LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There were heavy gunshots at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State, on Tuesday, as soldiers reportedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. Amnesty International said “excessive use of force” occasioned “deaths of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos”. “While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In continuation of EndSARS protest that has enveloped the nation, suspected hoodlums had burnt down no fewer than three police stations in Lagos suburb of Orile-Iganmu, Kpako and Layeni in Ajegunle, Apapa area of Lagos. Hoodlums have burnt down the Apapa Iganmu Police Station in Lagos State, report reaching News Direct says….
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…