LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the Ilaje community and its environs in Bariga, Lagos State. The Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo Production Sharing Contract (PSC) commitment to advancing…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Security Service has detained a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa, PREMIUM TIMES learnt on Sunday. Mr Soyinka, a former Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, was detained by SSS operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred near Chevron, heading toward Ikota, along the expressway. Preliminary investigation revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are still struggling to get Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, as depots continue to battle fuel shortage. Checks by our correspondent showed that many filling stations in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and other states are still shut down due to their inability to access PMS. The scarcity is gradually affecting…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak that gutted an LG office in Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos on Sunday, has destroyed properties reportedly worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), which confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor, said the fire outbreak occurred…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fire engulfed the Mobil Filling Station opposite Airport Hotel at Allen Junction in Lagos following an explosion involving a gas truck. Two people sustained burns, and property worth millions of naira was damaged. Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion occurred around 11 a.m., destroying at least seven vehicles. No fatalities were reported. Initial…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Tuesday night as Nigeria’s iconic singer and songwriter, Onyeka Onwenu, slumped and died shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. In a shocking turn of events, the music maestro affectionately known as the ‘Elegant Stallion,’ according to sources, died at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing…
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…
