to halt further reoccurrences Out of the 10 deaths reported, six are males and four females. EDITOR’S PICK [JUST IN] 2023: Uwazuruike Under Fire For Endorsing Yahaya Bello 2023: PDP Picks Abuja For Convention, NEC Decides Zoning … Read more
Tears As 2 Scholars Killed In Building Collapse Buried In Kano The two scholars identified as Ali, 28 and Abdulganiyu, 23 reportedly gasped their last breath when a one-storey building located in the Hotoro area collapsed around 3 AM Friday night. EDITOR’S PICK Gunmen Abduct Wife, Daughter Of Plateau State Commissioner Court Strikes Out Charges … Read more
Many trapped as three-story building collapsed In Akanbi, Yaba EKO HOT BLOG reports that a three-story building still under construction on Akanbi Crescent in the Yaba area of Lagos State has collapsed with many people trapped inside. Reports say there are possible casualties stuck in the building. Read Also: Gunshots As 2 NURTW Factions Clash In … Read more
By Tunde Odesola The throttle of the stationary molue stuck out like the heel of a prostitute’s stiletto. Abere, the bus driver, pedalled hard on the throttle while exhaust fumes drifted through the slits in the floorboard, smarting passengers’ eyes and noses. Coughs and curses followed. The driver gulped the herbal alcoholic content in a … Read more
On Monday, November 1, 2021, a development project managed by Fourscore Homes Limited along Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, crashed to the ground, heaping 21 storeys worth of debris on approximately 50 people who were on-site at the time of the building collapse. Eko Hot Blog Perspective on the Ikoyi Carnage The succeeding days have spun … Read more
Ikoyi building collapse: Casualties hit 42 as Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu visit site The Lagos helmsman added that relatives were starting to identify bodies EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Saturday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu paid a visit to the Ikoyi building that collapsed earlier this week. Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by Bola Tinubu, his predecessor, and … Read more
Eko Club International, a community of Lagosians in the diaspora, has expressed its heartfelt commiseration to the Lagos State Government as well as the families who lost loved ones to the tragic building collapse at Gerrard Road Ikoyi, Lagos state. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Rokosu-Lawal on Friday, November 5, … Read more
Abia conducts integrity tests on structures in markets and malls to protect residents from building collapse …to remodel Ariaria International Market and New Market in Ngwa Road, Aba. Abia State Government has directed that integrity tests be conducted on old and new structures in markets and malls across the state, even as it promised to … Read more
A redeployed female corps member has been confirmed dead in the Ikoyi Building Collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Zainab Sanni Oyindamola, has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Zainab was confirmed to be serving with the construction company, Fourscore Homes … Read more
Sanwo-Olu has declared three days mourning in Lagos State and ordered flags to fly at half mast. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse, which occurred at the Ikoyi area of the state on Monday. This is just as the … Read more