LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people, including a military officer, were killed and four others critically injured on Saturday following an explosion at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) factory in the Kurmin Gwari area of Kaduna. The blast, reportedly from gunpowder used in arms production, occurred during a weekend shift, shaking nearby buildings and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Scores of demonstrators on Friday marched from the National Assembly to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja, protesting against what they described as the harassment of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. The protesters, comprising human rights activists, civil society organisations and concerned…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine passengers have reportedly been killed after an improvised explosive device planted at a local bus stop detonated in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, which occurred around 11 am on Saturday, left many others injured at the scene. Confirming the incident to…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was chaos and panic on Tuesday afternoon at the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta, one of the major venues of the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival, as a fire outbreak sent athletes and spectators scrambling for safety. Eyewitnesses reveal that the fire incident occurred when a diesel truck supplying fuel…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least five persons were reported dead when an explosion occured at a place where illegal petroleum products were stored at a residential home. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the reports of the explosion and fire incident at a storage of illegally refined product in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was tension on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, following gunshots that rang out at the venue of a mega rally organised by a political group, NEW Associates, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The rally, which was being hosted by George Turnah, a prominent…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD 9NEWSRANGERS)-Barely a week after a major explosion occurred on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another explosion has reportedly struck the Soku oil facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a grassroots NGO with strong networks across the…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several people are feared dead following the explosion of a tanker near Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday evening. A video obtained by our correspondent captured a voice urgently calling for help, reporting that the tanker had exploded and that trapped motorists were burning. Witnesses said the truck lost control near the…