LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Garba Sarkin Noma reportedly escaped death when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle. The spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, Abraham Alberah Catoh, said the attack occurred along the Kwoi-Fadan Kagoma road on Saturday, October 3, The Sun reported. Sarkin…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was gathered that the victim, Mrs. Mary Samuel, met her untimely death on Wednesday when her landlord, David Okon, the owner of house No. 9, Ansa Ewa Street, Cobham Town in Bayside area of Calabar South Council poured petrol inside the room and set it ablaze, with the victim inside. One…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Thursday razed down the headquarters of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, destroying about 5,141 card readers meant for the October 10 Ondo State governorship poll. The fire, which occurred at about 8.20 pm, gutted a large container housing the card readers. Men of the State Fire Service,…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic erupted in Osogbo on Wednesday as a building inside the Palace of Ooni of Ife was gutted by fire. A source in the palace said: “It is not major; people are only scared because the entrance to the palace was locked”. It was also gathered that the incident started Wednesday afternoon…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten cars and a trailer were razed by fire on Friday when the yard belonging to the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) in the Oshodi area of Lagos State where seized vehicles are kept went up in flames. According to a statement issued over the incident by Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Properties worth millions of naira early Wednesday morning were destroyed in a fire outbreak in Ajao market area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Spokesperson, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, has confirmed the incident, but said there was no casualty yet. “There is a fire outbreak there. It started around…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The famous Oba Market in Benin City, capital of Edo State, was Monday morning gutted by fire. The fire, said to have started at midnight, affected mostly those selling wears. The Oba Market fire is the fourth in the series of markets in Benin razed by fire. First to experience such ugly…