LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets – has since been fully extinguished with no reported injuries or fatalities, Ghana’s National Fire Service said on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said it had rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known on Saturday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call at 10:16 pm on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rwandan soldier on Wednesday opened fire in a bar and killed five civilians in a southwestern town of the country, the army said. It was not immediately clear what prompted the early morning shooting. However, the Rwandan Defence Forces identified the gunman as a 39-year-old sergeant. “RDF has arrested the suspect…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire has gutted a section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite NEPA Station by Eko Bridge inward Apogbon. Vanguard gathered that the inferno occurred around 4:12 pm on Saturday. Videos captured by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority showed fire blazing on some sections of the rail track….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire broke out at the Katsina State Government House on Monday morning, engulfing the revered Red Chamber, an integral adjunct to the governor’s office, where crucial deliberations with high-profile individuals and stakeholders are regularly conducted. As the inferno raged, valiant efforts were being made by firefighting personnel to bring the situation under…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- A fire sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack on a huge diesel depot in Russia’s southern Rostov region on Sunday has engulfed more fuel storage tanks, news agencies reported on Tuesday citing local authorities. Ukraine often says it is retaliating against Russia’s attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Moscow calls drone…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daar Communications Plc, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower, has asked directors who have spent 10 years and above in executive positions to go on retirement. A source close to the company told QEDNG that the retirement will take effect in November. Among those affected are Tony Akiotu, Tosin Dokpesi,…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Uganda’s hardline President Yoweri Museveni has warned citizens planning anti-corruption protests Tuesday that they are “playing with fire.” The upcoming protests come after a wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that rattled neighboring country Kenya where at least 50 people were killed in clashes with security forces, according to figures released by the…