Category: Lagos

Organ Harvesting Trial Accused Admits Lying About His Own Kidney Donor Being His Cousin

February 28, 2023
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LONDON—A radiologist accused of being the middleman in an illegal attempt to procure a kidney from a street trader in Lagos that was to be donated to the daughter of a wealthy Nigerian politician has admitted he lied when he claimed his own donor was his cousin. Obinna Obeta, 51, told a jury he himself…

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Rescuers Search for Survivors After 10 Killed in Lagos Building Collapse

November 2, 2021
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LAGOS—Rescuers on Tuesday dug through rubble searching for survivors a day after a luxurious high-rise building collapsed while under construction in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, as officials put the death toll at 10 and scores were reported missing. Emergency services used earth moving equipment to lift chunks of masonry at the site in the affluent…

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At Least 3 Dead After High Rise in Nigeria Collapses

November 1, 2021
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LAGOS, Nigeria—A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least three people and leaving dozens more missing, officials and witnesses said on Monday. Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu confirmed the deaths, but added that three survivors had been pulled from the rubble in Ikoyi by Monday…

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At Least 6 Dead After High Rise in Nigeria Collapses

November 1, 2021
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LAGOS, Nigeria—A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least six people and leaving dozens more missing. Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu confirmed the deaths, but added that three survivors had been pulled from the rubble in Ikoyi by Monday evening. Officials arriving at the scene…

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