LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a woman, Francesca Spark, who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina, from killing herself. The army disclosed this in a statement by the division’s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ms Spark attempted to take her own life, […]
Nov 7 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lifeless body of a man who jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos State has been recovered. The male adult was suspected to have committed suicide on Tuesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said in a statement. “The victim’s body which was recovered Thursday morning, […]
Aug 11 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unidentified adult has jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency responders are currently at the scene as efforts are ongoing to recover the victim from the water. The area has also been cordoned off […]
Aug 8 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman said to be in her thirties has decided to end it all by jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. It was learnt that the woman had disembarked from a cab and headed towards the railing of the bridge. She was said to have consequently plunged into […]
Nov 10 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A National Diploma certificate holder, identified as Lekan Odunare, has reportedly jumped into the Lagos Lagoon in an attempt to commit suicide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, whose body had yet to be recovered, jumped into the lagoon in the Epe area around 10am on Tuesday. In a video circulating on […]
Dec 16 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unnamed man has been rescued after jumping off Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon. The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said in a tweet on Thursday that the man alighted from a cab on Wednesday night claiming he wanted to urinate. He jumped into the lagoon but landed on a log […]
Feb 28 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Did the Police cause the drowning of three young men in the wee hours of Thursday at Apongbon seaside, in Lagos? The above question has remained unanswered as controversial continues to trail the death of David, Femi, and another friend of theirs. It was gathered that the deceased and seven other of […]
Oct 14 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was jungle justice in Lagos as a 22 -year-old who was wrongly accused of stealing a phone has been killed and his body dumped in the lagoon. Already five persons have been arrested by the Police in connection with the murder. The sad news was that the son of the woman […]
Jul 15 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Attempts by paramedics to revive the life of a yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man who jumped into Lagos lagoon has failed. The man was reported to have jumped into Lagos lagoon in the early hours of Tuesday. It was learnt that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of the Lagos State […]
Oct 3 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State University authorities have denied the claims that a young man, Kingsley Gabriel, who reportedly jumped into the lagoon is a student of the school. On Monday, June 25, 2018, Gabriel was rescued from the lagoon by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) officials after jumping into the water from Falomo bridge […]
Jun 28 2018 | Posted in
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