LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The US will spend more than half a billion dollars on a new consulate general in Eko Atlantic, the four square miles of land in Lagos, Nigeria, reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean, that features residential and commercial properties. Designed by Ennead, a New York architecture firm, the consulate is expected to take up…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Iyana-Isashi community of Lagos State were recently thrown into confusion, when a young lady suddenly went dumb after she visited a lover she met of Facebook in Lagos. It was learned that the young lady, who hails from Benue State, but resides in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, became dumb after…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has recovered a Toyota Highlander, a locally made cut to size double barrel gun with three live cartridges, a dog (American Eskimo breed) and jewellery from fleeing armed robbers in Alagbado area. Also found in the vehicle with the registration number AGL 276 AQ, were:…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops and risking more traffic chaos, the emergency services and witnesses said. The blaze broke out during an extended nationwide electricity shortage, which along with a spike in global fuel prices is already hurting households…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck and commercial motorcycle (Okada) in Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that the unidentified truck was carrying sand when the accident occurred on Tuesday morning around Eleganza Bus Stop in the Lekki area of Lagos. The truck has since been vandalised…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national grid, on Monday, experienced its second collapse in 2022 resulting in blackout across the country. The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. Confirming the development in a text message to its customers, The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said that the system…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Twitter user has raised alarm after a baby was dumped in front of his house in the Abule Egba area of Lagos. Josh Euronaire said the baby must have been dumped at midnight and he found the child in the morning. He asked for help in locating the child’s mother or…
LAGOS MARCH 112TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian MC identified as Bonus Emmanuel Chigozie has been accused of allegedly beating his pregnant wife to death. The couple got married four years ago and it was gathered that the incident occurred at their residence in Okota area of Lagos state. Chigozie is alleged to have repeatedly cheated and subjected his wife to…