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…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has suspended its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, indefinitely over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body. The development followed earlier query sent to the NURTW boss in Lagos over alleged misconduct in…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium at Idi-Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, on Wednesday, when a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) exploded at a Mobil Filling Station in the community. The fire was said to have spread to an adjoining three-storey building, burning down the property. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as diesel, is currently sold at N545 in some fuel stations across Lagos. This is an increase of over 113% from the N225 which the commodity was for sold in January 2021. This was confirmed from findings made by Nairametrics on Saturday across fuel…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some suspected Aiye cult members have reportedly killed five members of Eiye at Maidan Orile, Mile 12 area of Lagos State. The clash that led to the death of the five cult group members started on Saturday and escalated to Monday morning when stray bullets flying around from the groups hit a…