Breaking News
BREAKING: LASEMA recovers body from Banana Island collapsed building
“When a roll call was done by the site supervisors, everyone was accounted for. Nobody could ascertain whether the victim whose body was found this morning was on the site – as of the time the roll call was taken,” he said.
One body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed seven-story building at 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s search and recovery efforts unearthed the remains of the adult male, whose details were unknown yet, according to the Lagos State Information and Strategy Commissioner, Gbenga Omotosho, on Friday.
“The excavation of the site, using the architectural designs, continues. The site has been divided into quadrants for a painstaking search and rescue operation. Quadrants two and three have been levelled to ground zero, with the search operation completed. Quadrant for is ongoing,” he added in a statement.
According to him, 25 persons were rescued from the construction site on Wednesday, noting “they are all doing fine.”
“When a roll call was done by the site supervisors, everyone was accounted for. Nobody could ascertain whether the victim whose body was found this morning was on the site – as of the time the roll call was taken,” he said.
Do You Watch Aljazeera News Channel? Then Perhaps You Need To Read This -By Joe Dauda
In the beginning (and you may be surprised to know this) it was the Sunnis that were the mortal enemies...
Omoyele Sowore: Marking Family Joys Amid A Legacy Of Struggle -By Isaac Asabor
It is true that his style has sometimes drawn criticism. His confrontational approach unsettles many who prefer compromise. Yet, one...
Trump’s Geoeconomics, its Implications, and Africa’s Challenges -By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
The general thinking in Asia and Africa is that the fall of the US dollar is not imminent, but could...
PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION: Between Omoyele Sowore/Nigeria and Julius Malema/SouthAfrica -By Richard ODUSANYA
Omoyele Sowore represents a different model—what might be called “dissident outsiderism.” A former student leader (President) and a courageous non-conformists....
The Politics of Liberation: Bob Marley in Postcolonial Discourse -By Patrick Iwelunmor
Through the metaphor of Babylon, Marley diagnosed the postcolonial condition with prophetic clarity. Babylon was not just ancient scripture; it...