LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the early hours of yesterday (12:30 AM), a catastrophic multi-vehicle collision occurred on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge, tragically claiming one life and severely injuring 17 others. Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver of a Mack truck, with registration number KWL 923 XB and fully laden with diesel, lost control of the…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A violent confrontation occurred, yesterday, between diesel hawkers and a group known as ‘Show Boys’ at Mile 2, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos, with one person feared dead and several others injured. There were different accounts of how the fight broke out. A version of the account said the clash allegedly stemmed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US military aircraft with eight people onboard crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, with several media outlets reporting one crew member had died and the condition of at least two hauled from waters was unclear. Japan’s coast guard said what appeared to be wreckage from the tilt-rotor V-22…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was feared dead in Alaba area of Lagos State following a clash between traders at Alaba Market and Area Boys. The confrontation, which began in the early hours of Wednesday, led to the closure of the market as traders refused to open. According to information made available to The Eagle…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia in the early hours of Saturday, regional emergency services said. Other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the Medusa Festival, a huge…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person has been reported dead during a clash between operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and some hoodlums in Lagos Island. Naija News gathered that the NDLEA officials engaged the thugs in a gun duel during a raid on camps of some drug peddlers in the area on…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Christians, mostly youth, alongside dozens of church leaders of various denominations on Friday staged a peaceful protest over the demolition of the Ekkliziyan Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) Church, otherwise called Church of Brethren in Maduganari, Maiduguri Borno State. A protest erupted on Thursday after the demolition of the church by the…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least one person was killed, 10 injured and a staggering 99 people are still missing in the aftermath of a 12-story apartment building that collapsed and “pancaked” early Thursday near Miami, prompting a massive search-and-rescue effort, officials said. The ocean-facing portion of the 136-unit Champlain Towers South Condo on Collins Avenue…