LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, Adekunle Omoyele, has escaped an assassination attempt, after an ambush by gunmen in Osogbo on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps spokesperson, Mr Abass Yusuf, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. Yusuf said the ambush occurred on Monday at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits in the early hours of yesterday attacked a mosque at Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting no fewer than 40 worshipers. The attack came barely hours after a similar one at Godai village in Bukkuyum LGA of the state, kidnapping over 10 persons. This…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed four mourners and injured about 15 others during a burial ceremony in Anambra State. The incident occurred on Thursday night, during a wake keep for an 18 years old boy, at Ezi village in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The wake…
Residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State now live under the fear of sudden attack by mentally-deranged persons, especially youths hit by drug-induced amnesia. LEADERSHIP checks revealed that the influx of unkempt youths devastated by routine sipping, inhaling, sniffing and injection of hard substances in liquids and powdery forms, have become a menace, especially in…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Oseloka Obi, son of Labour Party presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi, has issued a strongly worded statement dismissing recent online attacks and false narratives targeted at him, describing them as distractions from Nigeria’s pressing challenges. In an open letter to Nigerians, Oseloka said he had long refrained from responding to “vitriol,…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cyber attack on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has caused significant disruptions to cargo clearance operations at ports across the country. Licensed Customs agents are already counting their losses to demurrage charges on their consignments as a result of the disruption. Confirming the development, NCS…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Tuesday. The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, or JNIM, was suspected of carrying out the attack Monday on the base in…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command has arrested one suspect following another attack on the family home of the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suspect, identified as Jose Suberu, was reportedly apprehended at the scene of the attack in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area, on Tuesday. Confirming the development to…