Seven days after a 21-storey building collapsed on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, recovery operation is still ongoing by rescue agencies. We learnt that responders were already concluding their operation as the death toll hit 44 on Sunday. Our correspondents had reported that the 21-storey building crumbled last Monday around 2pm.Continue reading “Ikoyi building: Death toll hits 44, responders near ground zero”
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TINUBU visits site of Building Collapse in Ikoyi
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, visited the site where a building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, was accompanied by the current Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule. The PUNCH reported that the building collapsedContinue reading “TINUBU visits site of Building Collapse in Ikoyi”
Buried in rubble of 21-storey Ikoyi building, surrounded by corpses, we thought the end had come – Survivors
Rescue operations at the scene of the Ikoyi building collapse. • Corpses ready for identification, Lagos tells families He shook his head intermittently in disbelief, wiping off tears with his right palm. For about two minutes, Nurudeen Solagbade, could not utter a word from his bed at the Lagos Island General Hospital. He kept noddingContinue reading “Buried in rubble of 21-storey Ikoyi building, surrounded by corpses, we thought the end had come – Survivors”
Body of Osibona, owner of collapsed high-rise building recovered
The remains of a victim believed to be the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, Femi Osibona has been recovered on Thursday, BusinessDay can credibly report. Osibona’s body was dug out of the rubbles together with one Sammy who also died in the accident. A team of emergency responders recovered the body which has beenContinue reading “Body of Osibona, owner of collapsed high-rise building recovered”
Ikoyi building: Developer, friend’s corpses recovered, death toll hits 40
Scene of the incident The corpses of the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, and his friend, a United States of America-based Nigerian businessman, Wale Bob-Oseni, have been recovered from the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that their bodies were found onContinue reading “Ikoyi building: Developer, friend’s corpses recovered, death toll hits 40”
Photos of Oluwo of Iwo and developer, Femi Osibona during an assessment visit at Gerrard Terraces weeks before it collapsed
The Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, some time last month, paid an assessment visit to the building that collapsed in Ikoyi on Monday, November 1. Photos from the visit were shared on a Facebook page, Telu Initiatives – Greater Iwo Empire on October 9, 2021. The post described the developer, Femi OsibonaContinue reading “Photos of Oluwo of Iwo and developer, Femi Osibona during an assessment visit at Gerrard Terraces weeks before it collapsed”
Ikoyi building: US returnee, Bob Oseni, falls victim on planned return day
A US-based Nigerian businessman, Wale Bob-Oseni, is reportedly among the victims of the building collapse which happened in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday. The real estate dealer was said to be on his way back to the US on Monday when he got a call from the owner of Fourscore Homes, Femi Osibona, to check outContinue reading “Ikoyi building: US returnee, Bob Oseni, falls victim on planned return day”
Ikoyi building: Death toll rises as Lagos probes collapse, owner, pastor missing
The death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has increased to 21. The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site. PUNCH Metro had reported that many people were trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, MrContinue reading “Ikoyi building: Death toll rises as Lagos probes collapse, owner, pastor missing”
Ikoyi building: RCCG pastor and his 22 staff allegedly trapped in debris
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ola Ogunfuwa, and 22 of his workers are said to be trapped under the debris from the Ikoyi 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1. Punch reports that Ogunfuwa who is in charge of the Living Water Parish in Ibafo, Ogun State, was said toContinue reading “Ikoyi building: RCCG pastor and his 22 staff allegedly trapped in debris”
Tinubu demands punishment for anyone responsible for Ikoyi building collapse
Tinubu says the incident is sad and painful for all involved. Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu [Guardian] Former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, has thrown his weight behind an order by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to probe the collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. “I endorse Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s order for an investigation intoContinue reading “Tinubu demands punishment for anyone responsible for Ikoyi building collapse”
Ikoyi building collapse: 19 dead, six victims hospitalised, three discharged
Scene of a 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos…on Monday. Photo: Saheed Olugbon Ikoyi building collapse: 19 dead, six victims hospitalised, three discharged as rescue operation continues The death toll in the Lagos building collapse has increased to 19 as of 06:15pm. No fewer than 19 persons have died as a resultContinue reading “Ikoyi building collapse: 19 dead, six victims hospitalised, three discharged”
Collapsed Ikoyi building was going for N2.85 billion per apartment
An online flyer pitched the building as “Luxury in the Sky.” It was 80 per cent completed prior to the collapse and was expected to start running in 2022. Luxury apartments in the 21-story building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, were being sold for $5 million (N2.85 billion at the prevailing exchange rateContinue reading “Collapsed Ikoyi building was going for N2.85 billion per apartment”
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