LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Arise News Anchor and former Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati has lost his mother-in-law. Alhaja Ramota Babalola died few days ago after a protracted illness and has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. She is the mother of Iyabo, first wife of the well known journalist, newspaper columnist and former…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former South Africa footballer, Papi Khomane, has tragically died in a car crash alongside his mother and uncle, his old club Orlando Pirates have revealed. Khomane, 48, who made nine international caps for Bafana Bafana and 151 domestic appearances for Orlando Pirates, was on his way to a funeral in Newcastle, South…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Thai groom and former Paralympic athlete went on a drunken shooting rampage at his own wedding, killing his bride and three guests before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Chaturong Suksuk, 29, an ex-soldier, married 44-year-old Kanchana Pachunthuek in the Wang Nam Khieo district in northeast Thailand Saturday. At the…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police Arraign Chartered Accountant, Mother Over Alleged N1.07bn, $975, 102.58 USD Fraud A Chartered Accountant, Omafume Augustina Ayinuola and her mother, Lydia Abosede Ehrievuyere, were today, arraigned before a Lagos Federal High Court, on alleged charges of conspiracy, unlawful conversion of funds, money laundering and fraud of N1, 072, 254 411 billion…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified woman was crushed to death alongside her two-year-old daughter in the Ikotun area of Lagos on Thursday. PUNCH Metro reports that another trader was injured as a bus rammed into some shops along the roadside opposite Toluwalase Hall, Governor’s Road, Ikotun. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Tayo, said…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested no fewer than 28 people for their involvement in various crimes in some parts of the state. Among the suspected criminals were two secondary school girls who were arrested by the men of the corps for allegedly…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A seven-month-old baby boy named Habibu has been found sleeping on his mother’s back 24 hours after she was shot dead by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. City & Crime gathered that bandits blocked the Pandogari-Allawa road a day to Sallah and shot six passengers, including…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The whereabouts of a yet-to-be-identified mother, her baby and six other persons including a man identified simply as Umar, have reportedly been unknown after flood induced by a heavy downpour washed them away in the Agege area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that during the heavy downpour on Thursday, flood overran…