LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Police Command has rescued the Onigbesi of Igbesi, Oba Moses Omotayo, and two other kidnapped victims, days after the monarch was reportedly abducted by gunmen in Igbesi community, Isin Local Government Area of the state. The monarch and the two others were reportedly abducted at Igbesi on August 22,…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to host the next edition of its Quarterly Business Forum on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Kano, bringing together business owners, entrepreneurs, industry leaders and key stakeholders to explore opportunities for business growth and sustainability across Northern Nigeria. The Kano edition builds on…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five traders were reportedly crushed to death when a military Hilux lost control and ran into a busy market at Chanchangi town in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, on Wednesday. Daily Trust gathered that the military vehicle was escorting traders from Wukari town to Takum, when the accident occurred….
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 34-year-old mother, her son’s lesson teacher and another accomplice over the alleged staged kidnapping of her two-year-old son and a N15m ransom demand in Jos, Plateau State. The suspects, identified as Nansik Wuyep Sule, Catherine Davou and Luka Emmanuel Butdam, were paraded on Wednesday at…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH ((NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Keche, after he observed Isha’i prayers at a mosque in Dabi, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Dabi, Ibrahim Suleiman, said the incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the victim had finished observing Isha’i prayers…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would deploy funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy directly to improve the welfare of Nigerians rather than transferring the resources to state governors. Theo Abu Agada, the party’s Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, stated this while…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 65-year-old native doctor, Sikiru Mojereola, was on Monday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan over alleged fraud of N29.2 million belonging to a British national. According to the charge sheet, the Commissioner of Police is prosecuting Sikiru Mojereola on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and conversion….
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 39-year-old man after operatives allegedly found two AK-47 rifles and 503 rounds of ammunition concealed in a sack of potatoes in Kaduna State. The suspect, identified as Ken Leave, was intercepted on August 25, 2026, following a distress call at Yan Karfe Motor Park in…
