LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from China’s deadly mystery virus has nearly doubled in less than 24 hours — with the number of fatalities climbing to 17 on Wednesday, according to reports. The Chinese province of Hubei has confirmed 17 deaths and more than 444 total cases of the coronavirus, which emerged in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three men, alleged to have killed a teenager with stone, were on Tuesday docked before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendants, Kayode Thompson, 20; Fuad Enitan, 20; and Mutalib Kazeem, 24, are being tried on two-count charge of conspiracy and murder. The Prosecutor, Insp. Oladele Adebayo, alleged that…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A container-laden truck has crushed two persons to death after it tumbled on motion. The crash occurred at the Akankan village, along Olodo on the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accident…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck at Umuobom in the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State as one Sunday Agwim allegedly murdered his mother, Mrs Christiana Agwim. The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, told Southern City News that the 47-year-old suspect had been arrested for killing his mother. He said, “We received…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Agility community at Mile 12 area of Lagos State are presently filled with anger. This followed the death of an 18-year-old girl, Amaka Nweke. Amaka was said to have been beaten to death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nweke, for not only dating a Yoruba guy, but also…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANERS)-A hairdresser, Ms Patience Oamen, yesterday told an Ikeja High Court how her 38-year-old brother, Nelson Oamen, allegedly stabbed their 78-year-old father to death with a broken bottle. Nelson, a carpenter, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), was arraigned on July 10, 2019, on a charge of murder, contrary to Section…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States “will pay” for its actions and must “be prepared for the consequences” in the wake of the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force who was killed by an American airstrike in Iraq last week. In…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)A stressful marriage full of conflict and worry is more than just bad, it actually increases the risk of premature death. A pastor at Ground for God’s Gospel 3G Ministries, has stabbed his wife at the pulpit of their church when service was already underway. The sad incident happened today, [Sunday, January…
