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The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the appointment of Comptroller Adebola Salawu as the new head of its Lagos Industrial Area Command.

Salawu succeeds Comptroller Sarah Wadinda, who retired recently after years of service.

The announcement was made on the Service’s official X handle, @CustomsNG, on Saturday.

The handover ceremony, held at the Command’s headquarters in Festac Town, was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Juliana Tomo.

According to the statement, Wadinda retired after a distinguished career and was recognised for her leadership and corporate social responsibility initiatives, including the Customs Cares project at Festac Senior Grammar School.

Under her watch, the school received a water treatment plant, an e-library, a photocopier, and refurbished toilet facilities.

“The success of this project was made possible through the collaboration and support of stakeholders,” Tomo noted.

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In her farewell remarks, Wadinda expressed gratitude to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, for entrusting her with the Command’s leadership. She also urged officers to give their full support to her successor.

Her successor, Comptroller Salawu, praised Wadinda’s achievements and pledged to build on them.

Akwa Ibom State Government has declared a State of Emergency in its Health Sector, following a comprehensive review of the administration’s healthcare development roadmap. 

This is to accelerate reforms and further deliver efficient healthcare services in line with the ARISE agenda of the administration.

Commissioner for Information, Elder Aniekan Umanah, who briefed Government House reporters after the weekly State Executive Council, explained that the “key directives under this emergency regime include further upgrade of medical facilities across the State, reopening of the recruitment portal and engagement of 2,000 healthcare workers, with the voters’ identity card number requirement waived for applicants.”

According to the Commissioner, the Executive Council presided over by the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, “further directed the upgrading of health training institutions, enrollment and training of health professionals, as well as the engagement of retired but willing medical personnel on a contract basis“.

The State Government also announced the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee, with membership drawn from relevant ministries and agencies, to ensure prompt and efficient implementation of the emergency measures.

The Exco also proposed a supplementary bill of ₦695 billion, raising the total budget size of 2025 to ₦1.65 trillion, comprising ₦125,664,328,180 for Recurrent Expenditure and ₦569,335,671,820 for Capital Expenditure.

The supplementary budget is expected to provide for the implementation of the new minimum wage and personnel emoluments, allowances for NYSC members serving in the State and Akwa Ibom NYSC members serving outside the State, emergency flood and erosion control, and completion of ongoing projects affected by inflation.

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The proposed budget will also cater for construction of new infrastructure across the State, purchase of Ibom CNG Mass Transit buses, funding for newly created Ministries of Sports, Digital Economy, Humanitarian Services and the Bureau of Rural Development and Cooperatives, the Tree Crop Revolution programme, construction of new housing estates, renovation of the House of Assembly complex, capital provisions for the acquisition of new aircraft, and the development of the ARISE Shopping City.

One person has been confirmed dead after the collapse of a three-storey building in Alagomeji, located in the Yaba area of Lagos State.

The ill-fated building, located at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, caved in on Friday night.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, confirmed that the body of a male victim was pulled from the rubble during ongoing rescue efforts.

The update shared on its official X handle disclosed that emergency responders, including officials of NEMA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), and the Fire Service, remain on-site.

“So far, four persons have been rescued and are in stable condition,” NEMA stated.

“No additional rescues have been made at the time of this report, but there is speculation that two more persons are still trapped beneath the rubble,” the statement read.

Day 2 Incident Report: 3 Storey Building Collapse at Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos State

One body (male) has just been recovered from the rubble.

Search and Rescue operation is still ongoing. pic.twitter.com/bza3WenWEC

Rescue operations are continuing as authorities work against time to locate possible survivors and prevent further casualties.

It stated that several people were trapped under the rubble.

“While eyewitness accounts vary, with some saying six people were trapped and others reporting five, emergency responders have so far rescued four adult males alive and taken them to the hospital for treatment.

“Teams from the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and other responders quickly mobilised to the scene and commenced search and rescue operations,” the agency said.

According to the agency, the exact number of people still trapped remains unconfirmed, but efforts are ongoing to locate and evacuate survivors.

“Emergency officials have cordoned off the site to ensure safety and smooth rescue operations.

“The search and rescue operation is continuing into the night, with responders assuring that no effort will be spared to save lives,” it added.

3-Storey Building Collapses in Yaba, Four Rescued as Search Continues

Lagos, Nigeria – A three-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday night, September 12, 2025, at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos State.

The incident occurred at about 8:30 pm, leaving… pic.twitter.com/1BTOwUaTCE

The Yaba incident is the latest in the cases of building collapse in Lagos and other parts of the country.

The Police and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have confirmed the rescue of two visually impaired students who have been reported missing from the Special Secondary School for the Blind in Opefia Community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The students were found in a good state of health and mind around Abakpa Nike in Enugu State on September 11, 2025, where they were surviving, wandering the streets, and soliciting for alms.

Confirming the rescue to Channels Television through a phone call on Saturday, a spokesperson in Ebonyi State Police Command, Joshua Ukandu, said the rescue of the students who had been missing for three months was facilitated by a phone call to one of the parents.

He added that they were found in good state of health and have been handed over to their parents.

“The students were found in Enugu State, while begging and they have been handed over to their parents,” Ukandu said.

“We are still expecting them back to the command for further questioning.”

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Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission in Ebonyi State, Christopher Okorie, disclosed that the rescued students, two teenagers, Augustine Onwunyiruba, a 17-year-old male in JSS3, and Lawrence Onyenaturuchukwu, a 16-year-old female in SS1, were reportedly threatened by seniors at their school, which led to their disappearance since June 5, 2025.

He expressed gratitude to the public and the press for their role in tracing and identifying the missing students.

“Today, September 12, 2025, NHRC Ebonyi State office, is pleased to announce that the children declared missing from Ebonyi State Special School of the blind, Opefia, Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State, three months ago, June 5, have been found.

“They were found around Abakpa Nike, Enugu, where they were surviving through begging. Thank God, they were found in a good state of health and mind. The children have been handed over to their parents.

Police operatives in Benue State have arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered 34 handsets, three HP laptops, and two MP3 players from them.

Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement in Makurdi on Friday.

She said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation.

Edet gave the names of the suspects as Mujahid Mohammed, 21 years; Yahaya Abdullahi, 21 years; and Kalipha Mohammad, 28 years, who were all residents of Mararaba and Nyanya, Abuja.

The police spokesperson stated that the suspects were arrested on August 31st at Orokam Junction along Obollo Afor Road.

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“On 31st August 2025 at about 1705 hrs, while operatives of the Orokam Police Division were on stop-and-search duty at Orokam Junction by Obollo Afor Road, they intercepted and arrested three suspects,” the statement read.

“The suspects confessed to belonging to a gang of armed robbers who were terrorising the Orokam community in Benue and other communities in Enugu State.

“They also confessed to having robbed six flats at the Umukasi Area and ten flats at the St Theresa Area of Nsukka in Enugu State.

“They further averred that their ringleader, one Abba Mohammed, age 27, who is at large, escaped with their weapons in the course of their arrest,” she added.

Edet stated that the Benue police command was working with those of Enugu and Gombe to apprehend the suspect at large.

She announced that the command was carrying out further investigation to identify the owners of the recovered items.

“The Benue Commissioner of Police (CP) Emenari Ifeanyi has commended the swift action of the patrol team and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to rid the state of criminal elements.