8 rescued as building collapses in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Saturday, says it has rescued eight persons from a three-storey building that collapsed at No 10, Oremeta St., Ojodu-Berger, Lagos. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said…

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Michelle Trachtenberg died from complications of diabetes, medical examiner says

The cause of death of Michelle Trachtenberg, who was found dead in her luxury Midtown Manhattan apartment in February, has been determined, the Daily News has learned. The actor died from complications of diabetes, according to the New York City’s Medical Examiner’s Office. Trachtenberg, 39, was found unresponsive by her mother in her apartment near Columbus Circle around 8 a.m….

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Gospel artiste, Big Bolaji. d!es at 50

Nigerian gospel artiste, Olanrewaju Bolaji aka Big B, has d!ed.    A statement released by his family says he d!ed today, April 19, after a brief illness.    The singer is said to have slumped at an event where he was performing last night, April 18. Sadly, he passed away today.   Big Bolaji, as…

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Police defend teenager Alabi Quadri’s two-month detention after court dismissal for lack of evidence.

The Lagos State Police Command tried to justify the arrest and detention of Alabi Quadri for two months, after a court threw out its evidence-starved case against him even before prosecution started. The court’s decision aligned with the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) review that the police had no evidence of wrongdoing against Quadri,…

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