building collapse

 The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the rescue of a six-month-old baby from the wreckage of a storey building which collapsed at Obosi near Onitsha on Sunday. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, however,…

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has urged Imo Government to engage professionals in the panel of enquiry investigating the April 30 building collapse in the state. Chief Lekwa Ezutah, NITP, National President made the call…

Death toll in the building collapse along Yar’Adua Drive in Owerri has risen to 15, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. SEE ALSO: South African singer collapse on Stage, dies after The latest casualty figure was given by Mr Evans…

Dozens of people were feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday, news reports said. The residential building in the congested Dongri area came down, trapping between 40 and 50 people, broadcaster NDTV…

The Plateau State Emergency Management (SEMA) said seven people had died and one other was critically injured during Monday’s building collapse in Jos. The News Agency f Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-storey building located at…

Cases of building collapse seem to have become a regular phenomenon in Lagos after yet another storey building was reduced to rubbles in the Fagba area of the State. Although no deaths were recorded, at least 12 persons were said to have…

Following the recent streak of building collapses on Lagos Island, another incident has occurred again. This time, it claimed the life of a four years old twin Kehinde Ogundairo, while a few others were seriously injured. Although the…

Residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital, were on Sunday, thrown into apprehension following the sudden collapse of a two-storey building The incident, which left four persons critically injured, occurred at about 4.34pm at No. 10…

One of the bricklayers constructing a building in Enugu has met his end in a heartbreaking manner. The young man was going about his normal routine at the site when the foundation of a building he was working on suddenly collapsed,…

In a bid to stem recurrence of building collapse in the state, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) says it has pulled down 30 out of 80 distressed buildings marked for demolition in Lagos Island. Mr Olalekan Shodehinde,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has made some strongly worded comments about what his administration is set to achieve in the coming years, placing emphasis on bringing any law offender to justice. He equally explained that his government…

Just about 14 days after the Itafaji tragedy occurred on the island, another residential apartment has collapsed yet again. Sahara reporters disclosed that the building was located at Kakawa Street. Thankfully, no one is expected to be…

Young survivors of the school building that collapsed at Lagos Island have narrated what went down within the wreckage. A three-year-old student, Kabiru Sasore, explained that he was eating in a particular class when the incident…

The police and relevant government agencies have begun rescue operation to save scores of victims trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed in the Molete area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the building…

A two-storey building collapsed on Friday in Bode area of Ibadan barely 72 hours after a similar incident in Lagos in which no fewer than 20 persons died. Many people are suspected to be trapped in the collapsed structure, News Agency of…

21 persons, including 12 pupils and a pregnant woman were confirmed dead following the collapse of a building housing a primary school on No. 63 Massey Street, Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island. The injured victims are in different units of…

On Wednesday, a 3-storey building collapsed around Old Express in Aba, Abia State, killing one person while another was trapped inside the rubble. The sudden collapse is said to have been the second incident recorded in that particular…