LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers operating around Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have abandoned a ransom and arms after their getaway vehicle was involved in an accident. The incident occurred on Monday morning at Angwan Mayo, along Kokona axis, when the gang’s Peugeot 406 car, loaded with firearms, crashed shortly after collecting ransom from…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 18 people died and another nine were injured after a bus skidded off a bridge and plunged into a river in Algeria. On Friday, Aug. 15, the bus was traveling near the Oued El Harrach river in Algeria’s capital of Algiers when it fell off the bridge into…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen’s highly anticipated arrival in Turkey has taken an unexpected turn after the Nigerian striker found himself at the centre of a mosque-renaming row in Konya, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old forward joined the Istanbul giants from Napoli this summer in a record-breaking €75 million deal, instantly becoming the biggest signing…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Airbus plane has been grounded after suffering massive damage as it was hit by a bird while taking off from a Spanish airport. This afternoon Iberia Flight IB579 was forced to land back in Madrid after it was reportedly struck by a large bird during takeoff. Photos from Adolfo Suárez…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen joined the Galatasaray squad on August 1, 2025, kicking off his first training sessions. The Nigerian forward became part of the Istanbul club after a historic transfer completed earlier this week. Victor Osimhen took part in his maiden training session with Galatasaray this Friday, just hours after finalizing his…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A kidnap suspect identified as David Moses has confessed to the killing of a 55-year-old school nurse and caregiver, Mrs Chinyere Anaene, and a 14-month-old toddler, Nanenter Yese, at Clear Hope Foundation Academy, Dawaki, Abuja. Moses, who was a security guard deployed to the school, said he was pushed to the…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Barcelona star Carles Pérez has been left hospitalised after being attacked by a dog on Wednesday. That’s according to El Chiringuito TV, amongst others, who have provided an insight into the situation. Pérez, it is understood, attempted to break up a fight between two dogs earlier today. Whilst pulling them apart,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC. In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a…