LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos journalist and member of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN), Mr Frank Oshonogor and other passengers escaped death by a whisker when the commercial bus in which they were travelling to Obalende, Lagos lost control and crashed onto the pavement of the Third Mainland bridge and almost plunge into Lagos lagoon….
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Passengers of three vehicles including their drivers have been kidnapped along the Emohua axis of the East-West road in Rivers State. The victims were kidnapped around 9 pm on Wednesday. A member of a local vigilante group in the community, who confirmed the incident, said one of the vehicles was a fully…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some passengers of Max Air went berserk at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday. The incident, which happened at the domestic wing of the airport caused commotion at the terminal as the passengers accused the airline of delaying their flights for hours without providing reasons. Many of the passengers invaded…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An expectant mother and her husband, a couple and two sisters are among those being held by terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train, it was learnt yesterday. Aliyu Mahmud, a relative of the seven-month pregnant woman, was among the victims’ families who staged a peaceful protest at the Radio House in Abuja…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Poor passenger patronage has led to a sharp decrease in airfares. There is hardly any fully loaded aircraft as with the airlines’ fate hangs in the balance. October, November and December last year witnessed astronomical airfares –between 100 per cent and 150 per cent. Now, fares to most cities, particularly Abuja and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of passengers in a plane from Owerri to Lagos going into a serious prayer session after they had a close shave with death has stirred reaction. A message by @instablog9ja revealed that the incident forced the plane to have an emergency landing in Port Harcourt. My life is precious The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female passenger parading through a Denver International Airport concourse last month without any clothing drew attention from fellow passengers and airport police. The woman, who had no luggage, appeared to be carrying some kind of a thermos, bottle or drink holder in her right hand. Beyond that, she was completely naked….
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A driver in the habit of tricking passengers to kidnappers has been arrested. The 25-year-old is part of an 11-man kidnap gang who use motor parks to perpetrate their nefarious activities. The gang comprising nine men and two women operate from two motor parks in Kano. The gang members revealed their strategies…