LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten Zaria tomato traders have d!ed in a bandits’ induced auto crash in Katsina State. The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria, were reported to have travelled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed bandits at Takoki village in Funtua Local Government of Katsina State…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s military is urging people in three northwestern states to leave forested areas ahead of a bombing campaign targeting bandits and terrorists, according to local broadcast stations and a military official. An advertisement running on local television and radio stations warned people in Zamfara, Katsina and the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna…
LAGOS ARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven children have been reported dead and several others injured following a stampede in Shimfida village of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Sources say the fear of a terrorists’ attack sent residents into a frenzy, leading to the casualties recorded. Although the police are yet to confirm the incident, a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper, considers the impact of the latest tactic to tackle Nigeria’s ruthless kidnapping gangs – cutting off access to mobile phones and the internet. For the last few years life in rural areas of north-western…