LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair open, reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to revamping Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trade fair, which is being promoted by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI),…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was shock on Adekunle Street in the Oshodi area of Lagos after a middle-aged man, Ifeanyi Nwagboroga, stabbed his wife, Faith Ebubeeze, several times on her body until she died over an argument bordering on money for the family. SaharaReporters learnt from a police report that after the argument ensued, Nwagboroga,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The EndSARS protest, which gripped the country for about two weeks in October, resumed in Lagos State on Thursday with protesters marching by Tejuosho Road in the Yaba area of the state. Old women and some young men were spotted brandishing various placards in the area, defying the scorching heat to march…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A sailor Popti Emmanuel has died in an accident at the waterfront of the Navy Sailing Club, Ojo, Lagos. The club, in a statement on Sunday, said the death of Mr Popti, who was a former national athlete, occured on November 28 when he was test-running his laser boat at the club’s…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Olugbenga Ale, the Chief of Staff to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been kidnapped. The police and sources within the government house confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES. Mrs Ale was abducted at Owena in Idanre council of the state on Thursday night. The incident happened hours after…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada, in the Ikeja area of Lagos have resisted a raid by members of the state police task force. A video shared by a Twitter user showed policemen on the run at Ikeja Along while a group of okada riders moved towards them. It was gathered…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety. Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The person on the other end of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was heavy gridlock along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos as commercial motorcycle riders (popularly called Okada) clashed with officials of the Lagos State Task force on Tuesday morning. The Cele-Express to Mile 2 axis of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway was mostly affected as Motorists stayed in traffic for hours while pedestrians ran helter…