LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man has died and another has been rushed to the hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after a small plane crashed on a residential street in Massachusetts. Officials said a single-engine Mooney M20F aircraft hit the ground on Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, on the north-east outskirts of Boston, just before 9am…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 33-year-old bricklayer, identified simply as Taiwo, lost his life after a fence he was erecting around a church in the Alapere area of Lagos State collapsed on him. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 7pm on Saturday, while the bricklayer was working on the structure. Our correspondent gathered on…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years in prison for engaging in fraudulent activities, impersonation and child pornography. Adedayo was arraigned in 2024 on an 18-count charge by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Presidential campaign posters of the Oyo State Governor, Chief Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde, have flooded Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State, as well as some local government headquarters and major towns across the state. Reports from Jigawa indicate that the posters, promoting Governor Makinde’s 2027 presidential ambition under the platform of the…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has reportedly turned down a ₦30 million donation from Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, during a church event in the state. The donation was announced at the Kebbi Healing and Deliverance Crusade by the state’s Commissioner for Social Duties, Zayyanu Umar Aliero….
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of migrants including hundreds of unaccompanied children have been kicked out of Algeria and left in the desert without food, water or shoes, aid groups have said. Over 7,000 people including more than 700 children have been trucked over the border by the Algerian authorities since April in a dramatic escalation…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel. Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran last week, to which Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks. Moscow is one of Iran’s most important…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 52-year-old man and hunter, Ugoegu Nwaji, a native of Onunwakpu Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has exhumed his late younger brother’s skull and sold it for N12,000. The state Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Francis Nnadi, who paraded him at the headquarters…
