Archive for: July, 2022

Gunmen Abduct Naval Officer, Demand N3m Ransom

LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped an Abuja-based officer of the Naval Headquarters in Abuja, Musa Lawal. The victim, with enlistment no. X12775 ABRP3, was whisked away by his abductors in Kogi State. It was gathered that some heavily armed men numbering five invaded his residence located behind Post Flood Housing Estate, Lokoja on Monday night […]

Bayern Munich Tenders €120m Bid For Osimhen

LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing a €120m bid for Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, Corriere dello Sport reports. The Bavarians see the 23-year-old Nigerian as an ideal replacement for Robert Lewandowski, who is on the verge of departing the Allianz Arena this summer. Lewandowski, who has a year left on his contract, is […]

Powerful Street Gangs Kill Six Of Their Members in Honduras Prison

LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inmates from one of Honduras’ powerful street gangs have killed six of their own inside a prison in northwest Honduras, authorities said Monday. Prison guards found the bodies of six inmates from the Barrio 18 gang piled in a hallway during a routine inspection early Monday in the prison in Ilama. “We […]

Peter Obi: The Labour Party Candidate Electrifying Nigerian Youths

LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has emerged as a powerful force ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election next February, energising voters with messages of prudence and accountability that are amplified by an army of social media users. In a country that seems to always be on the […]

Angry Mob Sets two Ablaze For Allegedly Defiling 10-Year-Old Girl

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mob on Monday set two suspected ritualists ablaze for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl to death in Ede-Oballa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. An eyewitness from the community, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident had thrown the community into sorrow. According to […]

Hoodlums Set INEC Office Ablaze In Enugu State

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been set ablaze by hoodlums. According to a statement released Monday and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the attack on the office happened at 11:48pm on […]

Four Suspected Robbers, Two Officials Arrested As Police Avert Bank Robbery In Ibadan

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba on Monday announced that two bank officials and four members of a “notorious bank robbery gang” has been arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State. Baba said the suspects were nabbed after concluding plans to attack a new generation bank within the Ibadan metropolis in Oyo. Usman Baba […]

Worshipers Panic As ‘Policeman’ Wearing Turban Drives Into Catholic Church Premises

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a serious apprehension at Archangel Raphael Catholic Church, Garki Abuja, Police Barracks, yesterday when an unidentified turbaned man invaded the church premises, The Nation reports. According to eyewitnesses, the man who wore sunglasses and a hat that had the inscription ‘POLICE” on it, did not have a tenable explanation when […]

Man Who Sets Estranged Wife Ablaze Burnt To Death Along With Her

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, Ponle Adebanjo, has burnt his estranged wife, Lateefat, to death after she left him over domestic violence. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State. The victim was said to have had four children in a previous relationship before meeting the suspect. […]

Escaped Female Victim Exposes How Kidnappers Live Like King In Forest Along  Ore/Ijebu Ode Expressway

LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother of three and a timber merchant in Ondo town, Ondo state, Mrs Folakemi Fadoju has raised the alarm that kidnappers live like kings inside the forest along Ore/Ijebu Ode expressway. The 41-year-old mother said this while narrating her ordeal to Vanguard after she escaped from the kidnappers den. Folakemi, who […]

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