LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nearly all the 8,000 residents of a town in Myanmar have fled following fighting between the army and militia forces opposed to the military coup. A number of houses in Thantlang, Chin state, were set ablaze by artillery during fighting over the weekend. It is thought that thousands of residents have fled…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province terrorists have been taxing residents of Marte, Abadam, Kukawa and Guzamala areas of Borno state for road use. That is aside from the levies farmers and fishermen have to pay on their produce. SaharaReporters gathered that the failure of residents to comply with this…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Ijegun Egba, Satellite Town in Lagos State have raised the alarm over the leakage and smell of gas in their community. The alarm was contained in an emergency note sent to inform Lagos State Fire Service of the happenings in the community on Thursday. They alleged that the leakage was…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The spate of banditry attacks and kidnappings in villages and towns in Abuja sharing boundaries with Niger State have forced most residents to abandon their homes for places they consider safe. Daily Sun investigation revealed that the most affected towns are Bwari, Kuje and Kubwa where mass exodus of persons have been witnessed…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension yesterday enveloped communities in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory as hundreds of nomadic herders crossed Abuja-Kaduna highway into Sabon-Wuse in Niger State to camp there. This development forced some residents of Sabon-Wuse, a few kilometers away from Bwari Area Council, to stay at home in fear of the…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The last has not been heard on the discovery of a shrine inside a bush at Amaekpu Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. Last week, some youths on hunting expedition reportedly discovered a tree inside a forest at Amaekpu. Belongings of some people were nailed to the tree by two…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium in the Orile area of Lagos State after residents discovered a tunnel under a bridge which connects to Lagos Island and was believed to be used by kidnappers and ritualists. Residents on Thursday expressed shock, saying the tunnel when searched had several school pupils’ uniforms, a generator set, an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Car owners, transporters, motorcycle riders, tricycle operators and commuters thronged the new Rainoil branch along Benin/Asaba Expressway rushing to get free fuel following the opening of a new outlet in Agbor, Ika south local government area of Delta State. It was an atmosphere filled with joy and excitement for petroleum users as…
