LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A bloody clash was averted yesterday morning when some armed soldiers stormed Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende, Lagos, to evict police officers and men living there. Their presence resulted in pandemonium as wives and children of the policemen ran helter-skelter on seeing the soldiers who were armed to the teeth subjecting people…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 68-year-old woman, identified as Alhaja Iyabo, said to have lost over N50 million cash in the ongoing demolition of shanties in the Alaba Rago market area of Ojo by the Lagos State Government, has died. Alhaja Iyabo, a dealer in rice and beans, reportedly developed a heart problem after discovering that…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Justice Reform Summit on Tuesday unveiled critical crime statistics and comprehensive reform plans aimed at overhauling the state’s criminal justice system. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court presented the data and outlined the proposed changes, at a two-day Justice Reform Summit held by the Lagos State Ministry…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fear and anxiety have gripped officers and men of the Nigeria police force resident in police barracks in Lagos State, following directives by police authorities for work to immediately commence in the rehabilitation of barracks located in different parts of the state. Following this, there are fears that no fewer than a…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national president of the Association of Medical Sales Representatives Professionals of Nigeria (AMSPON) Mr Abiodun Babatunde Yaya, has called on the Lagos State government to curb the activities of street urchins, otherwise called agberos on the roads in the state. Speaking on a radio programme, “Realities of Life” on 101.FM hosted by…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many worshippers are feared dead while several persons are believed to be trapped in the rubble after a mosque collapsed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. SaharaReporters learned that the incident happened in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin on Sunday afternoon during the prayer time (Zuhr prayer) and resulted in casualties and injuries….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, narrated how two women were struck dead by lightning during rainfall in the FESTAC area of the state. Hundeyin disclosed this on his X handle, adding that the women, who were living in a shanty…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified man has died allegedly watching football in an open bar along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Lagos. It was discovered that the deceased, a man in his fifties, was a frequent patron of the open bar prior to the incident and had visited on May 15, 2024, to watch…
