LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has claimed the lives of several persons, many of them children and left others with various degrees of injury. Unverified reports claimed that over 30 children died. The incident occurred at Islamic High School Bashorun, Ibadan, as over 20,000 people reportedly stormed the venue when…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robbers have ambushed El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club team bus at Rijiyar Malam village along Jos-Bauchi road in Bauchi State, injuring many players and officials. Daily Trust gathered that the team were travelling for a league match when the ugly incident happened. Conquering the clouds on a journey to Ta Xua with the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is tension in Abriba, a major town in Ohafia LGA of Abia State as some indigenes of the community developed serious health crises after consuming drugs given to them during a free medical outreach. The medical outreach which was held at Erinma Hall in Abriba on Saturday, was reportedly organized by…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham to move top of the table with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul on Thursday. The Turkish champions have 10 points from four games and have all but secured qualification for at least the knock-out play-off…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia’s embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made ilyushin Il-76, was on a mission…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen made headlines on Saturday after scoring his first goals for Galatasaray during an intense 3-3 draw against Kasimpasa, according to Football Italia. The Nigerian striker, who had provided assists in his previous matches, finally found the back of the net in a home league game.Osimhen’s brace came…
The victims were travelling to celebrate Eid-el-Maulud – Prophet Muhammad’s birthday – in the northern town of Saminaka. Their bus collided with an oncoming truck near the town of Lere, an organiser of the Eid celebration said. Fatal road collisions are very common in Nigeria. Both drivers and passengers have been known to flout safety…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits have blocked the ever-busy Zaria Gusau – Funtua highway, kidnapping unspecified number of travelers. For nearly two hours,passengers were unable to cross Tazane, as bandits took control of the busy Zaria-Gusau highway Speaking, one of the stranded passengers, Yusuf Tsafe, narrated how the bandits stormed the highway in the early…