LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-six officers have been injured while policing a protest organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, which saw up to 150,000 people march through central London. Tensions flared at the Unite the Kingdom rally, with some protesters throwing bottles and other projectiles at police, the Metropolitan Police said – leaving four seriously…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has revealed why Rwandan players injured Victor Osimhen in Nigeria’s 1-0 win over the Amamubi on Saturday. Osimhen was injured in the first half of Nigeria’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Nigerian coach Eric Chelle earlier expressed uncertainty over…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A lot can happen in 24 hours. And such is life. For South African defender Gabriela Salgado, the semifinal between the reigning African champions Banyana Banyana and nine-time continental winners at the ongoing TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 was an exciting opportunity for her to showcase her expertise. On Monday, July 21, Salgado had…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Many people were reportedly injured on Friday night when an explosion occurred at a camera shop located in Kodesoh Street in Ikeja area of Lagos State. Witnesses, who spoke with our correspondent claimed that the incident occurred when a shop attendant tried to open a suspicious parcel delivered to the store. Emergency…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in Lagos on Thursday morning when a LAGFERRY vessel carrying passengers suddenly burst into flames at the Ipakodo Ferry Terminal in Ikorodu, leaving several people injured. The incident occurred around 6:00 a.m., amid heavy traffic congestion caused by the closure of Independence Bridge at Ahmadu Bello Way, Marina. As of…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of people have been reportedly burnt to death in petrol tanker accident that occurred at Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway on Saturday morning in Enugu State. Also, several others were reportedly injured in the inferno which destroyed several vehicles. An eyewitness, a tanker driver, who gave his name as Eziechina told SaharaReporters…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robbers have ambushed El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club team bus at Rijiyar Malam village along Jos-Bauchi road in Bauchi State, injuring many players and officials. Daily Trust gathered that the team were travelling for a league match when the ugly incident happened. Conquering the clouds on a journey to Ta Xua with the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) promptly attended to a fatal accident early today, involving a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) and a Dangote truck at Area B, near Point Road heading towards Airways, Apapa, Lagos. The unfortunate incident allegedly attributed to reckless driving by the Dangote truck driver, led to the…