LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 1,274 parcels of cocaine, other illicit drugs, and arms in Lagos State. This is according to a Sunday statement by NDLEA’s spokesman Femi Babafemi. “Operatives of different special units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted large consignments…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The man who owns that drug that was slipped into the luggage of a passenger by airport staff has been arrested. The Eagle Online recalls a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos raised the alarm last week. The passenger said the staff of Pathfinder International Limited, Ajuzieogu Mac-Elvis Ugochukwu, wanted to…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-TB Joshua, a charismatic Nigerian leader of one of the world’s biggest evangelical churches, secretly committed sexual crimes on a mass scale, a BBC investigation spanning three continents has found. Testimony from dozens of survivors suggests Joshua was abusing and raping young women from around the world several times a week for…
LAGOS JANAURY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was showers of blessings in parts of Lagos on Wednesday as Nigeria’s economic capital recorded the first rain of 2024. For about 20 minutes, areas like Ishashi, and Iba LCDA had light showers that were almost immediately replaced by sunny weather. In January 2024, Lagos weather is expected to reach a…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the death of medical assistant identified as Victoria incident said an investigation has since commenced. Victoria was reported to have committed suicide inside a medical center where she worked in the Surulere area of Lagos state on Sunday, December 31,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of yet to be identified persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fire incident that occurred at Fat Noble filling station opposite Torikoh, Badagry area of Lagos State. NAN report that the incident happened at about 1 am on Wednesday while some residents in the area were dispensing petrol in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. A family source said on Wednesday that Akeredolu died in Lagos. Sources revealed that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos,” the source said. “They were…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine Nigerian stowaways who attempted to travel to Europe through The Gambia have been received by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The stowaways, who are between the ages of 21 and 30, were discovered by the captain of the ship they were hiding…