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Lagos begins compilation of missing persons list after Great Nigeria building fire
The Lagos State government has begun compiling a list of missing persons following the recent fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, January 1, by Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, residents of the state and the general public have been urged to come forward with the names of relatives or associates who may have gone missing following the incident.
He said the initiative by the state government is crucial to addressing concerns over the specific number of people trapped under the rubble of the collapsed section of the building.
He noted that the state government through LASEMA is committed to continuing with the search and rescue operation on the building to ensure that no stone is left unturned.
Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency wishes to reassure the public that search and rescue operations are ongoing.”
He added that LASEMA’s trained officers and responders are working around the clock to ensure that no individual is left uncounted for.
“Our trained responders, supported by specialised equipment, are working tirelessly to ensure that all affected areas are fully assessed and that no one is left unaccounted for,” he said.
In addition, relatives and loved ones of the missing persons are expected to visit the LASEMA Complaints Unit at the scene of the incident to register their concerns and the names of the suspected victims.
Oke-Osanyintolu assured the public that all names collated would be verified and further used to compile a consolidated missing persons’ list to aid rescue and identification efforts.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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