LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to raise a ransom to free them. He sent his 3 million naira ($7,300) into the bush, together with payments from other families in his […]
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“On July 5th, 150 students were reportedly abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, marking the latest incident in an alarming spate of attacks against children and abductions, including of students, in parts of West and Central Africa. We are deeply concerned that as in years past, non-state armed groups and […]
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police and soldiers reportedly killed dozens of people, including children, across Myanmar on Saturday, as the military celebrated the 76th annual Armed Forces Day in the capital with a parade. The online news site Myanmar Now reported late Saturday that the death toll had reached 114, according to The Associated Press. A count […]
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A family of seven have been set on fire by a single mother. The suspect identified as Imole Sesan, allegedly executed the evil act in the Idimu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the victims, Remi Joseph, her children and grandchildren were sleeping in a shop when Sesan locked the […]
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Middle-aged man has abandoned his wife and three children in a Point of Sales shop at Oluku near Benin City, the Edo State capital. Reports had it that the man went to the POS shop with his wife and three children, gave his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Card to the female […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday announced a donation of a house and N20 million to the widow and children of Colonel Dahiru Bako who died from wounds sustained during an ambush on his troops while battling Boko Haram on Sunday morning. Bako, described by Zulum as a fallen warrior, […]
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five villagers fleeing from bandits have been feared drowned at Gurmana river in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The drowned victims include three women and two children. The Nation learnt the villagers fled the community when they heard of bandit attacks in the adjoining villages. They boarded canoes to cross […]
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The Nigerian military are unlawfully detaining boys and men at a rehabilitation centre for alleged members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. In the latest allegations of rights abuses since Boko Haram began its insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast, Amnesty criticised […]
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of children in face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast on Monday after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus shutdown. With a total of 2,376 cases and dozens of new infections each day, Ivory Coast has yet to […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anyone who engaged children under 12 yeas as domestic workers in Edo state now risks seven years imprisonment. Also, anyone convicted for recruiting or receiving any child or adult for force labour or even permitting any place or premises for such act, is liable to five years imprisonment and a fine of […]
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