LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents in flood-affected districts in Nepal were warned to remain on high alert for possible fresh flooding as rescuers scrambled to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods. Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension gripped parts of Mushin, Yaba and Fadeyi areas of Lagos on Tuesday evening following reports of sporadic gunshots and the alleged death of a senior chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), identified as Toba Ijaiya. The reports, which circulated widely on social media and messaging platforms,…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents in parts of Accra have turned the flooding disaster into a “shopping spree,” collecting goods that were swept from an unidentified warehouse by floodwaters on Monday morning. Videos and reports on social media show crowds of residents scrambling over scattered goods strewn across floodwater and debris, retrieving items including provisions,…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by New York Post on Monday, June 29, 2026, residents of Ghana’s capital, Accra, were forced to climb onto rooftops and stranded vehicles on Monday after torrential rainfall triggered severe flooding across the city, leaving several communities submerged, disrupting transportation and claiming lives. The heavy downpour, which began…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man suspected to be under the influence of drugs allegedly set his family house on fire following a heated argument with relatives in Lagos. In a video circulating on social media in the early hours of Wednesday, family members were seen struggling to escape from the burning building as…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke Jabo, a town in Tambuwal Local Government Area on Thursday night following the U.S. military strikes. President Donald Trump had announced a major operation in Nigeria, signaling the killing of terrorists causing mayhem in the country. One of the missiles reportedly landed in Jabo and bursted into flame, a development…
Residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State now live under the fear of sudden attack by mentally-deranged persons, especially youths hit by drug-induced amnesia. LEADERSHIP checks revealed that the influx of unkempt youths devastated by routine sipping, inhaling, sniffing and injection of hard substances in liquids and powdery forms, have become a menace, especially in…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Flooding Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State have sparked concern online, with residents heard pleading for help as floodwaters overwhelmed their surroundings. In a video, a woman was heard saying in Yoruba, “We are in Oko Ope in Ijede. Have mercy on us. This is our community. We can’t even enter the…
