LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A helicopter used by an African Union peacekeeping mission has crashed at the international airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing five passengers, a Ugandan military spokesperson said. Another three of the helicopter’s eight occupants survived the incident on Wednesday but with severe injuries and burns, said the spokesperson, Felix Kulayigye. The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five people are dead, including a patient and medical personnel, after a Care Flight plane crashed late Friday in Nevada. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. when the Lyon County Dispatch Center began receiving multiple calls regarding a possible plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada — about 45 miles east of Reno,…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been feared killed, as a new year carnival, staged by youths loyal to two warring monarchs in lkare Akoko, Akoko North East area of Ondo State, turned bloody. It was also gathered that one person was reportedly killed, while many were seriously injured during a bloody…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion at Ladipo in the Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State. The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market. A spokesman…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five people have been killed in election-related violence in Ghana, police said Wednesday, casting a shadow over a country hailed for its stable democracy. The deaths were reported as a flow of results confirmed the tight race for the presidency and Ghana’s neighbours called for a peaceful outcome after the main camps…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five persons have lost their lives in Lagos State, following a boat accident that occurred at about 8.00 pm on Friday along the Ikorodu Channel of the Lagos State Waterways. The State Inland Waterways Authority, (LASWA) gave the update on Saturday afternoon as four fatalities had earlier been reported. The agency issued…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS )-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade. Police have arrested almost 300 people and confirmed at least five deaths after riots…