The Corona inquest into the collapsed six-storey building of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN has been stalled by the on-going strike action of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN. The Corona sitting in the premises of the Lagos State High Court Headquarters, Lagos had adjourned sitting till January 6 for continuation of hearing…
Building Collapse: Synagogue Reveals Name of Contractor
Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company is the company that handled the construction of the collapsed six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, the church’s lawyer told the coroner inquest probing the cause of the building collapse on Wednesday. The church had previously refused to furnish the coroner with the name of…
Building Collapse: Lagos Suspends Probe of Synagogue
The Lagos State government has suspended investigation into the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations. Lateef Ibirogba, state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the state would no longer proceed with the investigation following the decision of the federal government to set up a different committee to look into the…
Synagogue Building Collapse: NEMA, South Africa Disagree Over Casualty Figure
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said it is not aware of the source of the latest casualty figures claim by the South African government. Speaking with the magazine this Tuesday, Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesman for NEMA said the agency is not privy to such information credited to Jeff Radebe, South African minister…
‘Synagogue Building Had No Approval’ – Lagos Commissioner for Physical Planning
Toyin Ayinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, has said that the six floor guest house of the Synagogue Church for All Nations that collapsed on Friday, September 12 had no building approval. Ayinde said the structure which collapsed and killed not less than 60 persons while injuring over 131 others was…
67 South Africans died in Synagogue building collapse –Zuma
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa has said 67 South African citizens died in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria in a statement issued on Tuesday. “This is a particularly difficult time for South Africa. Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large…
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