Murder at the Synagogue: Tears, wailing as Lagos, NEMA, end rescue operation…80 corpses recovered

Site of Synagogue's collapsed building

The rescue operation at the site of the collapsed six-storey building owned by the Synagogue Church of all Nations has been concluded with tears and wailing from families who lost loved ones.

The National Emergency Management Agency and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency which announced that they had reached “ground zero” on Thursday, said a total of 131 people were rescued while 80 corpses were recovered.

Some of those rescued alive, according to them, have been discharged, while others are still receiving treatments for various degrees of injuries at some hospitals in Lagos.

Murder at the Synagogue: Entertainers condemn TB Joshua...Want government to shut down church

Joshua

Angry and disappointed entertainers have come out to openly condemn and berate Prophet TB Joshua following the recent tragedy that killed hundreds of people when a two storey building that was being raised to six storey collapsed at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Ikotun, Lagos State.

The building, which collapsed last week belongs to the embattled and controversial preacher from Ondo State. 

 They also castigated TB Joshua for the tragedy, which they said was avoidable. The mourning entertainers also called on the government to sanction the church and its leaders for negligence and waste of innocent lives by shutting it down indefinitely.

Below are their reactions:

Ebola fear spreads as FG quarantines 198 persons

The Federal Government on Wednesday said a total of 198 persons are currently being quarantined for the Ebola Virus Disease, this SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report.

It said while 177 are being quarantined in Lagos where the index case was reported, 21 persons are being attended to in Enugu.

Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Maku said Enugu came into the picture because one of the nurses that treated the American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to the country disobeyed medical advice and travelled to Enugu.

He said all those the nurse had contacts with, including her husband, are currently being quarantined.

Yvonne Nelson's Single, Married and Complicated storms cinemas August 15

Nelson

After a successful Nigeria release of Single and Married in 2012, Silverbird Distributions Limited will on Friday, August 15, release the sequel to this award winning movie entitled Single, Married and Complicated to the delight of movie lovers across Nigeria.

A statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng said the movie which will be released simultaneously across cinemas in Nigeria with a red carpet premiere holding exclusively at the Victoria Island location of Silverbird Galleria, Lagos, will parade stars from Nollywood, Ghollywood and other entertainment icons from various sectors alongside her fans and supporters who have been anticipating the release of the movie since the first part hit the cinemas two years ago.