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100 Children Feared Trapped As School Building Collapses In Nigeria
A Reuters reporter at the scene saw a boy of 10 being pulled from the rubble covered in dust but with no visible injuries. A crowd erupted into cheers as another child was pulled from the wreckage. The two were among eight children residents said had been rescued so far.
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At Least 30 Die In Building Collapse In Nigeria's Megacity Lagos
At least 30 people were killed when a five-storey building still under construction collapsed in Nigeria's megacity and commercial capital Lagos, officials said on Wednesday.
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6 Die As Building Collapses In Lagos: Rescue Agency
At least six people were killed today when a five-storey building under construction collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said.
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Nigeria Silent on Fatal Church Building Collapse Probe
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos that killed 115, as anger mounted against the popular preacher in charge.
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Nigerian Leader Visits Collapsed Building as Death Toll Hits 86
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the collapsed guesthouse at a mega-church in Lagos, promising to investigate the cause of the tragedy as the death toll hit 86, rescuers said on Saturday.
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Lagos Building Collapse Survivor Recounts Ordeal
A Nigerian man on Friday claimed that he spent over 24 hours under the rubble of a Lagos church building, blaming "Satan" rather than structural failure for the collapse that killed at least 84 people.
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Nigerian Preacher Suggests Sabotage Over Deadly Building Collapse
Nigerian preacher and televangelist TB Joshua on Sunday linked a deadly building collapse at his Lagos megachurch to a suspicious aircraft but rescue workers ruled out the theory of foul play.
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Nigeria Church Building Collapse Kills at Least 17
At least 17 people were killed when a guest house under construction at the Lagos headquarters of one of Nigeria's best-known Christian evangelical pastors collapsed, rescue officials said on Saturday.
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Rescuers to Dig for Victims of Nigerian Car Bombs
Rescue workers will dig through rubble to search Wednesday for more victims of twin car bomb blasts that collapsed buildings in a bustling marketplace and bus station in Nigeria's central city of Jos, an emergency official said. More than 118 bodies have been recovered and dozens of wounded are in hospitals.
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100 Children Feared Trapped As School Building Collapses In Nigeria
A Reuters reporter at the scene saw a boy of 10 being pulled from the rubble covered in dust but with no visible injuries. A crowd erupted into cheers as another child was pulled from the wreckage. The two were among eight children residents said had been rescued so far.
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At Least 30 Die In Building Collapse In Nigeria's Megacity Lagos
At least 30 people were killed when a five-storey building still under construction collapsed in Nigeria's megacity and commercial capital Lagos, officials said on Wednesday.
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6 Die As Building Collapses In Lagos: Rescue Agency
At least six people were killed today when a five-storey building under construction collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said.
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Nigeria Silent on Fatal Church Building Collapse Probe
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos that killed 115, as anger mounted against the popular preacher in charge.
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Nigerian Leader Visits Collapsed Building as Death Toll Hits 86
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the collapsed guesthouse at a mega-church in Lagos, promising to investigate the cause of the tragedy as the death toll hit 86, rescuers said on Saturday.
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Lagos Building Collapse Survivor Recounts Ordeal
A Nigerian man on Friday claimed that he spent over 24 hours under the rubble of a Lagos church building, blaming "Satan" rather than structural failure for the collapse that killed at least 84 people.
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Nigerian Preacher Suggests Sabotage Over Deadly Building Collapse
Nigerian preacher and televangelist TB Joshua on Sunday linked a deadly building collapse at his Lagos megachurch to a suspicious aircraft but rescue workers ruled out the theory of foul play.
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Nigeria Church Building Collapse Kills at Least 17
At least 17 people were killed when a guest house under construction at the Lagos headquarters of one of Nigeria's best-known Christian evangelical pastors collapsed, rescue officials said on Saturday.
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Rescuers to Dig for Victims of Nigerian Car Bombs
Rescue workers will dig through rubble to search Wednesday for more victims of twin car bomb blasts that collapsed buildings in a bustling marketplace and bus station in Nigeria's central city of Jos, an emergency official said. More than 118 bodies have been recovered and dozens of wounded are in hospitals.
