Lekki-Ikoyi Tollgate: Sanwo-Olu Intervenes, Agrees on Tolling Concessions

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Lekki-Ikoyi Tollgate: Sanwo-Olu Intervenes Agrees on Tolling Concessions EDITOR’S PICK Anambra Commences Prayer Session To End Monday Sit At Home Order S/East Attacks: Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention A Causal Factor – Soludo NIN: FG Orders Telcos To Block Unlinked SIMs Immediately EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has conceded to make … Read more

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Forensic Scientists Identify One More Victim

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Forensic Scientists Identify One More Victim Eko Hot Blog reports that Richard Somiari, director of Lagos DNA and forensic centre, says one more body recovered from the rubble of the high-rise that collapsed in Ikoyi has been identified. More than 40 persons — including Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, the developing company in charge … Read more

Ikoyi Building Collapse: No Plan To Compensate Families Of 50 Victims – LASG

Ikoyi Building Collapse

No compensation for families of 50 victims of Ikoyi building collapse – LASG …all those who evacuated bodies of their loved ones and asked for assistance were given money for transportation and funeral. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has revealed that there will be no compensation for families of 50 people … Read more

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Read Full Details As Structural Engineer Makes More Revelations

The structural engineer has made more revelations over the Ikoyi building collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Structural Engineer, Mr Muritala Olawale, has narrated how Fourscore Heights altered a four storey building plan to 21-storey building which collapsed on Nov. 1 at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … Read more

Opinion!!! Building collapse in Mosquito Republic

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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

Editorial: The Unanswered Rhetorics Of Ikoyi Building Collapse: Who Let This Happen?

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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

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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 Commiserates With LASG And Victims Of Ikoyi Building Collapse

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

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Redeployed Female Corps Member Confirmed Dead

Redeployed Female Corps Member

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

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Sanwo-Olu Declares Three Days Mourning, Orders Flags To Fly At Half Mast

Three Days Mourning

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

Governor Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Tribunal To Probe Ikoyi Building Collapse (Photos)

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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

How Airport-Bound Real Estate Mogul Perished In Ikoyi Building Collapse

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

[BREAKING] Ikoyi Collapsed Building: Death Toll Rises To 36

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The death toll from the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday has risen from 22 to 36. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the South-West Region, Ibrahim Farinloye, has announced that the death toll from the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, … Read more

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Governor Sanwo-Olu Sets Up Six-Man Probe Panel, Appoints Chairman

Probe Panel

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 Take Serious Action On Ikoyi Building Collapse

Lagos Lawmakers

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

Lagos Building Collapse: Sanwo-Olu Reveals Names Of Survivors

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Governor Sanwo-Olu has revealed the names of survivors of the Lagos building collapse.   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has on Wednesday released the names of survivors of the collapsed building in the Ikoyi area of the state. The governor revealed the names and ages of the survivors while addressing newsmen … Read more

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Death Toll Hits 22 As Emergency Workers Recover Two More Bodies

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Death toll at the Ikoyi building collapse has hit 22 as two more bodies were recovered by the emergency workers at the site on Wednesday.   EKO HOT BLOG reports that two more bodies have on Wednesday been recovered by emergency workers at the site of collapsed building in the Lekki area of Lagos State. … Read more

Tinubu Speaks On Ikoyi Building Collapse

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Tinubu has spoken about the Ikoyi building collapse.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has called for the sanction of officials indicted over the Ikoyi building collapse. The APC chieftain, who backed the decision of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to sanction those who failed in their responsibilities to prevent … Read more

BREAKING: Another Building Collapses In Lagos

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Another building has collapsed in Lagos State.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that another building has on Tuesday collapsed in the Lekki area of Lagos State. This online news platform gathered that the collapsed building located at Osapa London area was under construction. A photo of the collapsed building was shared on Twitter by @SkyGospelNewsT1. https://twitter.com/skygospelnewst1/status/1455535738779471879?s=21 Further details on the collapsed building, however, … Read more