LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The publisher of Media Room Hub and former ThisDay reporter, Azuka Ogujiuba, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of harassment, assault, and unlawful detention over allegations of cyberbullying and defamation. Ogujiuba’s alleged harassment and assault add to growing concerns about the increasingly hostile treatment of journalists in Nigeria, particularly by the…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robber allegedly struck about 2: 00 p.m. on Monday at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. The victim, Mr. Gbenga Marose, popularly known as Obama or King of Boys Ikeja, and former chairman of Computer Village, Ikeja, was alleged attacked while conversing with two other people. A middle-age man, dark in complexion armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Goods valued at millions of naira have been destroyed following a devastating fire at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos. According to witnesses, the inferno swept through multiple stalls, wiping out electronics, spare parts, and other valuable merchandise. Despite a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell staff won the highly regarded 1st Place Technical Paper Award at the annual international and exhibition conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which ended last night in Lagos. Well engineers Augustine Okosun, Osehojie Ojeh-Oziegbe, Oluwatobilola Aribike and Oladokun Adubi were commended “for an outstanding display of in-depth technical…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 22 persons lost their lives while 20 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a trailer along the Lapai–Lambata road in Niger State on Monday. SaharaReporters gathered that the vehicle was said to be heading to Lagos from Kano, was reportedly conveying both passengers and…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Daredevil armed robbers went on rampage in Igando area of Lagos, killing three victims on the spot and injuring three others, who are now lying critically ill at an undisclosed hospital after they robbed passersby of their valuables before escaping with their vehicle. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on Friday,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck at King’s College, Lagos, on Saturday evening as a 48-year-old teacher, Mr. Ezekiel Akano, was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside one of the classrooms on the school premises. The incident reportedly occurred after school hours, with the discovery made around 7:40 p.m. by staff members. The Vice Principal of…