LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine passengers have reportedly been killed after an improvised explosive device planted at a local bus stop detonated in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, which occurred around 11 am on Saturday, left many others injured at the scene. Confirming the incident to…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Saturday afternoon when a fatal road crash along the Kano–Kaduna highway claimed the lives of 22 people, according to officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The victims were said to be members of the Kano State contingent returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State. The…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) has promised to partner National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents- NCJTFLCA in combating corruption in Nigeria maritime industry. The Group made the vow during its Round Table meeting with President of NCJTFLCA, High Chief (Dr. )Basil Chudi Nwolisa in Lagos. Nwolisa, in his…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has reportedly turned down Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy’s offer to host a free concert in the West African country. According to reports by Burkina Faso-based media outletTrulilgramon Instagram, Burna Boy had proposed the concert via his secondary Instagram account, expressing a desire to perform for…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of his client, Lukman Adeleke. Ibrahim was charged with conspiracy, murder, and theft, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 34, Laws of Osun State….
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A large advertising billboard collapsed on several tricycles carrying passengers at Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday afternoon. The collapse happened during heavy rain and strong winds, trapping and injuring numerous people. Eyewitnesses reported that the billboard suddenly gave way, crushing the tricycles beneath…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. State media said the collapses were being probed as “acts of terrorism”. A road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks onto a moving passenger train late on…