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Ogun Govt Takes Steps to Stop Building Collapse

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Ogun state government says it will ensure that structurally defective buildings are demolished to forestall imminent collapse of buildings in the State. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Olatunji Odunlami stated this during an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta. Continue Reading

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Fire Guts Akinyele LG Chair’s Office

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The office of the Chairman, Akinyele Local Government, Mr Taoreed Jimoh was engulfed by fire in the early hour of Thursday morning. The security man, who preferred anonymity told Radio Nigeria that the incident occurred around 3.a.m. The security man said the incident was immediately reported at Moniya Police station and later informed the LG […]Continue Reading

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Two Burnt to Death in Ogun Tanker Explosion

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Two persons have been reportedly burnt to death, while three people sustained injuries in an early morning tanker explosion at Ilo Awela area of Sango toll gate on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The public education officer, federal road safety corps, FRSC in Ogun state, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta She Continue Reading

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Abiodun Suspends Penalties for Construction Without Approval

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has suspended all penalties imposed on people who built houses without approval. Governor Abiodun stated this at this year’s World Habitat Day celebration with the theme, ‘Mind the Gap; Leave no one and no Place Behind’, held at the Oba’s Complex, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta. Governor Abiodun said the gesture was Continue Reading

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One dead, 651,000 displaced in Anambra flood – NEMA

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The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of one Ginikanwa Izuoba in the Enugu-Otu, Aguleri flood. The Acting State Coordinator of the agency in Anambra, Mr Thickman Tanimu, confirmed the incident in Awka on Saturday. Tanimu said that Izuoba died when his house collapsed due to the impact of the flood. He also […]Continue Reading

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Make life comfortable for rural dwellers – Monarch

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Providing basic social amenities in local communities will significantly improve the standard of living of rural dwellers. The Asotun of Isotun-Ijesa, Oba Adebiyi Owosekun made the call in Ilesa in an interview with Radio Nigeria. Oba Owosekun noted that lack of basic social amenities in the villages had led to rural-urban migration, resulting in neglect […]Continue Reading

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What do these buildings have in common?

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It is the most popular mission house, the First Storey Building in Nigeria located in Badagry, Lagos State. It attracts many visitors every year. The foundation of the building was laid in 1842 while the house was completed in 1845. The first sets of missionaries in Nigeria settled in the building. The structure was occupied […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt Seals Shops, Buildings over Unhygienic Practices

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Oyo State Government, on Saturday, sealed off some houses and shops within the Academy Market, Ibadan over unhygienic practices. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Abiodun Oni said residents and owners of the shop violated environmental laws and failed to comply with the laid down hygienic practices. ​Speaking through the Special Adviser on […]Continue Reading

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Buhari Directs NNPC to Repair East-West Road

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President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries to ensure that section 4 of the East-West road, spanning from Eleme Roundabout to Onne junction, is fixed without delay through the Tax Credit Scheme. He said that the East-West road project currently handled by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Begins Rehabilitation of Dugbe, Adeoyo Roads in Ibadan

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The Oyo State Roads Maintenance Agency, OYSROMA, has commenced the rehabilitation of the Dugbe and Adeoyo roads through its special intervention project. The Chairman of OYSROMA, Honourable Ogunlade Busoye Soladoye, who visited the roads today, said that the agency will not relent in fulfilling its mandate to rid the state of potholes and bad roads. […]Continue Reading

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Gas Explosion: NSCDC Confirms Injuries, Damages

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Scores were said to have sustained injuries while many houses and shops were destroyed following a gas cylinder explosion in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, on Monday night. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Jigawa Command, Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday morning. […]Continue Reading

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Lagos Building Sinks, Nine Escape Death

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Nine yet-to-be-identified ladies who were trapped when a storey building around Akinwunmi Street, Mende, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, sunk due to torrential rainfall were rescued on Monday. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement. He said the agency’s officials were Continue Reading

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Collapsed School Fence Claims Two Minors

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Two children, Samat Saheed and a yet-to-be-identified girl, have lost their lives when the fence of a school, Covenant Point Academy, collapsed on them at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the nine-year-old girl was walking past the front of the school to link her destination in the […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt Vows to Punish Culprits of Bodija Building Collapse

