LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crew of DStv journalists going to cover the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match were attacked and kidnapped while one of them has now been confirmed dead, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Anambra State Police Command said that joint security forces led by the command rescued six…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran’s supreme leader has decorated the Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander for the Islamic republic’s missile attacks on arch-foe Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website said on Sunday. “Ayatollah Khamenei presented the Order of Fath (“Conquest” in Farsi) to General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the Guards Aerospace Force,” it said. The decoration was bestowed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least three Christian worshipers have been killed following an unprovoked attack by daredevil bandits in Bakinpah-Maro, a community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. About 31 persons including a pastor were also kidnapped when the assailants launched the attack targeting ECWA and Catholic churches in the community. DAILY POST…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The member representing Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives, Adamu Hashimu Ranga, narrowly escaped being mobbed by angry youths who allegedly attacked his convoy in Ningi. DAILY POST reports that Ranga, who was elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had attended the burial of…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Nigerian youths have begun to attack properties owned by political leaders amid the ongoing nationwide protests against hardships and bad governance in the country. In videos seen on X on Tuesday, some youths were seen burning a mansion built by a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel, representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State attacked the party’s chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, at the party’s secretariat, in Acme, Ogba, Ikeja. The party is currently engulfed in crisis due to a dispute among stakeholders over leadership in Local Government Areas (LGAs). The crisis snowballed into an attack on…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has taken to social media to tackle Bayo Onanuga, Reno Omokri, Daniel Bwala and Bashir Ahmad for attacking Peter Obi. In a post shared on his X handle, Dalung asked if Peter Obi was only one who challenged Tinubu in the 2023 elections. He wrote ‘’I have…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Long-distance aircraft fired missiles that struck Iranian Air Force assets at Isfahan in central Iran early Friday morning, the Jerusalem Post has confirmed. Meanwhile, two Israeli defense officials and three Iranian officials confirmed to The New York Times that Israel was involved. The report came shortly after local sources reported explosions in…
