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Photos: Siblings Aged 7 And 9 Die As Fence Collapses On Lagos Building
Tragedy struck when two siblings were recovered dead from the rubble after the fence of an adjacent building, a hotel, collapsed on their bungalow during the heavy Saturday’s downpour at Ishawo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Although first responders battled to save the lives of the two boys, identified as Gbolahan, 7 and Yinka, 9, the siblings were dead.
Sympathisers sobbed and wailed as the bodies of the victims were removed from the rubble by men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
The tragic incident happened at number 25 Alao Street, Olainukan, Ishawo, Ikorodu area of the state when the fence of the hotel fell on their home.
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The hotel is located at 38 Community Road, opposite Iyewa Road, Olainukan Bus Stop, inward Ishawo, Ikorodu.
Their parents could not be reached as at the time of filing this report, while the immediate or remote cause of the incident could not be ascertained as well.
Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, confirmed the death of the two siblings.
According to Oke-Osanyitolu, “Upon arrival at the incident scene, a single-storey building (hotel fence) at 38 Community Road was found to have collapsed on a three bedroom flat (bungalow) at 25 Alao Street behind the hotel.
“Further investigation revealed that the said building fence was weakened by poor drainage resulting in its collapse on the house at 25 Alao Street.
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“Two young boys, aged seven and nine years, named Gbolahan and Yinka Atolagbe, lost their lives. They have since been buried according to Muslim rites.”
Also, commenting on the incident, the South-West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who described the incident as unfortunate, lamented that the distress call was not properly channelled to those whose responsibility was to save lives at the right time.
Meanwhile, the agency’s Lagos Response Team, LRT, Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps, LNSC, and the community excutive were the responders at the incident scene.
The building was immediately cordoned off by the agency’s LRT to avoid secondary incident and handed over to Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABCA. (See the images below).
Two children trapped as fence collapses into building in Lagos downpour
Relatives and neighbours digging the rubble for the ‘buried’ children.
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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court
The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.
Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.
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The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.
They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.
The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.
In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.
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The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.
The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.
According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.
However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.
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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru
Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.
Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.
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La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.
The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.
The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.
He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.
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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.
A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.
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“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.
“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.
“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.
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