Archive for: August, 2024

Gunmen Raid Radio Station, Injure Guard, Cart Away Equipment Worth Millions

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed robbers raided Ajilete 92.1 FM, a radio station owned by Oyo State, stealing equipment worth millions of naira and injuring a 70-year-old security guard. The attack occurred early Friday at the station, located in the Gambari area of Ogbomoso, which is part of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). […]

Woman Arrested With 124 Rounds Of Anti-Aircraft Ammunition Concealed In Gallon Of Palm Oil

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested one Mrs Hauwa Sani of Doro village, Katsina state, for allegedly being in illegal possession of 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel says the suspect was arrested alongside a two-year-old child […]

Chelsea Agree £25m Sale Of Lukaku To Napoli Ahead Of Victor Osimhen Move

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea and Napoli have reached a verbal agreement over the transfer of Romelu Lukaku, in a deal that could finally open the door for the Premier League club to make a move for Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is a long-term target for Chelsea and Lukaku’s imminent exit, in a deal worth an initial […]

Heartland Coach, Obi Dies In Auto Crash, Players Hospitalised

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Heartland’s Media Officer, Olatunde Liadi confirmed the death of the Heartland FC coach and former U-20 goalkeeper, Christian Obi In a statement on Saturday, following a ghastly accident involving one of the team’s buses on their way to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for a pre-season tournament on Friday. “With sadness […]

Ganduje, Kwankwaso Stay Away From Each Other At Atiku Daughter’s Wedding

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lingering feud between the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Musa Kwankwaso, took another dimension on Friday when both politicians avoided eye contact despite sitting close to each other at the wedding of former Vice […]

Security Personnel Rescue Abducted 20 Medical Students In Benue

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued, security sources revealed. Security sources revealed this on Friday. The operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue effort involved security agencies, including the police, DSS, and military personnel, along with support from the […]

Dispatch Rider Dies, Two Hospitalised In Multiple Auto-Crash On Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred near Chevron, heading toward Ikota, along the expressway. Preliminary investigation revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding […]

Six #EndSARS Protesters Freed After Languishing In Custody For Four Years

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba has discharged six men who were arrested during the 2000 #EndSARS protests and have spent almost four years in prison. The defendants, identified as Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq Usseni, and Azeez Isiaka, were set free by Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi on […]

Lagos Lawyer Knocks IGP Egbetokun Over Testimony Of Tinubu’s Transformation Of His Life

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has slammed Nigeria Inspector General Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun over his statement that his life was transformed after meeting President Tinubu in 1998. Recalled that the IGP, while speaking at the unveiling of a book in his honour titled “Readings in Policing, […]

Police Declare Manhunt For Man Who Killed Three In Germany Festival Knife Attack

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people have been killed and another four seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, police say. The attack happened during a festival in the city centre on Friday evening. The attacker is reported to be still at large. German media outlet Bild says a man […]

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