At least eight people were killed early Thursday while about 10 others were severely injured when a building collapsed in Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State. The dead included a pregnant woman identified simply as Bukola and her husband as well as an 18-month-old-boy who was fast asleep when the incident happened. Incidentally one of the... Read More

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Narrow escape: This man got knocked down by a moving train in Lagos (PHOTO)

by Lucas Togan Pictured above is a young man that had a deadly brush with a moving train over the weekend after he walked into its tracks along Agege motor road by Airport bus stop, Ikeja, Lagos. Reports say the yet-to-be identified young man apparently had covered his ears with ear phones as he walked... Read More

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May 10, 2013

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Back from the grave: Woman rescued from Bangladesh building rubble (WATCH)

She’s alive! More than two weeks after the garment factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh that has claimed over 1,000 lives, a survivor was pulled from the wreckage. Read more: Daily Mail

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November 26, 2012

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Real life ‘James Bond’ rescues pensioner from raging UK floods (WATCH)

by Isi Esene This photo shows the critical moment today when David Dunn from Somerset, rescued an unnamed pensioner from deep flood water which would have certainly drowned him. Dunn and his son drove their Land Rover into the flood after seeing him floating down the swollen river and pulled him through the window onto... Read More

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October 11, 2012

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Saved by the whiskers: Shark attacks woman in Delta

by Reuben Daba Mrs. Torughene-Ere Aboh, a 38-year-old woman in Delta State, was lucky to escape death yesterday, when a shark attacked her at Forcados River in Oboro Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to a report: The woman, a mother of five, who was taking her bath in the overflowing river,... Read More

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July 19, 2012

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WATCH: Boy saved from drowning in sewer

by Isi Esene A three year old, Jeampier Silvera Arteta, in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia threw the whole community in a panic when he was reported missing by his family on Tuesday evening after he disappeared while playing on a construction site with his brothers. After Civil Defence officials looked around for him without... Read More

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June 3, 2012

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#DanaCrash Update 3: Black box retrieved, rescue efforts continue in darkness

Reports from the scene of the Dana aircraft crash on Sunday has it that the Flight Data recorder (popularly referred to as the black box) has been recovered. The black box is an electronic device which records all instructions sent to any electronic system on an aircraft. It is very important for accident investigation and... Read More

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Tragic: Couple, baby, others feared dead in Lagos building collapse

Narrow escape: This man got knocked down by a moving train in Lagos (PHOTO)

Back from the grave: Woman rescued from Bangladesh building rubble (WATCH)

Real life ‘James Bond’ rescues pensioner from raging UK floods (WATCH)

Saved by the whiskers: Shark attacks woman in Delta

WATCH: Boy saved from drowning in sewer

#DanaCrash Update 3: Black box retrieved, rescue efforts continue in darkness

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