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Oyo State government on Friday, vowed to punish those behind the collapsed storey building at Awosika, Bodija, Ibadan, after the completion of  its  investigation.   Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Olusegun Olayiwola, stated this during the State’s delegates visit  to the scene of the collapsed building in  Continue Reading

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Apete Skeleton: Police Begin Investigation

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Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has commenced investigation into the strange circumstances associated with a recently found skeleton around Adeosun Apete, Ibadan. Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo state, Wale Osifeso gave the assurance to Radio Nigeria in a telephone interview. A video of a skeleton lying on a bed with a mobile phone […]Continue Reading

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7 Injured in Building Collapse

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No fewer than seven persons were feared dead when an uncompleted four-storey hotel building collapsed in Ibadan. It was gathered that the collapsed hotel building is adjacent to one of the new generation banks at Awosika, Bodija area of Ibadan. An eyewitness said the incident happened around 5.45 am when the Muslim faithful were returning […]Continue Reading

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Oyetola Commissions 3.75Km Rehabilitated Gbongan Road

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Osun state governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has commissioned 3.75km reconstructed Chief Bisi Akande Trumpet Bridge/Olajokun Park- Adenuga Junction-Oke church- -Olufi Market road in Gbongan. Speaking at the event, Governor Oyetola appealed to residents and other road users to shun every act that can hamper the longevity of the road. While reiterating the commitment of Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Mandates New PSPs to Clean Up State

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Following the verification of One-hundred and sixty-nine waste collectors, the Oyo State Government has flagged off an intensive door-to-door waste evacuation operation, to address the menace of improper waste disposal in the metropolis. The Waste Management Consultant in the State, Mr Adey Adewuyi, said in a statement issued in Ibadan that the waste collectors, now […]Continue Reading

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Building Collapse in Lagos Leaves 2 Dead, Others Trapped

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A seven-storey building still under construction has caved in, killing at least two persons in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The building, which collapsed on Sunday morning, is situated at Oba Idowu Oniru Street, near Sandfield Bus Stop, Lekki. The cause of the collapse is still unknown, emergency workers and security operatives have already […]Continue Reading

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Tough Times Await Land Grabbers – Oyo Acting Gov.

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Oyo State government has declared zero tolerance to activities of land grabbers or any act of forceful entry, illegal occupation as well as fraudulent conduct in relation to real properties in the state with 15 years jail term for land grabbers. The state acting governor, Chief Bayo Lawal made the declaration while inaugurating a special […]Continue Reading

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Govt Seals 2 Companies for Violating Environmental Laws

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Ogun State Government has sealed two companies, Build Well Plants and Equipments Limited and Katchey Laboratories for building on government canal and flood plain thereby causing excessive flooding and other environmental infractions in their immediate communities. Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya ordered the sealing of the companies after an on-the-spot Continue Reading

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PMB Pledges to Support Flood Victims

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President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that the Federal government will continue to provide the needed assistance to individuals and communities affected by the disaster. President Buhari made the pledge in Abuja while receiving the latest updates on the flood situation in the country, which has affected over 500,000 Nigerians since January this year. He extended […]Continue Reading

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Panic as Explosion Guts Gas Plant

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Fire has gutted a gas plant near the Redemption Camp at Mowe Bus Stop, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Newsmen gathered that the explosion has caused panic in the area as residents and workers at various institutions within the area had been running helter-skelter to keep safe. A resident in […]Continue Reading

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22,500 minors died from air pollution in 2021 – LASEPA Boss

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The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, says about 22,500 children died from air pollution in the state in 2021. It stated that the quoted figure was 75 per cent of 30,000 people who died due to bad environment in 2021 in Lagos State. LASEPA General Manager, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, made this know to newsmen […]Continue Reading

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Flood: NOA Engages Community Leaders, Farmers

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Community leaders and farmers in Ogun State are being engaged by the National Orientation Agency, NOA as part of efforts to ensure a positive response to experts’ predictions on flood disasters in the country.  Addressing the participants in Abeokuta, the State Director of NOA, Mr Kolawole Obadina said the Stakeholders Engagement was aimed at encouraging […]Continue Reading