Rebellious Commercial Bus Driver Stabs LASTMA Official With Broken Bottle, Flees
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend registers…
Rebellious Commercial Bus Driver Stabs LASTMA Official With Broken Bottle, Flees
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend registers its strongest condemnation of a heinous and premeditated assault perpetrated against one of its officers by a defiant commercial bus driver at Ojota Interchange in Lagos. The violent involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen commercial bus EKY 693 YK. The…
Nigeria Customs Intercept 25kg Of Cocaine Worth N1bn, Unveil Digital Reform
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 22 wraps of cocaine weighing 25 kilograms and valued at N1bn, even as it unveiled plans to commence paperless operations by the end of the second quarter of 2026. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed the seizure on Friday while parading the suspect alongside the…
Ukraine Discovers, Identifies Bodies Of Two Nigerians Killed ‘Fighting For Russia’
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukraine says it has discovered the bodies of two Nigerians in its Luhansk region who were allegedly fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing four-year war. In a statement on Thursday, Ukraine said military intelligence operatives made the discovery, identifying the two Nigerians as Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen…
Passport Seized As El-Rufai Resists Arrest On Arrival From Egypt
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday resisted arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja minutes after he arrived from Cairo, Egypt. Short video clips trending on social media show Mr El-Rufai telling the plain-clothed security agents that he would not follow them even on the order…
NIMC To Commence Nationwide Ward-Level Enrollment For NIN Registration
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In line with the presidential directive mandating the National Identity Management Commission to take NIN enrollment to the grassroots and wards nationwide, NIMC wishes to announce to the general public that registration and enrollment for issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) at wards nationwide will commence on Monday, February…
Panic As Bomb Explosion Rocks Bayelsa State Secretariat Complex
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An explosion suspected to have been caused by an improvised explosive device, IED, has hit the Bayelsa State Secretariat Complex in Yenagoa early Wednesday morning. The blast, which occurred at about 6:00am prompted an immediate security response as operatives moved swiftly to secure the area and prevent further danger. Movement in…
80 Passengers Escape Death As Arik Air ‘Develop’ Engine Fault While Airborne
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Arik Air Boeing 737-700 operating a Lagos–Port Harcourt flight made an emergency diversion to Benin Airport on Wednesday after the crew detected what the airline described as a loud bang in one of the aircraft’s engines. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau later described the incident as involving “significant damage” to…
Faulty Passenger Plane Crash-lands On Somalia Seashore
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital’s international airport with all 55 on board surviving. Starsky Aviation said the pilot’s quick thinking was crucial in saving the 50 passengers…
