LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has marked his 65th birthday with free surgeries for 65 children. Obi disclosed this on Thursday morning via a post he shared on his official X account accompanied with a video showing him taking pictures with the children and their parents/guardians….
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, Lagos Annex, have rescued two Colombian nationals allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate. The victims, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued following actionable intelligence received…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people have been confirmed dead following an attack at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos State, Friday night, August 29, after a man wielding a machete and knife reportedly stormed the premises. The incident, which triggered panic among cinema patrons and workers, occurred when the suspect allegedly attempted to gain entry into…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Passengers were left stranded on Tuesday morning as aviation labour unions grounded Air Peace operations in Lagos and Abuja over allegations that the airline had prevented its workers from unionising and failed to remit ticket sales charges due to the .Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The National Union of Air Transport…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has over the weekend expressed profound grief. A female driver died in a fatal lone road traffic accident motorist at Mongoro, inward Ile-zik, along one of Lagos’ busiest arterial corridors. Security investigations revealed that the deceased, who was driving a Toyota Sienna (LND 162…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has accepted to chair the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Lagos. Chairman of the 2026 Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, announced this in a statement issued…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension gripped parts of Mushin, Yaba and Fadeyi areas of Lagos on Tuesday evening following reports of sporadic gunshots and the alleged death of a senior chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), identified as Toba Ijaiya. The reports, which circulated widely on social media and messaging platforms,…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) today, Monday, 6 July 2026, secured the conviction of 16 environmental offenders following their arraignment before the Oshodi Special Offences and Mobile Court for various environmental infractions, including illegal waste disposal at unauthorised locations across Lagos State. The court sentenced each of the offenders to…
