LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years for murdering his Nigerian roommate in a “violent and unprovoked attack” in Norwich, United Kingdom. In a report by BBC, sighted by PUNCH Online on Tuesday, Benjamin Katabana was convicted of murdering 33-year-old Uchenna Okirie,…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war. Assad fled from Damascus to Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family’s five-decade grip…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The member representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives narrowly escaped death at the weekend following the involvement of his vehicle in a severe road accident along the busy Ore–Ondo Road. The accident occurred when the federal lawmaker, who recently secured a return ticket to the National Assembly, was traveling…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old female student of the Nigerian Law School at the institution’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, when the student, identified as Alayande Faith Ajoke, was…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ugandans are mourning the death at 27 of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, has prompted an outpouring of grief especially in the north of the country where his height had made him a local celebrity. The 33 year old died in hospital on Monday in the northern city of Tamale, about 160km (100 miles) south…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 47-year-old teacher, Mrs. Dim Ebere, has surrendered to the Anambra State Police Command after she was declared wanted over the alleged flogging to death of a 12-year-old pupil. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect turned herself in at the Neni Police Station in Anaocha Local Government Area following…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 68 passengers escaped death as an Enugu Airlines plane crash-landed at the Benin Airport on Thursday. Tribune Online gathered that the aircraft with registration number 5N-ENR had 68 passengers on board apart from the crew members. A source at the Benin Airport who pleaded anonymity said that the aircraft…
