LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Allied Air cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), in Abuja. SaharaReporters learnt that the air mishap happened on Wednesday due to the failure of one of its landing gears. The incident occurred at approximately 10:05 a.m., involving an E-Cargo aircraft carrying six…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, suffered engine failure caused…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Fire Service on Monday said it had begun a probe into the fire incident which killed a Customs officer attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, Tijani Kabiru, his wife and four children in their house in Ede. The incident which occurred in Akankan Area of Ede in the early hours…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A harrowing incident unfolded at Ayeyoro, Epe, leading to the tragic demise of three individuals. The calamity involved a Dangote truck (DCG-TM-028), which experienced a critical brake failure while descending from Ita-Opo. The out-of-control vehicle collided with a tricycle (Marwa AGL 442 QC) and a stationary Toyota Camry at the Ayeyoro traffic…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of them collapsed in court due to exhaustion before they could enter a plea. A total of 76 protesters were charged with 10 felony counts,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) promptly attended to a fatal accident early today, involving a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) and a Dangote truck at Area B, near Point Road heading towards Airways, Apapa, Lagos. The unfortunate incident allegedly attributed to reckless driving by the Dangote truck driver, led to the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands gathered Monday on the streets of Yaounde, jockeying to catch a glimpse of Cameroon’s long-absent leader. Rumors about the death of 91-year-old President Paul Biya swirled after he disappeared from public view for over a month following an official visit to China. Cameroon state radio reported that Biya, a few of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An argument between two relatives turned tragic in Lagos on Monday as one of them fatally stabbed his cousin during a physical confrontation. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro in a terse statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, noting that the suspect was…