LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into the death of 8 children in a parked vehicle in Jah-Michael community, Olorunda area of the state. The community was thrown into confusion when the dead children were discovered inside a Honda Pilot Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration number AAA157BD parked inside…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) and abducted a professor of economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, and other people. A resident said the gunmen invaded the senior staff quarters at Giri in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the recent closure of schools in Zamfara State, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has, again, called on political leaders, at all levels of government, not to be blinded by their quest for power, ahead of 2023 elections, when the…
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…