LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A tanker loaded with Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, on Thursday afternoon fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway by Chipex Filling station, Onitsha, spilling its product. Though, there is no fire outbreak, but residents of Onitsha around the area have begun running away from the area to avoid an outbreak of fire….
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some persons associated with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have gone on rampage closing shops belonging to foreigners in commercial hubs in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The closure that begun from Alarbar spread to Adhye and Kejetia Wednesday. The Ashanti Regional President of the Nigerian Association of Traders Union…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a major seizure, police in Goa, western India on Tuesday arrested a Nigerian Ifeanyi Pascal Obi, a.k.a Alex and confiscated drugs worth about Rs 3 crore(about $400,000) from him, local media reported on Wednesday. Tuesday’s haul was a massive one considering that the value of the seized drugs was the same…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Consequences from the recent alleged siege of the Benin residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, seem to be unfolding, as the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Security, Mr Andrew Momodu, was arrested Sunday night by policemen from Abuja over the incident. Following the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than eight cows were killed by lightning at a mountain in Oyinmo Quarters, Ikare Akoko the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State late on Tuesday evening. The incident happened barely a month after 36 cows were killed by lightning in Ijare town in Ifedore Local…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Izzi Nodo youths donates four 911 trucks for evacuation and relocation of some Fulanis that arrived Abakaliki yesterday at mid night in their numbers. According to reports, the manner they entered the state stirred fear and cause for alarm following level of insecurity presently. An eyewitness and Facebook user who shared the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Did the Police cause the drowning of three young men in the wee hours of Thursday at Apongbon seaside, in Lagos? The above question has remained unanswered as controversial continues to trail the death of David, Femi, and another friend of theirs. It was gathered that the deceased and seven other of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano Police Command has traced and rescued nine children kidnapped in Kano and trafficked to Onitsha in Anambra State for child slavery. Their rescue followed a public outcry by some parents that there was rise in cases of missing children in the metropolis. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the state…