LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a traditional chief priest of the Igunuko Shrine, Bariu Aliu, in the Alpha Beach area of Ajah, Lekki, following a three-month manhunt. Bariu, also known as “Malo,” was apprehended after 2,760 kilograms of skunk were recovered from his shrine on October 25,…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The sacrifice was placed at the polling unit to allegedly scare voters from participating in the state governorship and state assembly polls. A video has captured the moment a mentally challenged man was feasting on a ritual sacrifice placed overnight at a polling unit. The sacrifice was placed at the polling unit…
LAGOS FEBRUAYRY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The act of man’s inhumanity to man was brought to limelight on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, who narrated how a woman Police Inspector of a division in the Lagos State Police Command was detained for demanding money from a relative of a suspect…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Masked gunmen have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Smith is a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith. It was learnt that the retired general, who is currently the Chairman of Double Wealth…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have sparked concerns on public health in the area. Water is an essential element in human life, and inability to have access…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The driver of a ride-hailing service, identified simply as Tade, recently lost his life to armed robbers, who shot him dead around Badore in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that a yet-to-be-identified customer requested Tade’s service to convey him to a destination in the state and he drove…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out on Sunday afternoon, November 15, at Abraham Adesanya, in Ajah area of Lagos State, following multiple violent incidents that led to the intervention of security operatives. Recall that there have been several clashes between factions of hoodlums in the area. A recent clash was followed by series of robbery…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bullion van was allegedly ambushed and robbed at Addo Road in Lagos state. The bullion van loaded with cash was allegedly attacked by gunmen at about 3:50pm on Thursday, November 12, 2020 in Ajah. Reports say the gunmen shot at the van and gained access to the vault. According to eyewitness…