LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Fire Service said one person was injured when an explosion was recorded at an independent marketing filling station in Badagry, Lagos state on Monday night. Abel Husu, the Station Head, Badagry Fire Service, Lagos State, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Tuesday. He…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A video which captured the moment Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi received a rousing welcome while being ushered in at the ongoing Nigeria Bar Association general conference in Lagos, has been shared online. Asides Peter Obi, three other leading presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of PDP, Bola Tinubu of APC and Rabiu Kwankwaso…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Francis Oguntulu, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area Chairman, Kehinde Oloyede, has been shot dead by some gunmen at a party. In a statement from the media office of the LG boss on Sunday, it was revealed that Oguntulu was shot at and axed on Adeyemi street,…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Monday at the Berger area of Lagos State after a yet-to-be-identified great-grandmother slumped while climbing a pedestrian bridge. PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman, believed to be in her late 70s, wanted to connect to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in company of her daughter when the incident happened. When…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water. PUNCH Metro gathered that 10 secondary school leavers, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to celebrate the completion of their West African Senior…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two men lost their lives on Tuesday while fighting on the Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway, Lagos State. It was gathered that the victim were fighting on the expressway when they were both the hit by an incoming vehicle. Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent surge in terror attacks in Abuja has sparked fresh security fears across the country’s main cities over the large number of undocumented foreigners who are mainly engaged as guards and other domestic hands. Residents and security experts say such foreigners could turn easy tools in the hands of terrorists. he…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of a Bureau De Change operator, Modibo Usman, has been thrown into mourning after he died from shock following an encounter with two officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Surulere area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Modibo, who was hypertensive, was being conveyed by…