LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the death toll from the building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area has increased to five. The three-storey building, located at 9&10 Oremeta street, crumbled on Saturday, trapping employees of a restaurant and customers beneath the debris. The agency had initially reported that one person…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Many people were reportedly injured on Friday night when an explosion occurred at a camera shop located in Kodesoh Street in Ikeja area of Lagos State. Witnesses, who spoke with our correspondent claimed that the incident occurred when a shop attendant tried to open a suspicious parcel delivered to the store. Emergency…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a grave road traffic incident that transpired earlier yesterday on Otedola Bridge, involving a Toyota Camry with registration number KJA 126 BH, which tragically veered off the upper deck of the bridge and descended to the lower level. Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a grievous vehicular mishap involving a fully-laden 40-foot containerized articulated truck, five commercial buses, and two privately-owned automobiles (Camry and Sienna Bus) along the Cele Expressway corridor, inward Oshodi. The unfortunate incident, which transpired on Sunday, culminated in the untimely demise of an…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) today donated vehicles including a specialised ambulance in support of security and health services in Lagos State. The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) received two vehicles while an intensive care unit ambulance was given to…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has backed Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member facing backlash for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration in a viral video. Sowore, in a video shared on X on Monday, March 17, disclosed that he met with Uguamaye in Lagos…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have shot and macheted to death a politician, Oluwatosin Onamade, in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Onamade, until his death, was an aspirant for the chairmanship position of Ijede Local Council Development Area under the banner of the All Progressives Congress. His distraught brother, Oluwafemi…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 116 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in…