LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry mob on Wednesday, set a government-owned BRT Bus on fire following an accident involving the bus and two yellow-coloured vehicles known as ‘danfo’. An unnamed commercial bus driver was confirmed dead in the accident involving the BRT Bus and the two yellow-coloured vehicles. The accident occurred around the Ogudu bridge,…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stowaway believed to be a Nigerian was on Monday found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 plane. The dutch aircraft, registered PH-BQM, flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24 Confirming the incident, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee noted that stowaways survive sometimes…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has remanded the founder of ‘I Reign Christian Ministry’, Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members (name withheld). According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly committed the offences sometime in June 2020 in Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki,…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Parents of a four-year-old boy, Chukwuemeka Okoro, and their neighbours are currently troubled over their inability to retrieve the boy’s body almost one week after he was washed away by a flood in a Lagos community. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened last week Tuesday when Okoro fell into a canal…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 31-year-old bricklayer, Rasheed Bolaji, to two years imprisonment, for selling Cannabis Sativa, in the Ikoyi custodial centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced Bolaji on Friday following his guilty plea to a two-count charge of trafficking and unlawful dealing…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a fire outbreak at Queens College in the Yaba Area of the state. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday evening, the Director of the service, Margaret Adeseye, said the fire started in a two-room quarter located behind the school…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, April 13, the popular musician Tiwa Savage narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Lagos, Nigeria, thanks to the vigilance of her private security and the swiftness of the Nigerian police. This incident was revealed by popular journalist Kemi Olunloyo, who took to her social media timeline to alert the public…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A seven-storey building has collapsed in the Banana Island area of Lagos state. The building, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday evening. TheCable understands that some workers are currently trapped under the rubble. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos state confirmed the incident in a terse statement. “A report…