LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An unspecified number of traders and passengers were feared killed, while goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed, following a fire that gutted three passenger boats in Rivers State. The Guardian learnt that the incident happened on Monday evening at the popular Bonny/Nembe/Bille jetty in Port Harcourt City Local Council…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An explosion has critically wounded at least 10 children in Kidandan village, in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened Saturday afternoon when the children were said to be playing with an object found in the nearby bush. Sources indicated that the object, believed to be a bomb,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada is investigating an explosion at its embassy in Nigeria that killed two people, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday, as Ottawa joined Washington and London in issuing a warning against nonessential travel to the West African nation. “We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria….
LAGOS OCTBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State House of Assembly complex was on Sunday night rocked by explosion following alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. It was gathered that some suspected arsonists threw an explosive into the complex around 9:25pm, causing a fire in the building. Though, the spokesperson for the state…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sixteen persons were feared dead last night following an explosion that occurred near a jetty in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that a pipe used in loading fuel at a Port Harcourt Refining depot spilled on July 31, unknown to the workers that the hose pulled out…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead in an explosion in Sokoto state, Northwest Nigeria. Local sources said the explosion happened on Sunday afternoon at a welder’s shop in the Isa Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that several persons were injured in the explosion. One of…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum following days of tension between the army and a powerful paramilitary group. Shooting and blasts took place on Saturday in the vicinity of Sudan’s army headquarters and the defence ministry in central Khartoum, as well as the presidential palace and airport. Columns…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Several people are feared dead following an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe commumity in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the explosion occurred when one of the buses loaded with crude oil ‘packaged in bags’ to transport to a refining site had started…