LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robber allegedly struck about 2: 00 p.m. on Monday at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. The victim, Mr. Gbenga Marose, popularly known as Obama or King of Boys Ikeja, and former chairman of Computer Village, Ikeja, was alleged attacked while conversing with two other people. A middle-age man, dark in complexion armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian-born British heavyweight prospect, Moses Itauma, delivered a stunning performance in Riyadh on Saturday night, stopping veteran boxer Dillian Whyte in less than two minutes of the opening round of their scheduled 10-round bout. The 19-year-old rising star wasted no time, overwhelming Whyte with blistering combinations before forcing the referee to…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The political family of former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over a fresh case of impersonation, distancing itself from one Mr. Ifeanyi Aniagor, who has been parading himself as Obi’s former aide. In reality, Obi neither knows him nor has he ever engaged him in…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers operating around Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have abandoned a ransom and arms after their getaway vehicle was involved in an accident. The incident occurred on Monday morning at Angwan Mayo, along Kokona axis, when the gang’s Peugeot 406 car, loaded with firearms, crashed shortly after collecting ransom from…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday intervened in a grievous road traffic catastrophe involving a Toyota Highlander Jeep (APP 150 EY), and a painted T4 commercial bus (KJA 328 XH), which occurred in the early hours at Volkswagen, inward Mile 2, Lagos. Preliminary findings revealed that the tragedy…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond. The President made the remarks yesterday at the commissioning ceremony of a 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, christened “MT Iyaloja (Lagos),” in Ulsan,…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 18 people died and another nine were injured after a bus skidded off a bridge and plunged into a river in Algeria. On Friday, Aug. 15, the bus was traveling near the Oued El Harrach river in Algeria’s capital of Algiers when it fell off the bridge into…