LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Incessant rainfall on Saturday disrupted Eid prayers and Sallah celebrations in Lagos State as the downpour forced the majority of Muslims across the state to stay indoors and miss the Eid–alAdha prayers. Eid al-Adha is the second and biggest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam. It honors the willingness of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Friday at Yaya Hassan Street, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, when a commercial driver, simply identified as Ugo, 48, Alias, “Gunners” was swept away to his death by heavy flood during the persistent rainfall in Lagos. According to eyewitnesses, the unfortunate incident occurred at about 4pm, during the…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few hours ago, a woman who is allegedly mentally deranged went naked, took charge of the petrol dispenser at a fuel station in Falomo, Ikoyi and starts pouring the fuel everywhere. In the video which has been circulating online, the naked woman was pouring fuel on cars, people and even on the…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRAGERS)-An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a fake Army General Bolarinwa Abiodun, whose real name is Hassan Ayinde to seven years in prison for impersonation and N266.5 million fraud. The convict also disguised as the Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) to carry out the N266.5 million fraud. The News Agency…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A couple, Chukwudi Micheal and Bolani Micheal, have been inconsolable after losing four children to a fire that gutted their two-room apartment on Tapa Road, Oke-Oko, Isawo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred around 1pm on Sunday, June 26, as one of the children,…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55kilogrammes concealed in packs of baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The consignment with a street value of over N4.5billion came from Johannesburg, South Africa on board a South African Airways…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Many passengers were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos State, Monday morning, as commercial vehicles were scarce on the road. The scarcity of vehicles was attributed to the fuel scarcity, which was gradually building up in some parts of Lagos. Our correspondent saw that many people were stranded at major bus…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Police Command has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles in the state’s metropolis remains in place, warning riders relocating from Lagos State to stay clear of Kano city. Daily Trust reports that following the ban on Okada activities in Lagos, many of the riders have been relocating to…