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…
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…
Scores killed, others injured in Synagogue Church Collapse
Scores of people were said to have died on Friday at the premises of Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos where a 5-storey building belonging to the church collapsed, injuring many others. Although actual number of casualties could not be obtained as at the time of filing this report, there are fears that no fewer than 15…
Ebola Virus: Health Officials visit Synagogue Church
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Ebola Virus disease into the country, a Federal and Lagos State Health Delegation, on Sunday visited Temitope Joshua, the general overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, to explore ways of preventing him from encouraging Ebola victims from other countries to visit his church…