LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An electrical surge in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami area of Gombe Metropolis claimed the lives of five people and left 13 others injured in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Gombe State Police Command. Our correspondent reports that the State’s Permanent Secretary, Special Duties and Regional Coordination, Abdullahi Kulani, was among…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Saturday afternoon when a fatal road crash along the Kano–Kaduna highway claimed the lives of 22 people, according to officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The victims were said to be members of the Kano State contingent returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State. The…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragic boat mishap in the Gbajibo-Mudi community of Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State has claimed 37 lives. The incident which occurred on Thursday around 6:00 p.m. was reportedly caused by overloading. This comes barely seven months after a similar tragedy in the state claimed over 106 lives. According to…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 26 people have been killed as a truck hit an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s restive northeast. The blast on Monday killed men, women and children in Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, according to the military and residents. The region has been plagued for decades by armed groups…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of people are flocking to a water pool in the Hotoron Arewa area of Kano, Kano State, following claims that it flows from the sacred footprints of Prophet Muhammad. Located in the Nassarawa Local Government Area, the site has turned into a spiritual hub, drawing visitors from within and outside the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cholera claimed the lives of 350 people between January and September in Nigeria, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released on Monday. At the same point in 2023, the death toll from this disease stood at 106, representing a 239% increase over the same period….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has reacted to claims by the Federal Government that he inherited a bankrupt nation. In a statement released on Thursday via his verified X account, Obi said that the Federal Government’s claims were “without foundation” and that the government…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group that abducted hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria six years ago, has claimed responsibility for the mass abduction of students in north-western Katsina state last week. In an audio tape released on Tuesday, Abubakar Shekau said: “Our brothers were behind the abduction in Katsina.”…