Lagos Archives - OHAFIATV

Mar

11

2024

How lady leaped into river from a speeding boat in Lagos

Metro, NewsAccident, Lagos, Metro, RIP

The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the report that a woman purportedly leaped into the river from a moving boat after boarding a boat from Igando, Lagos State, to Ogun. The woman was already being sought after by rescue crews, according to command spokesman SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the event to reporters on Sunday night. He says that on Sunday at around 8:00 am, a man named Rasaq reported the matter to the Igando Police Division. According to Rasaq, at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, a man named Folashade Nimotalahi, whose address is unknown, departed from their Isuti Jet,…

Jan

21

2024

By OHAFIATV

Fire destroys Lagos Island’s Mandilas Building.

MetroAccident, Lagos, Metro

There is a fire in a warehouse located on Lagos Island's Mandilas Building, Broad Street. It was yet unknown what started the fire. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service tells Channels Television that the fire began on the first floor and has now spread to the fourth. According to information obtained by OHAFIATV News, emergency personnel are now on the site to prevent the situation from getting worse and to restore order.

Dec

24

2023

By OHAFIATV

Gas explosion destroys goods worth millions, properties in Lagos community market

Business, Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Lagos, Metro

Goods and properties worth millions were razed on Saturday following a gas explosion that occurred at a market situated at Council Bus Stop along Egbeda-Ikotun Road, Alimosho Local Government Area, of Lagos State. Accordingly, the inferno resulted in unrest as traders and commuters scampered for safety. A statement by the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident, noting that the agency had received an emergency call around 2 pm on the fire incident. Adeseye explained that the fire was caused by a gas cylinder leakage in use at one of the shops, which led…

Dec

23

2023

By OHAFIATV

Two die as Lagos two-storey building collapses

Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Lagos, Metro

On Friday morning, emergency personnel found the bodies of two middle-aged man and woman in the ruins of a two-storey structure in Ebute Meta, Lagos. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Zonal Coordinator Ibrahim Farinloye verified the news to NAN. Farinloye reported a two-story structure with a pent house collapsed at 0930 hours on Herbert Macaulay Way in Ebute Metta. He stated the Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA) had repeatedly issued evacuation notices and all initial occupants had left. About four months ago, the property was allegedly sold out. "Three occupants jumped to safety with resident help," Farinloye said. He…

Nov

03

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man drowns at a church beach hangout in Lagos.

Lifestyle, MetroLagos, Lifestyle, Metro, RIP, Security

On Saturday, a 34-year-old man named John drowned at Elegushi Beach in Lagos State while attending a church gathering. According to OHAFIATV News, the anonymous Ikorodu-based church organized a picnic for its youths, which the late John attended. Concerns were raised when the members were going to depart the beach on Saturday afternoon but couldn't find him. As the church members began looking for him, someone informed them that they had seen him fall into the lake. Lifeguards and divers were notified, but efforts to locate him in the sea on Saturday were futile. Lifeguards discovered his body on the…