LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A commercial bus popularly known as danfo driver has machete an officer of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA), Obasu Segun Godwin to death in Anthony area of Lagos State. A statement issued by Filade Olumide, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, LASTMA said the General Manager, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye condemned in strongest…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerians who were accused of kidnapping and eventually killing four girls in Takoradi, Ghana, were on Friday afternoon sentenced to death by a court in the country after they were found guilty of murder. The two Nigerians, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, were sentenced after they were found guilty of…
LAGOS BEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Malcolm X’s family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and FBI were behind the 1965 killing of the famed Black activist and civil rights advocate. Malcolm X was a powerful orator who rose to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Sudanese refugee stabbed and killed an employee at a centre for asylum seekers in the southern French city of Pau on Friday after his request for political asylum was rejected, authorities said. A police source said the Sudanese asylum seeker killed the director of the centre by stabbing him repeatedly in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commercial activities were on Thursday halted as a commercial worker killed his customer who refused to pay her after sexual intercourse in Owerri the Imo State capital. As a result, angry residents set the hotel where the incident took place ablaze. Our Correspondent who arrived at the scene saw policemen and firefighters…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An oil tanker exploded killing no fewer than ten people, leaving others badly injured in Abuja. The explosion happened in the Gawu area of Abaji Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The incident happened on Sunday when a tanker was trying to avoid colliding with a truck. After noticing…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the death of Obakpolor on its verified Twitter handle on Monday night. “We @thenff regret to announce the passing of our one-time chairman of then Nigeria Football Association, Group Captain John Obakpolor (Rtd). May his soul Rest In Peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said how pained he is to hear of the death of Joe Erico, a former Super Eagles goalkeeper. Erico was also part of the coaching crew that led Super Eagles to the 2000 Africa…