LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Four suspected kidnappers were feared killed and four soldiers shot during a gun battle between the kidnappers and soldiers along Owo /Ifon road in Ose local government area of Ondo State on Friday. A source who disclosed this to our reporter said the suspected kidnappers had held some people who were travelling…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Monday at the Lagos State University, Ojo, as several undergraduates were injured during a scramble for a computer-based examination. The PUNCH learnt that some of the students were admitted to the school’s health centre, while those with severe cases were taken to the Alimosho General Hospital where they…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gas cylinder explosion has left three injured and cars damaged at Four Points by Sheraton Hotels, Oniru, Lagos. The explosion which occurred on Wednesday was said to have been caused by the leaking pipe of a gas cylinder used by welders working in the hotel premises. The explosion shattered several cars’…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 65 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from carriages to escape the inferno, authorities said. Television footage showed flames pouring out of three carriages as people could be heard crying during the incident,…