LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm Tuesday (today). The governor made this known in a statement while lamenting that the protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings had morphed into violence. He said, “I have watched with shock how what began as a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home following the tension generated by the anti-SARS protests. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who issued the directive, said the safety of the pupils/students, parents and all staff working in schools was paramount “at this…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons have died in a building collapse at Lagos Island on Sunday, while eight others were injured. The collapsed building is a three-storey building that was still under construction. Confirming the incident, Nosa Okunbor, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the cause of the collapse is…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still with us. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Today, the 30th of September 2020, this early morning there was an accident involving a BRT Bus and two bike men, popularly Known as okada men at the Iyanu-ipaja Area of Lagos State, the south west of Nigeria. The incident left 3 persons dead, the two bike men and a passenger. An…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three persons have lost their lives after a truck fell off the Berger bridge into the Epe river in Lagos State. It was also garnered that several others were declared missing in the aftermath of the ghastly accident. This incident was confirmed on Saturday, September 26, by the Director-General of the Lagos State…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as painfully sad and heartbreaking, the tanker explosions that claimed precious lives of people at Lokoja – Abuja Road, Kogi State, and the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos. In a press release from his Media Office…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders in real estate, to work out modalities for residents to pay house rents on a monthly basis instead of annually. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the call during the Policy Roundtable Dialogue with key stakeholders in the Real Estate Sector in Lekki on Thursday. The…