LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Goods valued at millions of naira have been destroyed following a devastating fire at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos. According to witnesses, the inferno swept through multiple stalls, wiping out electronics, spare parts, and other valuable merchandise. Despite a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a grievous vehicular mishap involving a fully-laden 40-foot containerized articulated truck, five commercial buses, and two privately-owned automobiles (Camry and Sienna Bus) along the Cele Expressway corridor, inward Oshodi. The unfortunate incident, which transpired on Sunday, culminated in the untimely demise of an…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, seven days after ingesting illicit substances in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was apprehended during the inward clearance of passengers on…
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 MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cleric, Pastor Olusegun Ojo, had a nasty experience after he organized a crusade and was preaching within the neighborhood as he was brutally attacked and stoned for disturbing the peace of the residents at this critical time of economic hardship. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Atanda Street, Shogunle area…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) yesterday apprehended a serial impersonator after collecting N140,000 from owners of vehicles impounded for traffic infractions by the Agency. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the suspect was apprehended by the monitoring and surveillance team…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today rescued 3 commercial bus passengers involved in a serious accident at Anthony – Oke inward Oshodi, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of (LASTMA) Mr Adebayo Taofiq, in a press statement confirmed that the three (3) passengers (2 females &…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), on Friday, foiled an attempt by two women to sell a two-month-old baby. The deal was uncovered in Oshodi, Lagos, when one Oge Okolie, aged 25, the intermediary between the baby’s mother and the prospective buyer was “suspected of stealing the baby.” The Lagos State…