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…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a tragic collision involving a J5 Ford bus (FKJ 724 YC) and a Mercedes truck (FKJ 746 YC) at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge. The accident, which occurred earlier today, claimed one life and left a total of five…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners- CONMMEP has confirmed that its workshop programme slated for Tuesday the 17th of December, 2024 would hold as planned. Press statement signed by CONMMEP Publicity Secretary McAnthony Udochukwu Onuoha said the one-day workshop programme with theme; “Port Community Engagement: Building Partnerships for Sustainable Development” which will…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen kidnapped scores of GIGMobility bus passengers on Saturday in the Obajana area of Kogi State. SaharaReporters learnt that the GIGMobility bus was moving from Lagos State to Abuja on Saturday, when it was attacked by gunmen around Obajana heading to Lokoja. The kidnappers took all of the passengers away, but…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service have commenced manhunt for a luxury bus driver and his conductor who fled and left behind five new automatic rifles and several thousands of cartridges in the Oshodi area of Lagos. Customs Officers had trailed the yet-to-be identified…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a distressing incident, a 40-foot loaded container fell onto a Toyota Camry, registration number LSR 293 HJ, at Mile 2, en route to Apapa. Through the swift and coordinated response of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency services, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and…