LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Refugee International has blamed the death of over 63 African sea migrants on European Union and Italian migration policy. A statement by Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk made available to NewsRangers said, “The deaths at sea of more than 63 migrants—including an infant and children—off the coast of southern Italy on Sunday…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased, a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran, 31; met their death while attempting to recover a bucket that fell into a well. A resident of Alaro…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Brazilian family’s outing at the beach ended in tragedy when a pastor and his wife died after attempting to save their 13-year-old son from drowning. Felisberto Sampaio, 43, and his wife Inalda Sampaio, 42, spotted their son Ian Sampaio going under water at Camaçari Beach in Paraíba last Tuesday. The couple went…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Five persons, comprising four male adults and a house wife, drowned in an attempt to escape being kidnapped by bandits at Chakumi village in Gurdi ward of Abaji area council of Abuja. It was reported that Chakumi shares boundary with neighboring Daku village through river Gurara in Dobi ward of Gwagwalada area…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother of four has jumped into and drowned in Awodi River in Sobi area of Ilorin East Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State. The woman, said to be 38 years old, was allegedly frustrated with her inability to pay a balance of N30,000 from a N50,000 loan she collected to boost…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 people, including women and children, have drowned in the Guni-Zumba River while trying to escape attacks on their communities. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning when bandits simultaneously invaded Guni and Kurgbaku communities, forcing the residents to flee. Sources to Daily Trust that the…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Mystery surrounds the fate of Bitcoin billionaire Mircea Popescu amid reports he drowned off the coast of Costa Rica. The widely reported death of the controversial investor has now sparked speculation about what will happen to his bitcoin fortune — which is estimated to be worth more than £1.4billion ($2 billion). According…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 43 West African migrants trying to reach Europe drowned off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, after their boat capsized in rough seas, in the first shipwreck of 2021 in the central Mediterranean, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. Ten survivors were rescued and brought to shore by coastal security…