LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three children of the same parents have been found dead inside their landlord’s Toyota RAV4 in the Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The victims, Uche (three), Marvelous (five) and Lazarus (eight), all children of one Mr Osondu, were said to be playing inside the compound when they entered the jeep and…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Corruption has become an integral norm at Lagos ports and all efforts to curb the menace by authorities at various levels seem to have failed. Extortion and brutality of truckers have become a game played by both state and non-state actors along the port corridors. Investigations have so far revealed that no…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), Zone 2 , Ali Mohammed, has warned criminals especially land speculators in Lagos and Ogun states, to steer clear of the areas or face the full wrath of the law. Mohammed who dangled the axe in Lagos while speaking with journalists promised the criminals “hell”…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, have expressed rage over the demolition of buildings in Ajao Estate by the Lagos State Government, accusing Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of fanning the embers of ethnic hostilities. At least 13 houses have been pulled down at the estate since…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified male meat seller has slumped and died while attending to a customer on Branco Street, in the Mafoluku area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Monday around 5pm when the deceased was attending to a customer in the community. An eyewitness who identified himself simply…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supremacy clashes involving members of the Aiye and the Eiye confraternities at Ijanikin, in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, have led to the deaths of two persons including an undergraduate of the Lagos State University, Kamoru Lasisi, and a tiler, Lateef Atanda. PUNCH Metro gathered that members of the…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of seven riders with 245 motorcycles impounded around Mile 2 and Apapa Road. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, Ben Hundeyin, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. “In continuation of our enforcement of the existing ban on the…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States on Tuesday said it was disturbed by widespread cases of ethnically-induced voter suppression in Lagos during the March 18 governorship election, saying such action would not go unpunished. The U.S. mission in Nigeria, in a statement on its website, said such acts undermine Nigeria’s democratic experience and visa bans would…