LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty years after the assassination of one of Lagos’ most accomplished politicians, Nigeria is still searching for answers. On the morning of July 27, 2006, Lagos awoke to shocking news. Olufunsho Williams—Engineer, Technocrat, Philanthropist and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s leading governorship aspirant for Lagos State—had been found dead in his Dolphin…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari has led Policemen and other security personnel in search and rescue of abducted 14 passengers suspected to be UTME candidates. Recall that armed men were reported to have abducted no fewer than 14 passengers, many of them believed to be candidates for…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Hawaii woman’s father who flew to Los Angeles looking for her after she was reported missing has been found dead near Los Angeles International Airport. The body of Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was found in a parking lot on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Los Angeles Police Department…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH *NEWSRANGERS)-First responders have located the military helicopter which went missing on a flight from Nevada to California on Tuesday, but the five US Marines on board remain missing. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was located in Pine Valley, Calif. at about 9 a.m. local time by using ground and air crews, according to Marine officials. First…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The world seems to be watching the daring rescue effort for the Titan submersible as crews from across the globe join in the days-long search. At a press conference Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard updated the search and rescue mission for the vessel, which went missing Sunday, as crews remain determined to…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Random search of phones and laptops of persons by policemen in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, has continued despite the order by the state Police Commissioner, Tuesday Assayomo, banning the action. In the latest incident, which occurred on Friday, one Adeyemi was stopped by a police patrol team in a pickup vehicle at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A commercial tricycle rider reportedly sped off with a woman’s child still in his vehicle after she alighted to look for change to pay her fare. The mother reportedly paid after her trip but the tricycle driver said he didn’t have loose change to give her as her balance. The woman then…
