LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Brazilian man who recorded himself burning a Bible and then posted it online has been found shot dead. Antonio Rocha de Sousa’s body was discovered on Wednesday, May 14, riddled with bullet wounds. Police are treating his death as a homicide… Just 10 days before his death, Antonio uploaded a clip…
According to Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) a tragic road traffic incident that occurred earlier today Tuesday along the Third Mainland Bridge, precisely at the Ilaje inward Iyana Oworo axis claimed a woman’s life while her 30-years-old daughter survived. LASTMA official reported that the harrowing incident involved a catastrophic head-on collision between two…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout. “As we speak the figure for deaths in Dar (es Salaam) is around 350 and for Mwanza it is…
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…