Breadfruit Street News Today

During World War One, also known as the Great War, women in Nigeria did not take a back seat in the various efforts of the time.

There is an ongoing fire outbreak at the popular Dosunmu market on Lagos Island, Lagos State.   This was confirmed by Ibrahim Farinloye, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Zonal Coordinator, South-West on Tuesday afternoon in an update sent to SaharaReporters.  In a series of photographs and videos obtained by SaharaReporters, the fire was seen burning heavily on some high-rise buildings in the market. 

No fewer than four buildings have been razed by the raging fire at the popular Dosunmu market on Lagos Island, Lagos State.   SaharaReporters had been reporting the fire incident which started on Tuesday afternoon.   In a series of pictures and videos obtained by SaharaReporters, the fire is seen raging on some big buildings in the market.  

  A three-storey building located at Breadfruit Street, Balogun Market in Lagos State was gutted by fire on Monday afternoon.      A press statement made available to SaharaReporters by Margaret Adeseye, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service disclosed that the fire started from the second floor of the building.      The statement added that the inferno was caused by a generator and no casualties were recorded from the incident.   

General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, and a joint taskforce also issued an ultimatum.

The traders came out in their numbers to speak out against the demolition of the complex built from their sweat.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency has commenced the removal of a five-floor structure located at 7, BreadFruit Street, Lagos Island.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has begun the removal of a five-floor structure located at 7, BreadFruit Street on Lagos Island, for allegedly contravening construction laws. The LASBCA General Manager, Mr Gbolahan Oki, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Monday. The statement was issued by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs…

Lagos is a paradox in many aspects. It is the State with the smallest land mass in the country; yet it has the highest population. Over the years, its growth has been phenomenal, both demographically and spatially. From a population of about 25,000 in 1866, Lagos reached 665,000 by 1963. It became over ten million […]

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has begun removal of a five-floor structure located at 7, BreadFruit Street on Lagos Island, for contravening construction laws. The LASBCA General Manager, Mr Gbolahan Oki, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Monday. The statement was issued by Assistant Director, Public Affairs of LASBCA, Mrs