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Rescue workers clear away mattresses used by occupants of the collapsed guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) at Ikotun in Lagos on 17 September, 2014. Picture: AFP.

Tb joshua church collapse

Trial of contractors in Nigeria collapse to resume

By Samson Omale

The guest house belonging to the Synagogue Church of all Nations collapse on 12 September 2014 killing 116 people.

  • FILE: Nigerian preacher and prophet TB Joshua. Picture: Facebook.

    Nigerian police confirm 3 deaths in stampede at TB Joshua’s church

    Officials blamed the death on a stampede, describing the incident as unpleasant and avoidable.

    1592 days ago
  • Nigerian pastor TB Joshua. Picture: AFP.

    TB Joshua engineers will be arraigned next week

    The legal tussle between TB Joshua and the Lagos state government has suffered a major setback.

    1899 days ago
  • FILE. The decision by the Lagos state government to prosecute Prophet Tb Joshua and his church a year after the Building collapse and coroner’s inquest will be a welcome relief to those who thought Prophet TB Joshua may never be prosecuted. Picture: AFP.

    Pastor TB Joshua expected in court over Nigeria collapse

    Joshua is expected in court over the church collapse where 116 people were killed, most of them South African.

    1970 days ago
  • Nigeria building collapse victims were remembered at a commemoration in Midrand at the weekend. Picture: EWN.

    TB Joshua: Building collapse was God’s will

    The Nigerian pastor says those affected by the collapse must ‘set themselves free’ from the tragedy.

    2047 days ago
  • Wiseman Racine reads out a message from Pastor TB Joshua on the commemoration of those who died when a guesthouse belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed In Nigeria exactly one year ago today. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Nigerian collapse: Families & survivors hail TB Joshua

    Saturday marked exactly a year since the tragedy and a total of 116 people died most of them South Africans.

    2048 days ago
  • Nigeria building collapse victims remembered in Midrand

    Nigerian building collapse victims remembered

    Survivors, families and church goers gathered at the Gallagher convention Center in Midrand to hold a remembrance ceremony for those who lost their lives in the collapse one year ago..

    2049 days ago
  • Worshippers remember those who died when a guesthouse belonging to Pastor TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed In Nigeria exactly one year ago today. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    TB Joshua: Death in the building collapse was unavoidable

    Young and old have gathered in Midrand singing and praying for those who lost their loved ones in the tragedy.

    2049 days ago
  • FILE: Nigerian pastor TB Joshua speaks during a New Year’s memorial service for the South African relatives of those killed in a building collapse at his Synagogue Church of All Nations on 31 December 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Pastor TB Joshua not ready to visit SA

    The church says TB Joshua still wants to visit SA, but for security reasons he won’t be able to attend.

    2049 days ago
  • FILE: Families and friends of 22 victims from Johannesburg who died in the Nigeria church collapse over two months ago have played tribute to their loved ones in moving ceremony on 20 November 2014. Picture: Thando Kubheka/EWN

    Nigerian church collapse survivors mark 1 year since tragedy

    Survivors and families of those who died will gather in Midrand to observe the one year anniversary.

    2049 days ago
  • A policeman monitors the excavation of the collapsed guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in the Ikotun neighborhood of Lagos on 17 September, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Tomorrow marks a year since Nigerian church collapse

    116 people were killed when a guest house at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos collapsed.

    2050 days ago
  • Lindiwe Ndwandwe a survivor of the TB Joshua church building collapse and her one month-old baby Minenhle. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    This is my miracle baby - Nigeria church collapse survivor

    Lindiwe Ndwandwe who survived for 5 days under the rubble after a guesthouse collapsed at TB Joshua's church in Nigeria says God saved her so she could bring life into this world.

    2050 days ago
  • FILE: Lindiwe Ndwandwe was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations for five days. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN.

    'TB Joshua's church was bombed'

    Lindiwe Ndwandwe says the scars on her body suggest the guesthouse was bombed.

    2113 days ago
  • FILE: Rescue workers clear away mattresses used by occupants of the collapsed guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos on 17 September, 2014. Picture: AFP

    TB Joshua church not pleased with inquiry findings

    Last year 116 people died when a guest house belonging to the church caved in.

    2114 days ago
  • FILE: Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations TB Joshua during the President of Nigeria's visit to the church at Ikotun in Lagos on 20 September 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Not yet confirmed if TB Joshua will take the stand

    A High Court dismissed the church’s application to stop the inquest into the Lagos collapse.

    2236 days ago
  • FILE: Families and friends of 22 victims from Johannesburg who died in the Nigeria church collapse over two months ago have played tribute to their loved ones in moving ceremony on 20 November 2014. Picture: Thando Kubheka/EWN

    Nigeria church collapse: Church urges family to move on

    The family of one of the South Africans killed in the collapse has questioned the DNA test.

    2237 days ago
  • A military C130 aircraft carrying the bodies of 11 South Africans lands at the Waterkloof Airforce Base, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Nigeria collapse: Final repatriation of SA victims

    It was a sombre atmosphere at the Waterkloof Airforce Base as the final bodies of 11 South Africans who died in Nigeria were finally repatriated after a lengthy identification process.

    2267 days ago
  • Nigerian preacher and 'prophet' TB Joshua. Picture: Facebook.

    TB Joshua invites victims’ families for Christmas

    The church also confirmed the Pentecostal, self-proclaimed prophet will fund the trip.

    2313 days ago
  • FILE: Nigerian preacher and prophet TB Joshua. Picture: Facebook.

    'TB Joshua had no planning approval'

    Consultant Bisi Adedire said he warned the church they were ignoring regulations.

    2316 days ago
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