LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In a resolute crackdown on criminal operations targeting commuters, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) apprehended a notorious One-Chance syndicate that employed a painted commercial bus (KSF 56 XL) to rob unsuspecting passengers of their valuables. The arrest transpired near a Conoil filling station along Funsho Williams Avenue in Surulere, Lagos,…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An alleged Hacker, Sunday Ozimede, has invaded the vault of Moniepoint Microfinance Bank and swindled the bank of the whipping sum of N1,190, 728, 076 billion. The operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), has however, arraigned the alleged hacker before a Federal High Court, Lagos, on charges bordering on conspiracy,…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos Arabic teacher who is also a cleric, Oladosu Sakiru,has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault on a 13-year-old student. Sakiru was jailed by Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court after he was found guilty on an amended two-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration,…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has sacked its staff member for harassing and extorting N100, 000 from South Africa-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, recently. The company took the action after it confirmed the allegation to be true in an investigative panel set up to scrutinize his activities….
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has officially declared Powerelec-Nigeria 2025 International exhibition opened The event was organised by Africa Solar Industry Association(AFSIA} and held at Landmark Centre, Victorial Island, Lagos is to update people on the status of solar in Africa. It is a comprehensive report offering critical insights and…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) deeply regrets to report a tragic road accident that transpired earlier this morning near the Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos. The unfortunate incident involved a mini bus, commonly referred to as “Korope,” which collided with a moving long truck due to brake…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said it had rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known on Saturday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call at 10:16 pm on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A viral video posted on X.com on Tuesday has captured the moment a train collided with a car in the Iju-Fagba area of Lagos State. The vehicle, a Sienna, was reportedly loaded with bags of rice. As of the time of filing this report, no casualties have been confirmed. Recall that a…