LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major disaster was averted after a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-500 aircraft operated by Air Peace, with registration mark 5N-BUJ, developed engine failure shortly after takeoff. The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said it was investigating a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-500 aircraft operated by Air Peace. The General…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A policeman who was controlling the surging crowd at Lagos Island inferno was reported to have perished in the fire. The front section of the six-storey building gutted by fire on Tuesday in Lagos Island has collapsed, killing a policeman at the scene, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. NAN reports…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Netherland has sent the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria packing from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. This followed a 3-1 defeat of the Eaglets in a highly entertaining match in the early hours of Wednesday. The young lads from Netherland took the lead within the first four minutes, with the Eaglets equalising…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has decried the continued castigation of Nigerian youth, insisting that what they need most is support and not castigation. Obi was speaking yesterday at the African Economic Congress held at Yar’Adua Centre,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Telecommunication operators in Nigeria said yesterday that the directive by the Federal Government that cost of data should be reviewed downward in five days is “unrealistic and insensitive” considering the high operating cost in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, yesterday, directed the Board…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of detained Saharareporters Publisher, Mr Omiyele has received support from their Haworth neighbors in United State His wife, Opeyemi Sowore and their two children have received support from their Haworth neighbors, who helped organize an event on Oct. 28 near Borough Hall calling for his safe release and return to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Tuesday offered to help Mexico “wage WAR on the drug cartels” after a shootout left at least nine Americans dead. Initial reports indicated the victims were women and children traveling in at least three cars who may have been targeted by mistake or caught in a crossfire between rival gangs. All…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire has broken out at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island. Videos shared on Twitter on Tuesday show a section of the market in flames. According to reports, the building on fire is a shopping plaza located at 43, Martins Street, Lagos Island. Firemen from the Lagos State Fire Service and…