LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen opened fire at a car carrying a Ugandan government minister in an attempted assassination on Tuesday, wounding the former army commander and killing his daughter and driver, the military and local media said. Four attackers on motorcycles sprayed bullets at a four-wheel drive vehicle carrying General Katumba Wamala, the minister of…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)Armed Bandits on Saturday killed one of the domestic drivers of the Emir of Birnin Gwari while driving along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway. The bandits also burnt the Toyota Hilux van he was driving. The incident happened around 3 pm on Saturday while the driver, identified as Nasiru Sarkin Zango, was returning…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala, is dead. A family member confirmed his death to newsmen Saturday morning. He died in a road accident along Bade-Gitata road Friday night on his way to Jos. He died alongside his son, driver and security aide, who were all in the vehicle,…
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 JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 45-year-old driver, Adetunji Tunde Oluwasegun, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraudulently converting to personal use a sum N2million that was erroneously transferred into his account. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Monday, January 18, 2021 arraigned Oluwasegun on one-count charge…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo says he lost his driver Yohanna Shankuk during the #EndSARS protest in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Keyamo said on Thursday that his driver was knocked down by a vehicle which was trying to avoid advancing protesters. The minister said Mr Shankuk was walking…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A driver with the Bus Rapid Transit, Collins Nnodi, has gone into hiding after crushing a businesswoman, Mrs Grace Okeleke, to death at the Agric bus stop in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident happened on Monday. Andrew Okeleke, attempted to cross the road after being dropped off by her…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen have attacked Oyo State commissioner for lands, Abdulraheem Abiodun, killing his driver in the process. The commissioner was attacked on Wednesday around 8:00 pm just after he was dropped at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. His escort is being treated at an undisclosed hospital after being shot by…