LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragic road accident near Nyanya Bridge in Abuja has claimed the lives of six people and left 14 vehicles engulfed in flames, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed. The incident occurred around 6:58 PM on Wednesday when a Dangote trailer, heavily loaded with cement, lost control while approaching…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sixteen passengers were yesterday burnt to death at President Muhammadu Buhari Estate on Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway, on the outskirts of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital in a lone auto crash. The fatal crash, according to the Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which occurred at about 1:00pm involved a white Mazda bus…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of people have been reportedly burnt to death in petrol tanker accident that occurred at Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway on Saturday morning in Enugu State. Also, several others were reportedly injured in the inferno which destroyed several vehicles. An eyewitness, a tanker driver, who gave his name as Eziechina told SaharaReporters…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 19 wedding guests who were traveling to Kano State after attending a marriage ceremony in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State were burnt to death in a road accident in the Kwana Macji area of Pankshin local government area of the state. Chairman of the Pankshin LGA…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck over the weekend in Ebonyi as 10 school girls were severely burnt in a gas explosion that occurred in a catering school in Orokeonuoha, Ebonyi Local Government Area of the State. The girls are between 12 and 19 years old. The incident occurred at a building where they were acquiring …
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four workers were burnt beyond recognition in a fire that gutted a lounge and bar on Baale Road, Olodi Apapa, Lagos State. The fire incident occurred early Sunday morning, leading to the total destruction of the facility. The tragic fire came just as two persons were killed in a…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three almajirai at the Sabon Pegi Sangaya area of Shagari Ward in Yola South LGA of Adamawa State have been burnt to death after fire was ignited from a mosquito repellant on Friday night. Malam Abubakar Usman, owner of the Sangaya school where the victims were studying, confirmed to our correspondent that…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A nighttime fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana early Monday, killing at least 19 students and injuring several others at a boarding school catering to remote, mostly Indigenous villages, authorities said. “This is a horrific incident. It’s tragic. It’s painful,” President Irfaan Ali said, adding that his government was mobilizing…