LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least three persons have reportedly died after a three-storey student hostel collapsed in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, with emergency responders continuing frantic efforts to rescue others feared trapped beneath the rubble. Sources told SaharaReporters on Monday that three bodies were recovered from the debris during ongoing…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has picked up his membership card for the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Obi formally picked up his card during the flag-off ceremony of the Anambra State ADC registration and mobilization exercise held on Saturday. The event attracted party members and supporters from across the state. Obi’s move…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned in strong terms the inhumane treatment meted out to a young lady in Anambra State, describing it as “wickedness and savagery” that has no place in a civilised society. Reacting via his verified X handle, Obi…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 10-year-old boy has accidentally killed his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi, with a service rifle assigned to the police officer. The Anambra State Police Command, confirming the incident, described it as a case of accidental discharge and expressed deep sadness over the tragic event. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons was feared dead, when a truck conveying a 40-feet container, on Tuesday evening, crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili Junction, near Oba, in Idemili South LGA of Anambra. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mrs Margaret…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been shot dead and another critically injured after suspected Internet fraudsters, known as Yahoo boys, opened fire on the anti-graft operatives in the Onitsha area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Friday, left some other…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joint security forces, led by the Anambra State Police Command, have destroyed a camp allegedly operated by unknown gunmen in Nimo community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The camp, located in a bush called Owa Land, was reportedly used as a launch pad for attacks across the state and a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Today, I woke up to the heartbreaking news of the tragic and unfortunate death of Rev Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala. Fr Tobias was shot dead by yet-be-identified criminals last night in Ihiala, Anambra. The constant killing of our…
