LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid heavy gridlock, motorists and commuters in Lagos lamented over the sudden scarcity of fuel, popularly called petrol. This has resulted in transport fares increase by commercial bus drivers — danfos and koropes — within the city. Consequently, fuel queues have resurfaced with most filling stations shut, as motorists struggle with the…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a two-month-old baby boy from a couple, Mr and Mrs James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the child in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Saturday, said the couple paid N2,350,000 to buy the baby from…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in collaboration with other emergency responders, successfully averted a potentially catastrophic disaster following the fall of a truck carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at the ramp of Ojota interchange linking toll gate today. The incident occurred around 2pm when a truck transporting PMS lost control…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least nine people were reportedly killed when cult gangs clashed while one of the many cult groups operating in Nigeria celebrated the 7/7 day. Daily Trust could not independently verify the number of those killed but sources said nine were hacked down Sunday and Monday mostly in the southern part of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Early Monday, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders recovered the body of a female biker trapped under a loaded containerized truck in Lagos. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Hon. Sola Giwa, confirmed that the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 am at Sifax inward Iganmu…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…
. LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Early Thursday morning, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) swiftly responded to a serious head-on collision between two loaded trucks, rescuing a truck driver with broken legs and two others with serious head injuries. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, confirmed that the accident…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua has been swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. The pupil was returning home from school alongside his colleagues when the tragic incident occurred on Taiwo Street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos. Reacting to the tragedy, Joshua’s mother, a fruit seller,…