LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– An officer of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), identified as Assistant Superintendent Chidi Johnson, last Friday sustained severe injuries in an ambush laid by suspected smugglers in Ikpokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. Johnson was among a team of Customs men from Ogun 1 Command, said to have been sent…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected thugs have attacked the convoy of former governor of Kano State, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, in Kano. About three SUVs were destroyed in the attack which occurred close to a three-star hotel in the city on Tuesday. Kwankwaso had held a meeting with the chairman of Kano State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ward…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected bandits over the weekend attacked travellers on the Birnin-Gwari – Kaduna highway killing, kidnapping and injuring travelers. The attacks took place on Saturday evening and on Sunday evening. Some of the kidnapped victims of the Saturday attack were said to be students who were on their way back to Birnin-Gwari from…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari may have escaped an attack from a disgruntled supporter in Kebbi State. According to the video posted on twitter, President Buhari averted the attacker by whiskers through the quick intervention of one of Buhari’s aides. The attack occurred at the Argungu festival….
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Masked men attacked a crowd of demonstrators marching on International Women’s Day, March 8, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The demonstration against gender-based violence was held in Bishkek, and arrests were made, according to AFP reports. The men, wearing traditional Kyrgyz white felt hats, tore placards, shot down balloons with toy guns, and threw…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jigawa State governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, three senators from the state, namely; Senator Danladi Sankara, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, Senator Sabo Nakudu and some member of the national and state assemblies and other top government officials escaped death as they were held hostage for several hours by angry youths in Hadejia town. Vanguard…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the church located along challenge in Ibadan, Oyo state capital had all prepared to attend the last Sunday service in the month of February with a heart of praise and Thanksgiving to God. It was however a different scenario at the church service as land grabbers forcibly ended the church…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen dead and a dozen wounded. The main roads through the city were blocked and smaller streets were deserted, leaving the capital cut off…