LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ugandan police said Monday (February 24, 2025) they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early on Monday (February 24, 2025),…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten Zaria tomato traders have d!ed in a bandits’ induced auto crash in Katsina State. The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria, were reported to have travelled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed bandits at Takoki village in Funtua Local Government of Katsina State…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An armed robbery suspect, identified by his nickname, Bob Jay, fell into an open well and died, Friday night, after he and other gang members raided a student hostel in the University of Cross River State, Unicross, Okuku campus. The robbers, according to a student of the school, who gave her name…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A circus performer took a terrifying tumble from the ‘Wheel of Death’ in front of shocked families at Blackpool Tower Circus. Spectators, including children, were left aghast when one of the daredevils performing on the spinning apparatus lost his footing and plunged to the ground during the 5pm show on Saturday, one…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today confirmed that a motor boy fell off and died immediately as a truck conveying wheat overturned under heavy rain on Otedola Bridge inward Berger, Lagos. LASTMA Oduyebo Oluwole ‘Zebra’ (Zone 2) disclosed that the fatal accident caused severe congestion for road users…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A student of the Rivers State University, RSU, Port Harcourt, has died during a Jeans Carnival held to mark the Students Week. It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday, September 7, 2023. The student was said to be sitting on the side of the vehicle when he lost his balance…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior officer in the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General I. M. Ahmadu has died while running during the Second Annual Physical Training Test for 2023. SaharaReporters learnt that Ahmadu was an Artillery Officer serving in the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes. The General fell while running and was confirmed…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s currency weakened in the parallel market to the lowest level in a year on expectations of a possible change in exchange-rate management after Bola Tinubu takes office as president on Monday. The naira dropped to 775 per dollar on Friday from 762 the previous day in the unauthorized market in Lagos,…