LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The seeming prevailing peace in Osun after the conduct of August 15 gubernatorial poll was shattered on Sunday as gunmen reportedly shot dead one of the appointees of Governor Ademola Adeleke, identified as Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade. Findings by The Guardian indicated that Emir was brutally murdered around…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension reportedly gripped Ikire, Osun State, on Monday following a clash between officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and state motor park management officials over control of the Naira and Kobo Garage. The clash, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, reportedly left five people dead,…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-One person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight. The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Affa community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah and security authorities after heavily armed kidnappers invaded a Catholic church in the community during worship on Sunday, abducting a seminarian, a catechist and three other worshippers. According to distressed residents, the attackers,…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Aero Contractors flight travelling from Lagos to Abuja on Saturday morning returned to its departure airport after the crew reported a technical issue while the aircraft was airborne. The aircraft, which departed Lagos at about 7:30 a.m., had travelled part of the route mid air before the flight crew decided to…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-An urgent investigation has been launched by Nigeria’s environmental agency after a strange white foamy substance appeared on a major highway, sparking a public spectacle and raising safety concerns. The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nesrea) has warned people to keep their distance from the unidentified substance along the…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS) community on Tuesday after the beheaded body of a middle-aged man was discovered on farmland within the university environment. The deceased, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was found with his head severed and missing,…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic erupted early Monday morning at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, Lagos State, after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under a parked vehicle, causing confusion and fear among traders and residents. According to the Lagos State Police Command, the situation was quickly brought under control following the deployment…
