LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Kidnappers holding Kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, have demanded a N200 million ransom from his family for his release, as security operatives intensify efforts to rescue him. Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, Umar Muhammad Hadejia, disclosed the ransom demand while briefing journalists on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An aide to the immediate past Minister of Power and 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Femi Awogboro, has said those who abducted the former Minister’s sister and her twin sons in Ibadan are yet to contact the family. He stated that security agencies were…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bandit leader linked to the abduction of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar Batsari and his wife has reportedly demanded a prisoner exchange for their release. The incident occurred along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, where the retired officer and his wife were taken…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The family of Ihotu John Rebecca, a Nigerian female footballer kidnapped on the Benin Expressway has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid as the abductors of their daughter are asking for a N20 million ransom. Ihotu John Rebecca, a young Nigerian female footballer who currently plays for Pacesetter Queens…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bus driver, Ali Isah, has narrated how he escaped gunmen who kidnapped Afenifere Youth Council President, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, last week Monday in Ondo state. In a video exclusively obtained by The Nation, the driver who suffered gunshot injury from the kidnappers said the incident occurred at Akuni, an Ondo bother…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior staff member of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Banex Branch, Wuse II, Abuja, Mr. Muhammed Ajoge, has been kidnapped. Ajoge was said to have been kidnapped along the Abuja-Lokoja expressway. It was gathered that Ajoge, a native of Kogi State, was abducted on Saturday, February 22, 2025, around 2 p.m.,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The gunmen who abducted a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired general Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release. A source close to the family who preferred anonymity, told Weekend Trust that the family was contacted and the amount requested. Tsiga was said to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More facts have emerged over the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. Professor Olaofe was kidnapped in July but died in the den of the kidnappers who also collected ransom from the family. Our correspondent gathered that the alleged…
