Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS)
10 Apr
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said one life was lost in the inferno that occurred at the Dosunmu Market on the Island on Tuesday. LSFRS Director, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this on Wednesday in a statement while giving an update on the fire incident which affected a total of 14 buildings. READ ALSO: Dosunmu…
9 Apr
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said a total of 14 buildings were affected in the inferno that occurred at the Dosunmu Market on Tuesday. LSFRS Director, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a statement after firefighters successfully contained the major fire incident which saw two structures fully collapse and two partially collapse. "The cause…
9 Apr
A fire incident occurred at the popular Dosunmu Market in Lagos State on Tuesday. An X user Adunni, who who posted the video, said the fire was caused by an explosion from a generator. The social media user disclosed that firefighters arrived at the scene to put the fire out. In a related development, the…
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Three soldiers were killed as troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a terrorist attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. According to a statement from the Defence Headquarters, the attack was launched by Boko Haram terrorists mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles. It added that they attempted to breach the camp…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, revealed that networks facilitating global financial crimes are exploiting the weaknesses of stakeholders involved in combating these crimes to spread weapons and other illicit goods, destabilizing the African region. Bakari made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja during a roundtable discussion…
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President Bola Tinubu has recalled the moments shared with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they were united in the mission to build a better future for Nigerians. While acknowledging their engagement as political opponents in the 2023 presidential election, he said Atiku, who was the…
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Institute child safeguarding policy, UNICEF tells state govts, schools From Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on all states with Child Protection Laws to establish a Child Safeguarding Policy to adequately protect children and their rights. The UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, Lagos, Denis Onoise, made the call…
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The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has revealed that no fewer than 100 health facilities have been shut down in the last 10 months across Lagos for quackery. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, disclosed this on Tuesday during a sensitisation and enforcement exercise in Badagry. She stated…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beans, eggs, bread, rice, and other food items witnessed significant price increases in October 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for October 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans…
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President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the revival of the Port Harcourt Refinery just as he directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to promptly reactivate the refineries in Warri and Kaduna. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu congratulated the NNPCL on the…
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The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA) has demanded an open and official reversal of the suspension placed on the Chairman of
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A network of support groups under the auspices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that in the interest of the party
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The Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Mr. Samuel Ekerenam, owner of Hephzibah Shopping Mall, located on Afaha Uqua Obok-Idim Road in Eket Local Government Area. ASP Timfon John, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed in an interview on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Saturday at about 10:55 p.m. at…