LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…
LAGOS XEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A seven-year-old boy, Adam Afolabi, who went missing in a neighbourhood in Mushin, Lagos State, for five days, has been found in the Ojo area of the state. PUNCH Metro had reported that Adam went missing after his elder sister, Zainab, 19, sent him on an errand to buy biscuits at a…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State which led to death of two passengers, another boat accident occured on Friday night around Mile 2 area of Lagos. In a press release issued by the Lagos Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Eng…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some women from Onireke Market, Ojo, Lagos State on Friday thronged Onireke Police Station with a plan to mob two women nabbed by the police for allegedly selling and buying a three-day-old baby. The police prevented the women from entering the station, but remained at the gate in the blazing sun and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daredevil armed robbers invaded Alaba International Market, shot security guard, looted shops and then carted away expensive items worth millions of Naira. The total value of items lost to the looting at the market was not yet ascertained because it was massive as the bandits were said to have invaded the market…
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 JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Monday at the Lagos State University, Ojo, as several undergraduates were injured during a scramble for a computer-based examination. The PUNCH learnt that some of the students were admitted to the school’s health centre, while those with severe cases were taken to the Alimosho General Hospital where they…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Waterways Authority says three people have been confirmed dead while two others are still missing in a boat accident that occurred at Irewe community in Ojo, near Lagos late on Tuesday. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Emmanuel Oluwadamilola, who made the disclosure in a statement, said that 13…