Tag Archives: LASEMA

There was pandemonium Monday afternoon when a truck lost control and rammed into shops around Oyemekun axis of College Road, Ogba, Lagos State, killing a trader and injuring one other. The victim, a soft drink seller was identified as Iya Ibeji. According to her neighbours, she was holding her little child in her shop when the vehicle lost control and …

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General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Adeshina Tiamiyu, has said there is no casualty left under the debris of the

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Nine bodies have so far been recovered with many people still trapped in the debris of a collapsed building in Lagos as rescue operation is still ongoing. The news broke on Wednesday that a building housing a school on its uppermost floors collapsed  on Mercy Street, Ita-Faaji Lagos Island. The three-storey building reportedly collapsed at about 10.30 am. Search and …

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  Dayo Emmanuel Spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Mr. Kehinde Adebayo, has confirmed a building housing a school on its topmost floor collapsed today at Ita Faji, Lagos Island. Adebayo who was mentioned by the Punch’s report today on the incident did not give casualty figure which some unauthorised sources have been reeling out. The building …

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Lagos State government has expanded its management of emergency with the establishment of an additional LASEMA Response Unit at Igando in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, disclosed this on Tuesday in his office. He said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode approved the establishment of the Centre to …

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has expressed readiness to always partner with institutions and other stakeholders on safety of lives and property in the state. Its General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, on Thursday, made this known at the Command & Control Centre Alausa when receiving delegation of the Disaster Management Programme of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. …

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has been identified and recognised as the most improved emergency response Agency in Nigeria. The recognition is based on its “effective response to emergency interventions,” according to the organisers. The Agency was decorated with the Award on Thursday at the 2018 Nigerian Risk Awards and Summit held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, …

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A petrol tanker this evening along Lagos-Ibadan expressway has exploded around the popular Otedola Bridge. According to eye witness report, many cars have been burnt and many lives lost Thursday evening as travelers were returning to Lagos and workers heading home in the usual evening traffic. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and Lagos Fire Service have been …

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Folake Sokoya The LASEMA Response Team has rescued a middle aged woman stucked in the mud under the 3rd Mainland Bridge, inward Berger Iyana Oworo at the early hours of Wednesday 17th January, 2018. This incident came  barely two weeks after a similar incident wherein a middle aged man was rescued alive by the LASEMA Response Team and other emergency …

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The corpse of Oluseye Adekunle, the man who jumped into the Lagoon around Lekki Toll gate to commit suicide on Friday was, early today at about 5.00 am, discovered by a local fisherman. The body was floating by the river bank, around Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge before it was recovered from the lagoon by the coordinated efforts of the Lagos State Emergency …

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