LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion at Ladipo in the Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State. The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market. A spokesman…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has shut down his Abuja club, Hustle & Bustle, over the death of one of his clients. The Anambra-born club owner made this known in an Instagram post on Monday. It was gathered that the clubber died over the weekend but the circumstances of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly grilled the newly-appointed Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo. It was learnt that Okonkwo’s questioning is not unconnected with his alleged role in the transfer of $153m linked with Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the Nigerian National…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for next year’s (2022) Governorship Elections in Ekiti and Osun States. According to the Party’s official notice signed by the National Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudodehe, sale of nomination forms…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa demanded on Monday that a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana be replayed after a controversial penalty cost them an African play-offs slot. TV replays showed Ghana defender Daniel Amartey apparently diving during the Group G decider on Sunday, leading to a penalty Andre Ayew converted for a 1-0 win…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya said his country could “solve” its own problems, just days after the ECOWAS grouping of West African states hardened its stance against Conakry. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea from the bloc and slapped sanctions against individual junta members and their families…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 68 inmates were killed and 25 more injured when two rival gangs exchanged gunfire and detonated explosives inside of an Ecuadorian prison on Saturday. Over 900 law enforcement officers spent most of the day trying to quell the violence — which lasted for around 8 hours — at the Litoral…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scorpions in Egypt have stung three people to death in the southern city of Aswan after heavy storms brought them into the streets and homes. Some 450 more people were injured by scorpion stings, a health ministry official said. The hail and thunder storm in the area near the River Nile on…