LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWRANGERS)-The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked the world. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared in a packed courtroom in the Indian Ocean port city of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Early Monday, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders recovered the body of a female biker trapped under a loaded containerized truck in Lagos. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Hon. Sola Giwa, confirmed that the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 am at Sifax inward Iganmu…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of at least 14 worshippers after a trailer ran into Jumaat congregation worshippers in Kano. It was learnt that the accident occurred at Imawa town, Kura Local Government Area on Kano-Kaduna highway shortly after Friday prayer around 13.50 pm when the driver…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United Nations humanitarian agency is struggling to secure funding to combat severe food insecurity in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit northeast, raising fears of mass hunger and deaths, its resident coordinator warned. In April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) launched a $306 million appeal alongside Nigeria on behalf…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 23-year-old scavenger simply identified as Nura was reportedly manhandled by a mob for allegedly stealing a pot of rice at Kango community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Kango, Ayuba Iliya, said the incident happened on Tuesday around 11:23am when the scavenger allegedly took away…
A hit-and-run truck driver, on Friday, reportedly lost control and rammed into a bus carrying students who had just finished their WAEC examination, killing many and several commuters and motorists at the busy Agbara Bus stop along the Lagos Badagry expressway. Report from BigPen revealed that the tragic incident occurred around Agbara and neighbouring communities…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two suspects standing trial for conspiracy and armed robbery, Damilare Adeniran and gift john have plunged to their death at the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court premises, Ibadan. Recounting the unfortunate incident to Radio Nigeria, the Prosecutor, Inspector Femi Omilana said the two suspects jumped down from the two storey building while standing trial…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Etinosa Aiguokun, who allegedly killed his 74-year-old father, simply identified as Pa Aiguokun, and his wife, Mrs Roseline, with a pestle. DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened last Wednesday at Evbomore community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the State…