LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A family in Lagos state is currently in search of their two-year-old son, Praise Otojareri, who was allegedly taken away by their house help simply identified as Favour, on Sunday, December 19. Mr. Moses Otojareri, the father of the missing boy, said sometime in November, a man who his wife knows very…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Linda Mabi-Praise, a self-proclaimed prophetess, was found guilty on Friday December 17th and sentenced to five years in prison for alleged N128 million fraud. The prophetess was convicted by Justice SO Solebo of the Ikeja Special Court after her indictment by the state command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three persons were said to have died on Friday while 48 others were rescued as a luxury bus loaded with passengers plunged into the lagoon at Owode area of Ikorodu Road in Lagos. The ill-fated bus which belonged to GUO Transport Company was said to be coming into Lagos from Enugu when…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted a container loaded with guns at Tin Can Island, in Lagos. According to the service, the owner of the container allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions, but checks by officers revealed that guns were concealed in the facility. Reacting to the development on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town….
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Four frontline entertainers and activist involved in the #EndSARS protests against police brutality, Folarin Falana, Debo Adebayo, Seun Kuti and Dele Farotimi have declined the invitation by Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to join a “walk for peace”. The development is sequel to the offer made by the governor on Tuesday, inviting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four construction workers were killed, while five others were rescued as another building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday. The building, which was still under construction, fell in the Magbon, Badagry area of Lagos, the Lagos State Fire Service confirmed. On November 1, a 21-story building still under construction collapsed with many workers…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion at Ladipo in the Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State. The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market. A spokesman…