LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An 80-year-old Colombian national, Quesada Vanegas Ricardo Alfonso, has been reportedly found dead in his room at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Festac Town in Lagos State. It was learnt that the lifeless body of Mr. Alfonso was discovered on May 1 at about 3:45pm in Room C85, located on the 8th…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of Nigerians woke up on Sunday to find their SIM cards barred by MTN Group Limited, sparking widespread outrage. The telecommunications giant claimed that the affected subscribers had failed to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. In response, scores of disgruntled subscribers stormed MTN offices in major…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State, four men were arraigned on Monday at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding their employer, Think Finance Microfinance, FESTAC Town, of N150 million. Ojimi Ayodeji, the head of risk management for the company, Isaac Eddy, the loan officer, Joseph Setonji, and Juwon Irinyemi…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten persons escaped death in Lagos on Wednesday when armed hoodlums numbering over 100 struck around the 6th Avenue area of FESTAC Town wielding guns and other dangerous weapons. The authorities of the Lagos State Police Command, who confirmed the attack, added that policemen, who were deployed in the area successfully dispersed…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An explosion has rocked Abule Ado community located close to FESTAC Town, Lagos State. “Many residents of FESTAC, Badagry and some other areas of the state first heard a loud noise in the morning, with many of them expressing fear and thinking it was a bomb blast, reports Tribune Online about the…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is palpable tension in FESTAC Town, Lagos state in Nigeria over influx of unidentified men disguised as “Okada” riders, petty traders and truck pushers, at least this is what they appear to be during the day but at night their mission is beyond the comprehension of residents. Last week, a motorist…