LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian police command in Lagos state has apprehended 7 armed robbers who are known for robbing the church and supermarket in Lagos. The 7 arm men which is headed by an Indian white woman were caught on the 27th of February during their robbery operation along Lagos Apapa express way. During…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unnamed man has been rescued after jumping off Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon. The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said in a tweet on Thursday that the man alighted from a cab on Wednesday night claiming he wanted to urinate. He jumped into the lagoon but landed on a log…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Engr. Osita Aboloma, will tomorrow in Lagos meet with maritime stakeholders on the agency’s new operational system. The event, which holds at the Rockview Hotel, Apapa, has as its theme: “Facilitating Trade Through SON Automated Services”. THE POWERFUL PEN learnt that the 10.00am sensitisation event…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-World boxing champion Anthony Joshua is enjoying his stay in Nigeria, with a visit Thursday night to the Afrika Shrine in Ikeja Lagos, where he was hosted by the high priest, Femi Kuti. Joshua was a humble champion all over again, as he prostrated to Femi, in the typical Yoruba tradition of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After ban of Okada and Keke Napep in some areas in Lagos State some keke sized mini buses have been spotted across the state as possible replacement. Little information is available on the newly spotted buses, and it is not known if they were distributed by the state government, as replacement to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will, on Tuesday, February 25, lead other speakers to discuss the future of Nigeria at the third annual lecture of Freedom Online in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says the theme of the lecture is ‘Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamentals,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A husband one John Onyeme has reportedly beaten his wife to death following a running battle between the couple in Ladi-Lak, Bariga area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the deceased, Esther Onyeme, was a deaconess and proprietress of a nursery and primary school in the community. Neighbours said John always…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presently, International flight in and out of Muritala Mohammed International Airport has been suspended. Most international flight has been diverted to Accra, Ghana. For instance, British Airways and Emirate Airlines are among the carriers unable to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and were instead rerouted to Ghana. The diversions…