LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A deadly assault rocked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, claiming the lives of two students and leaving at least four others wounded. The attack, which occurred on Thursday evening around 8:40 p.m. at Total and Tipper junctions, was reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen who stormed the area on a…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic gripped motorists along the Ketu expressway in Lagos after a driver suddenly stopped his car and was later discovered to have died behind the wheel in traffic. The tragedy unfolded in Ketu, Lagos, when the yet to be identified man reportedly died suddenly while driving in traffic. The incident occurred on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding – and death has been 48 hours…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, to uphold a campaign pledge…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have attacked the General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and shot a medical doctor and kidnapped five persons. Among those kidnapped were staff of the hospital. Meanwhile, in Kwara State, no fewer than 10 gunmen have reportedly kidnapped five persons in Odo-Eku community, Isin Local Government Area…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Chad’s capital Wednesday evening, residents said, while the African country’s foreign minister said soldiers were defending the president and the situation was under control. The gunshots rang out for several minutes near the presidential compound in N’Djamena, said Zakaria Daoud, a resident who…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fintech company, Opay, has been down for over an hour as Nigerians cannot send money through its app on Monday evening. This is even as Nigerians have gone to various social media platforms to express their fears. A social media user, @8jagistplug tweeted: “I no understand weytin Opay Dey do this night…