LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people were killed and 29 injured at Calabar Carnival on Tuesday when a car lost control and rammed into a crowd of onlookers, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)….
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular child skit maker, Victory Enorense, aka Kiriku, says he bought his father a car because the vehicle he was using was no longer in a good condition. Kiriku, who is known for his popular slang, ‘Abeg shift’, said, “His car was no longer good, and we decided to buy a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A resident of the troubled Gaa- Osibi community, Alagbado, Ilorin, Kwara State, Lukman Abiodun, whose three children were abducted last Wednesday has put up his two houses for sale to enable him gather the N20 million ransom the kidnappers demanded. Abiodun, LEADERSHIP gathered, has been able to get N2 million from the…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversy has surrounded the death of suspected lovers inside a vehicle along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, the lovers died while having sex inside a Toyota Sienna vehicle around the NASFAT area of Mowe-Ibafo axis of the expressway. However, the police denied the claim. The corpses of the lovers…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nollywood actress, Chizoba Nwokoye, has taken to social media to call out her PA, Success Bright, for allegedly stealing her car, all the money in her bank account and taking over monetized YouTube account. Taking to her Instagram page to call out the suspect amid tears, Chizoba noted that she entrusted Success…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., was carjacked at gunpoint in a park in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, her spokeswoman said in a statement. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at FDR Park in South Philadelphia, where Scanlon had been attending a meeting earlier, said the spokeswoman, Lauren Cox. Scanlon was unharmed, Cox…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major air mishap was averted on Wednesday as a Max Air jet, which landed on runway 18L of the Lagos airport, almost rammed into a malfunctioning car that was being tested on the runway. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that a Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria’s Civil Department van had developed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has dropped Maduka Okoye from Thursday’s World Cup qualifying tie against Central African Republic in Lagos. Camp sources hinted that axing the goalie against may not unconnected with his late arrival to camp. Okoye had hoped the October’s back-to-back qualifiers will help him to cement his role…