LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 36-year-old man allegedly mauled by two German dogs guarding a church in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) of Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in Lagos on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the younger brother of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Emir of Ilorin, Alh. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), have mourned the death of a popular Islamic preacher and foremost Qur’an memoriser, Sheikh AbdulGaniyu Aboto. Sheikh Aboto, a prominent alumni of Kamaliyyya- Adabiyya, the educational wing of the Ansarul Islam Society…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman identified as Hasana was on Sunday night stabbed to death by a commercial motorcyclist, also known as okada rider, in the Kwankashe area of Suleja, Niger State. City & Crime gathered that the woman boarded the bike to her house and, on getting there, handed him N150 but the bike…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 persons were burnt to death on a bridge at Maboro River, in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Wednesday in an explosion of a petrol-laden tanker. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred when the tanker lost control and fell on the bridge at about 3.30pm…
LAGOS SEPTEBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) has commiserated with the Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi over the demise of his twin brother, Mr. Kehinde Afolabi. In a condolence letter addressed to Dr. Afolabi and signed by CONMMEP President, Alhaji Tunde Umar- Daniah, the association regretted the painful exit of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old married man, Douglas Tamunokopo, is standing trial before Justice C.O Agbaza at the High Court, Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Udo Abigail, for committing an abortion without his consent. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was in a romantic relationship with Tamunokopo when she got…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the shooting at Enugu-Ukwu, Anambra State, yesterday targeted at the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, describing it as “unfortunate and condemnable”. Speaking to newsmen at the Abuja Airport, Obi said he was saddened when he heard about the news, especially…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two children, Samat Saheed and a yet-to-be-identified girl, have lost their lives when the fence of a school, Covenant Point Academy, collapsed on them at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the nine-year-old girl was walking past the front of the school to link her…