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  2. Collapse after collapse - why Lagos buildings keep crashing down

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    Lagos, dubbed by one expert who spoke to the BBC as " the building-collapse capital of Nigeria", has seen at least 90 buildings falling down in the last 12 years, leaving more than 350 people dead ...

  3. Nigeria flags flood risk in 11 states as Cameroon releases ...

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    LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest ...

  4. 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse - Wikipedia

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    2021 Lagos high-rise collapse. On 1 November 2021, a high-rise block of luxury flats under construction in the neighbourhood of Ikoyi in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed. At least 42 people died. The government of Lagos State is conducting an investigation.

  5. Lagos - Wikipedia

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    Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [ 10 ][ 11 ] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [ 11 ][ 12 ] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent. [ 13 ][ 14 ][ 15 ...

  6. 2020 Lekki shooting - Wikipedia

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    Lagos-based risk advisory, SBM Intelligence estimated, based on witnesses and emergency services, that at least forty-six people were killed around Nigeria on Tuesday, 20 October according. [35] In the hours after the shooting, People's Gazette, a local newspaper, reported that the army had tried to give nine bodies to the police to help them bury.

  7. Nigerian troops rescue 13 kidnap victims in northwest Kaduna

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    September 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM. By Ahmed Kingimi. LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a ...

  8. End Bad Governance protests - Wikipedia

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    4 protesters [5] Arrested. 1 journalist [6] 1000+ protesters. The End Bad Governance protests, widely known by the hashtags #EndBadGovernance or #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Nigeria [7] that mainly occurred from 1 August to 10 August 2024, triggered by the rising cost of living in the country. [8]

  9. Channels TV - Wikipedia

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    Channels Television. Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast media. It began broadcasting in 1995.