President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to head Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Ebola Preparedness and approved ₦10 billion for emergency response efforts.
The fund is intended to strengthen the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), enhance disease surveillance and improve the country’s preparedness against Ebola and other emerging public health threats.
LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE: ONE D€@D, THREE RESCUED.
A two-storey building under construction collapsed early Friday morning on Akinola Street, near Fadeyi Bus Stop, off Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
Three persons suspected to be construction workers were rescued alive, while one b%dy was recovered.
Rescue operations are ongoing as emergency responders search for possible survivors trapped beneath the rubble. The cause of the collapse is yet to be determined.
Another sad day for nollywood. Veteran actor Francis Duru has reportedly passed away at the age of 57.
The family confirmed his death following an undisclosed brief illness.
*Opeyemi say it bro. Na my Igbo people. Very heartless greedy money-loving idiots that doesn’t mind killing everyone with fake drugs and wine once it pays off. Even the Kano state na my Igbo people side are the worst in distributing it in the north.*
*Opeyemi say it bro. Na my Igbo people. Very heartless greedy money-loving idiots that doesn’t mind killing everyone with fake drugs and wine once it pays off. Even the Kano state na my Igbo people side are the worst in distributing it in the north.*
Two Indian men were nearly b£@ten by an angry m%b in Lagos after allegedly selling a faulty phone to a Nigerian man.
According to reports, the men sold him a phone that reportedly refused to turn on.
Man Di€s While Trying to Rescue T%ddler Who Fell Into Well in Lagos.
A tr@gic incident occurred at Abule Egba, Lagos State, on Tuesday, October 20, after a man l%st his life while attempting to rescue a t%ddler who fell into a domestic well.
The incident happened at No. 4, Paul Street, inward Agbe Road. The t%ddler’s mother reportedly worked as a cleaner in the compound where the incident occurred.
According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), it received a distress call at 9:48 a.m. and immediately deployed its response team from the Igando Base.
A member of the Hausa community in the area reportedly entered the well in a courageous attempt to rescue the ch!ld but became trapped and was later recovered d€@d.
LASEMA, working alongside the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police Force, launched a coordinated rescue operation. However, the depth of the well, high water level and thick mud at the bottom made the operation difficult.
The deceased man’s rem@ins were subsequently handed over to his relatives and members of the Hausa community for burial in line with their customs.
Efforts to recover the t%ddler also proved unsuccessful. Dewatering operations encountered challenges, prompting the deployment of a specialist local diver for a final search.
According to LASEMA, the diver determined that the t%ddler’s body had svnk deep into the mud and could not be retrieved. Only one shoe belonging to the chlld was recovered.
Following an expert assessment and consultations with the family and community leaders, LASEMA announced the conclusion of the operation, with all emergency responders returning to their base.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, expressed condolences to the bereaved families and the Hausa community, while commending the deceased man for r!sking his life in an attempt to save the t%ddler.