LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people have lost their lives and others were injured in a fatal accident involving a bus and a vehicle of the Nigerian Police Force which was driving against traffic rules in Oraifite, Anambra State. It was gathered that the police officers were allegedly driving “one way” when their vehicle crashed with…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian military cargo plane crashed in the city of Ryazan southeast of Moscow, killing four crew members and injuring five others. The incident happened during a training flight on Friday, the defence ministry said in a statement quoted by local news agencies. The plane was on a training flight without cargo…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Philippine police helicopter crashed Monday as it was flying to pick up the country’s police chief on a resort island, killing a crew member and injuring the two pilots, officials said. The Airbus H125 helicopter went missing after taking off from Manila and was found two hours later to have crashed…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira exchanged to the dollar at N504 at the parallel market on Friday, according to the Bureau de Change operators. It had earlier exchanged to the dollar at 500 in the previous week and at N490 a month earlier. According to naijabdcs.com, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official rate for the…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Taiwo Kolawole, a Member Federal House of Representatives at the National Assembly has pleaded with the federal government to overhaul the nation’s aircraft to curb the recurrence crashes. Kolawole said this in an interview on Saturday, reacting to the recent plane crash that claimed the life of the nation’s Chief of…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The prevailing market volatility at the crypto market led to heavy losses of global investors’ funds when roughly $70 billion worth of crypto positions evaporated into thin air within a day. The downward trend gained momentum immediately after the flagship crypto touched below the $45,000 value amid several large sell orders placed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 10 people were feared dead in Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday night when the driver of a trailer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a market. The driver of the trailer which was loaded with bags of rice…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A cargo plane carrying food, motorbikes and cash has crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport in the South Sudanese capital of Juba. Witnesses reported seeing several bodies. The Antonov An-26 aircraft was travelling to the city of Aweil in the northwest of the country. Videos and photos circulating on social media…