LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A newborn baby wrapped in Ankara fabric was found abandoned inside a church in Obio-Akpor local government area in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It was gathered that the baby was found dead on Monday, October 26, inside the partially fenced church located at Ozuoba junction along NTA-Mgbuoba Road. Residents of Ozuoba…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is tension in Mabushi community in Abuja as a police officer on Saturday allegedly shot dead a colleague and also killed himself. It was learnt that the trigger-happy officer, who was attached to one of the private residences in the area, was exchanging friendly banters with the dead colleague, who was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There were heavy gunshots at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State, on Tuesday, as soldiers reportedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. Amnesty International said “excessive use of force” occasioned “deaths of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos”. “While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities…
In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children and made available to Vanguard Tuesday, Professor John Pepper Clark died in the early hours of today. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce that Emeritus Professor of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight persons have been confirmed dead following a gas plant explosion that occurred in the Ipaja area of Lagos on Thursday. According to a statement by the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the incident occurred around 6:00 am, destroying several properties. While further assessment of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular US-based Ghanaian pastor identified as Sylvester Ofori has been arrested after he shot his wife Barbara Tommey dead. The incident took place outside the 27-year-old woman’s workplace at the Navy Federal Credit Union, near the Mall at Millenia in Orlando, on Tuesday 8th September 2020. Barbara was shot by Sylvester,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 50-year-old private guard identified as Solomon Ede on Friday, August 28 reportedly lost his life due to suffocation caused by facemask after he took a local gin popularly called ogogoro. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt the 50-year-old guard popularly called Baba Rita attached to a building in Alako area of Abeokuta does not…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in Auchi, Edo State as many lives have been terminated after a truck driver suffered a brake failure and rammed into people, killed many while some are severely injured. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened this morning at Upgarage road. Eyewitnesses report, that the truck rammed into stationary…
