LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A diesel tanker explosion on new year’s eve wreaked havoc at Okokomaiko, Lagos State, destroying part of the Okokomaiko Police Station, three residential buildings, and several shops. The incident occurred while the tanker, laden with 10,000 litres of diesel, was offloading fuel to a network mast. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified woman was crushed to death alongside her two-year-old daughter in the Ikotun area of Lagos on Thursday. PUNCH Metro reports that another trader was injured as a bus rammed into some shops along the roadside opposite Toluwalase Hall, Governor’s Road, Ikotun. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Tayo, said…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a protest on Wednesday by some traders selling items on the premises of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Centre’s headquarters in the Ojodu area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the traders, on Wednesday, arrived to open their shops on the premises also housing the Federal Road Safety Corps,…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many traders at Okobaba Sawmill, Lagos Mainland are counting their losses after hoodlums reportedly invaded the market around 5pm on Friday and looted about 35 shops. Daily Trust learnt that the thugs, armed with guns, operated freely till around 4am on Saturday and brought in a vehicle to pack their loot. Policemen…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops and risking more traffic chaos, the emergency services and witnesses said. The blaze broke out during an extended nationwide electricity shortage, which along with a spike in global fuel prices is already hurting households…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fully-loaded petrol tanker, on Sunday, exploded around Oju-Irin in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. THEWILL learnt that the tanker, due to axle problem, overturned around 04:45am while making its way inbound Rounder from Oju-Irin, spilling its content on the road. Spokesman of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are protesting his imprisonment, burning trucks, commercial property, and blocking major roads in KwaZulu-Natal province. They are demanding that he be released from prison. Zuma started serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court earlier this week. His bid to be released from the…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many have been feared dead following a tanker explosion in Oshigbudu, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. According to an amateur video sent by an eyewitness on Sunday, many houses, shops and properties were also destroyed in the inferno. Agatu local government area is some four hours drive from Makurdi, the…