LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prison inmate at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, Kwara State capital has shot and wounded a roadside vulcaniser. This happened on Friday when some prison inmates were being led out of the facility. But one of the inmates seized a warder’s rifle and fired some shots which hit the unidentified…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) Zone H, Lagos State, Mr Akintoye Benson is dead. Benson, who was also an aide to the Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, reportedly died on Thursday night…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou with a devastating second-round finish to shatter any prospect of a sensational upset and continue his march towards becoming a three-time world champion on Friday. Joshua floored a shell-shocked Ngannou with a vicious right hand in the opening round before knocking down the former UFC heavyweight…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robbers on Thursday raided two banks at Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, reportedly killing two persons in the process. It was learnt that the gunmen attacked two banks and a police station in the town around 5pm, carting away unspecified amount of money. According to an eyewitness, the…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Japan-bound United Airlines flight was forced to divert to Los Angeles International Airport when the plane lost a tire after taking off in San Francisco Thursday, the airline confirmed. The falling landing gear from United Flight 35 damaged several cars in the parking lot of San Francisco International Airport after the…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony in which Sweden’s “instrument…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six people, including a mother and her four kids, were slaughtered in a “mass killing” inside a Canadian home overnight, cops said Thursday. Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, allegedly used an “edged weapon” to attack the family in their Barrhaven neighborhood townhouse shortly before 11 p.m., according to Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs. Police identified the victims as…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Association of Rights And Welfare Of passengers In Nigeria(ARWPAN) has commended Nigeria businessman, Obi Cubana for providing vehicles to ease the cost of transportation in favour of passengers and their goods in Nigeria. Obi, who launched the transport business last year in Port Harcourt, Rivers state extended it to Abuja to create…