LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, had to be diverted to Italy on August 16 after one of its engines caught fire following takeoff, according to People magazine. While nobody on board the Boeing 757 aircraft was injured, an unverified video of the incident went viral on TikTok. The flight,…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police officer who shot and killed his wife, a police sergeant in an alleged domestic dispute, was killed by a community in Limpopo after the shooting. It is understood that Hlanganani police in the Mopani District were called to two incidents of murder that took place at Nkuna Kraal Mall, in…
Chaos erupted in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a violent scuffle between road transport workers, popularly known as agberos, and supporters of a local monarch. The clash, which reportedly began in the early hours of Sunday, led to the death of a yet-to-be-identified passenger who was crushed by a…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine appeared to catch fire mid-air, officials said. Flight 1665 took off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for Charlotte, North Carolina, at 8.11am local time on Wednesday, according to Flightradar24. But it returned to the Las…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man identified as Alexander Peter has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly hacking his 71-year-old mother, Mrs Atiny Peter, to death with a machete. The incident occurred in Ikot Inyang village, located in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed by…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten people narrowly escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. According to local Mugonapanja village head, Tengo Mugonapanja, the plane was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique when it encountered difficulties and made an emergency landing at the remote airstrip….
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 10-year-old boy has accidentally killed his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi, with a service rifle assigned to the police officer. The Anambra State Police Command, confirming the incident, described it as a case of accidental discharge and expressed deep sadness over the tragic event. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A commercial tricycle rider has died after a head-on collision with a Sports Utility Vehicle reportedly driving against traffic in the Origan, Oko-Afo area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said the incident occurred along the Badagry Expressway corridor over the weekend. According to a statement released on Sunday…