LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, senior leaders from the U.S. Africa Command and the Nigerian Navy, representatives of maritime forces from the Gulf of Guinea, Europe, North and South America, as well as regional and international organizations, gathered in Lagos for the opening ceremony of the 2019 Obangame Express. Now in its ninth year, Obangame…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has commiserated with the Government and people of Lagos State on the collapse, on Wednesday, of a three-storey building in the Ita Faji area of Lagos Island, which claimed several lives, including those of…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant woman, the proprietor of a Nursery/Primary School and 19 others, including no fewer than 12 pupils, died in the collapsed building at Massey Street, Itafaji on Lagos Island, Lagos State on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital sources said. However, the National Emergency Management Agency said eight persons died, while 34 others…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joseph Karanja lost his wife, daughter and three grandchildren in the Ethiopian Airline crash that happened on March 10 He said his wife had traveled to visit their daughter in Canada and was returning home after six months The five who perished were traveling back to Kenya for Easter holidays Karanja said…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 100 pupils are feared dead, after a school building collapsed moments earlier in at Itafaji, Lagos Island, Lagos State. Tragedy struck, as the three storey building housing a school collapsed, killing and trapping many. The house on 36 Massey street collapsed around 10am this morning according to report. It is believed…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States says it is compiling reports on the 2019 general elections with a view to giving a proper response on it. The US said it was actively involved with political happenings in the country, particularly regarding the 2019 election. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February 23 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the fallouts from some states in last Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections, particularly in Rivers State – to which he drew the attention of the international community. Obi, a former…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the inconclusive governorship and assembly elections held last Saturday in some states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would hold supplementary elections in the affected states on March 23. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this on Tuesday night in a…
