LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-What began as a minor clash between Hausa motorcyclists and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the Iyana-Iba area of Ojo, Lagos, quickly degenerated into a tribal clash, early Monday morning, as Hausa and Yoruba youths confronted themselves, wielding dangerous weapons. The fracas according to eye witnesses […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As insecurity worsens in the country, some students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State were abducted by unknown gunmen on campus. The school authorities confirmed the incident, saying an unspecified number of students were taken away at gunpoint on Sunday night. The Director of Information, Protocol […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A suspected car thief was caught while attempting to steal a Toyota Camry from a church in Afaha Oku, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Sunday, April 24. It was gathered that the suspect succeeded in unlocking the car with a master key and was about to abscond with it when he […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed men of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, killing over 20 officers, a military source has said. “The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Ogun State has arrested three of its mobile officers who reportedly extorted one Hezekiah Oluwaponmile, a student of the Lagos State University (LASU), of the sum of N153,000. The cops, attached to PMF16, were identified as Inspector Sunday John with AP/NO. 310332; Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya with F/NO. 447461 and […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over one week after security forces arrested 400 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators alleged to be financial sponsors of Boko Haram, senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has opposed moves by the Federal Government to opt for a secret trial. According to media reports, the businessmen were arrested in an operation, coordinated […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits again on Sunday struck in Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting four others when they attacked Haske Baptist Church in Mannai Tasha village in Kuriga ward of the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. An eyewitness, Yakubu Bala, told one of our correspondents that the bandits invaded the church […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state at the weekend, two military officers said on Monday. The army later issued an official statement confirming there had been hours of intense battles on Sunday that also […]
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LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Pandemonium has broken out in Isheri-Idimu community, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State on Sunday, after fire gutted one of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC pipelines at Idowu-Egba area. The explosion was suspected to have been caused by the illegal activities of pipeline vandals. According to report, the […]
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LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine persons were on Saturday reportedly killed in an accident that occurred at Ekpon junction on the Agbor-Ewohimi road in the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. But the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo, Henry Benamaisia, said only five died, three unconscious victims were […]
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