Many trapped as Abuja building collapses 

A section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning, with several people trapped in the rubble. According to Vanguard, the building located beside the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa was formerly a hotel, Al-Hilal. It later became a hospital, but since the hospital owners quit the premises, it became a residential apartment. While emergency responders and security personnel were on ground, rescue efforts were hampered as the cranes needed for the rescue were yet to arrive as of 8:45 am, nearly two hours after the incident. Two persons had, however, been rushed to a nearby hospital, while a few others escaped on their own. One of the escapees who did not want to reveal her identity said that when she woke up around 7 a.m. and came out of the house, she began hearing some cracks and then ran out

Two-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos Island leaving many trapped

The collapse of a two-storey building in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State on Thursday, has reportedly left many people trapped. The structure alleged to have been defective, gave way following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said 14 other buildings were seriously impacted by the fire. The fresh occurrence follows that of April, when four buildings collapsed due to the intensity of the fire that engulfed part of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. He said emergency responders including the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal and State Fire Services, the Nigeria Police and fire service of the Nigeria Ports Authority, were already at the scene of the event.