LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The people of Mopa town in the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area of Kogi State have been thrown into mourning following the mysterious death of four members of a family after reportedly eating a cassava flour meal known as ‘Amala.’ The deceased died in quick succession between Friday, September 30 and Sunday, October…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The rustic community of Eka Utara in Adani, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been thrown into confusion following the mysterious death of a groom and six wedding guests in the community on Saturday. Vanguard gathered that five others, including the bride, were also receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 45-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were among eight persons who died Thursday in a stampede that occurred during a prayer service organised by the Comfort Life Mission International church in the Ikotun area of Lagos. Many worshippers also sustained severe injuries in the stampede. The bodies of the yet-to-be-identified woman,…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A graduating student of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos, identified as Abraham is dead. Abraham died on Friday while celebrating with his course mates after their final examination at school. Abraham was dancing on a car during the sign-out celebration and fell off the moving vehicle, after which he became…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, Ponle Adebanjo, has burnt his estranged wife, Lateefat, to death after she left him over domestic violence. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State. The victim was said to have had four children in a previous relationship before meeting the suspect….
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 people have been found dead in a nightclub in South Africa’s East London city, local media report. Bodies were found at the Enyobeni Tavern early on Sunday, and reports say several people were injured. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation as we speak,” a police spokesman told…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost harvests. A decision in April last year by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ban all chemical fertilisers drastically cut…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 300 people have been killed in flooding following days of extreme rainfall in eastern South Africa, with some areas receiving up to six months’ worth of rain in a single day. Touring the devastated region on Wednesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the severity of the downpours was further…