SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...

COLLAPSED BUILDING AT IKOTA, LEKKI: LAGOS NSCDC DEPLOYS RECOVERY TEAM, RESCUES TWO ( 2 ) ALIVE, SEARCH ONGOING.(PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 COLLAPSED BUILDING AT IKOTA, LEKKI: LAGOS NSCDC DEPLOYS RECOVERY TEAM, RESCUES TWO ( 2 ) ALIVE, SEARCH ONGOING.


Keshinro directs disaster management, rescue operation team, personnel of Eti - Osa Division to continue search, evacuation, recovery and rescue operations with other agencies present at the scene ...


The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Lagos State Command, today, Tuesday, 28th January, 2025, received, a distress call, from concerned residents that a two - storey building under construction collapsed, with workers trapped inside, at about 1500hrs in the afternoon, around the Ikota axis of Lekki.


The State Commandant, NSCDC, Lagos State Command, Mr Adedotun Keshinro, directed, immediately, deployed, disaster management, rescue and recovery operation team, led, by the Eti - Osa Divisional officer, Chief Superintendent of Corps David Oyende, to immediately, synergize with other Emergency First Responders' Team, to commence search, rescue, recovery and evacuation operation of workers, who may be trapped in the rubbles. This immediate action is to enable the team rescue many bodies alive and clinically, evacuate bodies, of if found dead, unfortunately.


While the search, rescue and recovery operation is yet ongoing, the Command's personnel at the scene have confirmed, the success rescue of two ( 2 ) persons alive.


Rescue is still ongoing ...


Signed.

SC Oluwaseun Abolurin, fcss, pjsc, mis, mpa, amb., anipr,

Civil Defence PRO,

Lagos State Command.

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