LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) staff, Mohammed Abo’ore, has been confirmed dead by the Niger Police Command after thugs stabbed him multiple times in Fadikpe, Chanchaga LGA of the state. As gathered, the hoodlums attacked the bank driver while returning home a fun park where he had joined many residents to celebrate…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRAGERS)-Passengers have been forced to evacuate a Delta plane after an engine caught fire while on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport in Florida. Video on social media shows smoke and flames rising from the right engine, and passengers exiting the aircraft down inflatable emergency slides. Delta flight 1213 was set to…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the death toll from the building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area has increased to five. The three-storey building, located at 9&10 Oremeta street, crumbled on Saturday, trapping employees of a restaurant and customers beneath the debris. The agency had initially reported that one person…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. Fourteen passengers were onboard the aircraft when the hijacker, identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor, took control of the flight at knifepoint. Two passengers were injured, including one who was…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daily Trust photojournalist, Benedict Uwalaka narrowly escaped death after a group of fifteen traders at Anifowose street in Kontagora market, Abule- Egba, Lagos on Sunday assaulted him while taking pictures. The traders accosted and beat Uwalaka, describing him as an ‘informant’ working with the government. According to Uwalaka, who sustained injury…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, has passed away at the age of 74. He died on Saturday, though details surrounding his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report. His longtime teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the development. Odegbami, who won the 1980 Africa Nation Cup with…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular socialite and Chief Executive Officer of Klass Five Hotel, Adesoji Adeleye has been killed in Akure , the Ondo State capital. He was said to have been assassinated in the early hours of Tuesday in his hotel at Arakale area Sources revealed that Adeleye had slept in a room…
By Zagazola Makama LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A domestic dispute between two brothers in Mekiya, Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State, turned tragic on Friday night when their mother was accidentally killed while trying to intervene. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 11:00 p.m. on April 4, 2025. The fight…