LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious festival in Mali when the truck stopped running more than 80 kilometers (49 miles)…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian truck driver based in Arlington, Texas, Bode Ologan, has been reportedly found dead inside a truck in Texas. PUNCH Metro first learnt of the incident on Sunday through a Facebook post shared on the Lagos Reporters page by a follower, Ibrahim Abolore. The post, accompanied by Ologan’s driving licence, appealed…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) profoundly regrets to announce a grievous and fatal road traffic collision which occurred today at Atura Bus Stop, inbound Badagry, involving a 16-seater commercial Mazda bus, registration number KJA 811 YF, and a DAF truck, marked T1 4636 LA. The tragic accident instantly claimed…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons was feared dead, when a truck conveying a 40-feet container, on Tuesday evening, crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili Junction, near Oba, in Idemili South LGA of Anambra. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mrs Margaret…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten Zaria tomato traders have d!ed in a bandits’ induced auto crash in Katsina State. The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria, were reported to have travelled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed bandits at Takoki village in Funtua Local Government of Katsina State…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on Wednesday morning. The FBI is investigating it as an “act of terrorism.” The FBI has identified the suspect as a 42-year-old…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A truck carrying mangoes rammed into a mosque in Barade House, opposite the Old Licencing Office in Kontagora, Niger State, in the early hours of Friday. The driver of the truck was said to have taken off from Bida, Niger State, and was heading to Sokoto with four passengers when he dozed…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) yesterday apprehended an articulated truck driver after crushing a scavenger pushing wheelbarrow to death by Mile 12 market, Ikorodu Road, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the accident happened between a 16-tyre an articulated…