LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned bloody on Wednesday as a former Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on political matters, Mr Edo Aguebor, was attacked by people suspected to be thugs at the Egor Local Government Area Secretariat of the party. Aguebor, who…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has emerged that no fewer that eighty four ships were attacked and one hundred and thirty seafarers abduct by sea pirates in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. According to the International Maritime Bureau, there were nearly 50 percent increase in kidnapping for ransom between 2018 and 2019, and around 10…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dare-devil armed robbers have attacked Nigeria’s popular musician and renowned flutist, Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli in Lagos. The incident happened earlier today (Friday) at about 9.30 in the morning. The armed robbers also mercilessly beat up the musician’s personal assistant after taking away the cash he just withdrew from the bank together…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen Thursday attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna State, abducting some lecturers and their families. An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance Service who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) but did not want his name mentioned, said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorists have attacked three villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing four people and kidnapping 60 women in the process. The attacks, which took place on Tuesday in Munawa, Malele and Randa villages, led to the killings and kidnap of residents, and the burning of huts and buildings within…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rev. Chris Okotie, Shepherd Superintendent of Household of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, has been flayed with words over his comment on the demise of Pastor Temitope Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Okotie on Tuesday called the departed televangelist a “wizard”, tagging his death as divine judgment. He also mocked…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some armed men on Wednesday struck in Ikire and Apomu, Irewole and Isokan local government areas of Osun State, killing five persons in Ikire after attacking two new generation banks and a police station. It was gathered that the armed robbers had earlier robbed a bank in Apomu town around 5:00 p.m….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A five-member crew of a Ghanaian flagged fishing vessel has been abducted by some suspected Nigeria gangs at sea. The Motor Vessel (MV) Atlantic Princess was said to have been abducted 70 nautical miles south of Tema in the early hours of last Thursday, May 20, 2021. According to reliable sources, there…