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Building collapses, kills 3, injures 6 in India

Three people died and six others injured, on Thursday, after a three-story building collapsed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said. The building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta area of Vishakhapatnam, the main city of Andhra Pradesh. Following the building collapse, authorities rushed police and rescue teams to the spot to carry out […]

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Disasters General Health

NEMA distributes consumables to selected hospitals in Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, distributed hospital consumables to two health facilities in Lagos state. The hospitals are the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the Air force Hospital Ikeja. They have been treating victims of various disasters and emergencies in the state. Three other hospitals are to also benefit from […]

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Disasters Environment

Flood victims commend Bayelsa governor

By Our Correspondent   Flood victims in Bayelsa State have commended Gov. Douye Diri for the help the state government rendered to them at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Yenagoa. They gave the commendation on Monday when the camp was being officially closed. Our Correspondent, who visited the camp, reports that many of the […]

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Disasters Environment

Breaking: Inferno claims 6 lives in Lagos

No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak, on Tuesday, at the Adeola Odeku area of Victoria Island, Lagos. An eye witness said that the fire gutted a building suspected to be occupied by a bank in the area and that an unspecified number of vehicles were seen burning in […]

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Disasters Environment General Politics

Speakers’ Conference seeks urgent inquiry into Kogi assembly fire

The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CoSAP) has called for an immediate investigation into the fire that gutted the Kogi Assembly Complex last week Monday in Lokoja. Mr Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the CoSAPmade the call in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Abdul Bura in Bauchi. Recall that on […]

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