LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Iranian court has reportedly sentenced tattooed pop star Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death for blasphemy. The 37-year-old singer has been in detention in Iran since December 2023 after being extradited from Turkey. Multiple Iranian media sources, including the Iranian newspapers Etemad and Jame Jam, reported on Sunday that…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chilling tragedy unfolded in the quiet town of Latina, as a young Nigerian mother was savagely attacked and killed by a pack of starving dogs. Patricia Masithela, 27, was visiting a friend’s home in the early hours of Monday night when the brutal attack occurred. The Mirror reports that the unsuspecting…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 19 wedding guests who were traveling to Kano State after attending a marriage ceremony in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State were burnt to death in a road accident in the Kwana Macji area of Pankshin local government area of the state. Chairman of the Pankshin LGA…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Around 300 passengers onboard a Boeing 787 had a narrow escape at the Melbourne Airport in Australia after the landing gear of Etihad flight EY461 caught fire while taking off. According to the reports, the fire erupted after two of the tyres exploded when the plane was rolling on the runway to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said it had rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known on Saturday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call at 10:16 pm on…
LAGOS Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Bar.) Malcolm Omirhobo said it is sad to see Nigerians die in stampede while struggling for a plate of food. Recall that no fewer than 65 Nigerians, including both children and adults, have died in stampedes during the distribution of foodstuffs across the country within…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Police Command has reported the death of Dare Adeleke, a casual worker at Maigida Company, a subsidiary of Dangote Cement Industry, Ibese, Ewekoro Local Government Area, Ogun State in an industrial accident. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this information in an exclusive statement to…