Governor Sanwo-Olu has on Thursday announced the tribunal to probe the Ikoyi Building Collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, inaugurated members of the investigation tribunal to conduct an inquiry into the misconduct responsible for the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area … Read more
Wale Bob-Oseni, a Real Estate Dealer and Executive Director of African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment has been identified as one of the casualties who died in the ill-fated 21-Storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi on November 2, 2021. Wale Bob-Oseni, who is based in the United States was reportedly on his way to the airport … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu has set up a six-man probe panel and appointed a chairman over the Ikoyi Building Collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has set up a six-man independent investigation team to probe the remote and immediate cause of the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of … Read more
Lagos Lawmakers have taken serious action on Ikoyi Building Collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, visited the Ikoyi building collapse site to access the level of damages. The lawmakers hinted that concerned government officials would be invited to answer questions in relation to the disaster. This … Read more
He promised that those found culpable will be made to face the law EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has decried the tragic building collapse in Ikoyi which has so far claimed 21 lives, noting that “mistakes were made from all angles”. The governor made the remarks on Wednesday when he … Read more
A resident has been feared dead as a popular residential building collapsed in Rivers. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a resident has been reported dead, while two others were injured after a residential building collapsed in Woji, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the deceased and the injured persons were working … Read more
About 55 of the 136 units at Champlain Towers South collapsed around 1:30 a.m., officials said, leaving huge piles of rubble Part of a 12-story residential building collapsed on Thursday in the South Florida town of Surfside, killing at least one and leaving almost 100 people unaccounted for. About 55 of the 136 units at … Read more
Officials say Ten people have lost their lives after a three-story building collapsed before dawn on Monday in western India. Report has it that about 25 are feared trapped in the residential building. The accident in the city of Bhiwandi, which neighbours India’s financial capital Mumbai, happened around 3:40 am (2210 GMT Sunday), according to … Read more
Tragedy was averted in the early hours of Wednesday when occupants of a one-storey building that collapsed on Kurna Dangawan Jingau Street in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano State escaped by a whisker. The occupants were said to have escaped few minutes before the building collapsed around 12.30am. It was gathered that no … Read more
Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed the collapse of another building at No 312, Ijegun Road, Ikotun on Saturday. This is happening barely 24 hours after a three storey building collapsed at Freeman Street in Lagos Island that led to the death of three persons and nine … Read more
In fast response to reports on a distressed two-storey building located at Olaosun close, by Abati Barracks, off Western Avenue in Surulere axis of Lagos, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Team in alliance with officials from the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, performed a controlled demolition of the defective structure after due … Read more
Approximately 10 buildings including a school and church have collapsed at Obeleagu St. and Nkissi Aroli axis of Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra following erosion caused by the downpour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obeleagu community in Onitsha metropolis has been endangered by gully erosion which has turned into an … Read more
Lagos State Government through the Safety Commission has sealed another under construction building in Nnamdi Azikwe road, Lagos Island for allegedly violating building laws of the state. Ekohotblog reports that the sealing occurred during the safety awareness campaign walk tagged ‘keep safe, stay alive. In recent time, there have been series of collapsed buildings across … Read more
A two-storey building has on Thursday, collapsed at Ojuelegba area of Lagos. The incident occurred at about 8:55pm at No 7, Rufai Street, Ojuelegba. No life was lost. Some of the residents said that virtually all the inhabitants had vacated the building before the crash but still had some of their belonging inside the building. … Read more
Eight persons were seriously injured yesterday in a building collapse that occurred at an ongoing construction at Jericho area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The workers, all males, according to New Telegraph, were rushed to the Jericho Specialist Hospital for treatment while many other workers at the site were protesting and asking the Site … Read more
Lagos State government has received and accommodated 138 internally-displaced persons, IDPs, created by building collapse and the ongoing demolition of distressed buildings at the State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Resettlement Centre, Igando, Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The other resettlement camp at Agbowa, Ikorodu area of the state, was yet to be opened … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, sympathized with the families of victims. The President in the statement charged the Lagos State government to do all that was needful, to avoid future recurrence of such tragic developments. He said: “It touches one to lose precious … Read more
Ambode on Wednesday visited the scene of a three-storey building which collapsed in Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island, where he commiserated with families of victims who lost their lives, most of whom are children. Governor Ambode, who got to the scene of the incident at about 2:42p.m., described the incident as unfortunate, however, … Read more
Lagos State governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the families of the victims of the collapsed three-storey building on 14 Massey Street, Lagos Island, which housed a primary school, yesterday. Sanwo-Olu expressed his sympathy to the victims’ families in a statement by his media office, describing the incident as “one tragedy too many”. … Read more
A three storey building is reported to have collapsed at Itafaji in Lagos today, March 13. As at the time of fielding this report, the cause and casualties of the accident are not yet clear. More details shortly.