LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-It was excitement and fun for kids at the Cycling Lagos children Race as organisers took time to groom and inspire children who could represent Nigeria in future international cycling events and for a healthy lifestyle. Okiki Abiodun triumphed in the senior boy’s category, Opeyemi Abiodun won the junior boys category while…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 29-year old suspected ritualist, Taiwo Akinola, over an attempt to kill his biological mother for money ritual. Police said that Taiwo, a member of Aiye confranternity allegedly smashes his mother’s head with wood and pressing iron, leaving her to bleed to dead. The police…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Sheraton Lagos Hotel will host the living legend Femi Kuti, live in concert, on 22nd September, 2018. Curated in partnership with media and entertainment company Chocolate City Group, the critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and four-time Grammy Award nominee, is set to enthrall music lovers, Afrobeat enthusiasts and members of Marriott…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday discharged nine men charged with the murder of the Apapa local government PDP chairman, Adeniyi Aborisade. Delivering a ruling, Chief Magistrate Mr Alex Komolafe, dismissed the murder charges against Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42….
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Men of the Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Kelvin Micheal, 28, over the death of a 40-year-old woman, Monsurat Idowu after a bout of sex. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this on Thursday in Abeokuta. According to him, “the arrest of the suspect was as a result of…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, has harped on economic diversification as a panacea for job creation and rapid economic growth of Nigeria. He spoke at the just-concluded annual conference and exhibition of the Nigeria Council of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) where Shell…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected car vandal, Daniel Ekwerekwu, has died while allegedly escaping from where he had gone to steal in the Maryland area of Lagos State. The Anambra State indigene was said to have hit his head on a concrete floor while attempting to scale a fence. The police alleged that Ekwerekwu sneaked…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak occurred at Ecobank headquarters on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday. According to an eyewitness, who shared details on her Twitter handle, @AN26th, the fire started when a “diesel tanker exploded near their generator.” On its Twitter handle, the bank said, the situation was under control. See tweet: Officers of…