LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS) Parents, relatives and sympathisers gathered in a community in Bassa Local Government Area on Sunday following a deadly attack that claimed several lives during a night invasion by unidentified assailants. According to a report aired by Trust TV on May 10, 2026, the attack occurred on Friday night when armed…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police inspector, Abdulkadir Garba, popularly known as “Buratai,” has d!ed after he was struck by thunder while on duty in Maiduguri, Borno State. The spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a tribute on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to Daso, the officer…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Monica Morris, a 51-year-old African American woman from New Jersey, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband shortly after she told him she planned to leave the marriage. Her daughter witnessed parts of the attack and called 911 as the home caught fire. Police responded to a townhouse on Freedom…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced the death of Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Algeria, Mohammed Mahmud Lele, who died at the age of 50. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the ministry, Lele died in the early…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Lawyer, Chief (Chief) Malcolm Omirhobo has demanded for a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the illness and death of a soldier, PTE Bala Hudu and identification of all officers responsible for his custody and medical care while in detention. Omirhobo who made the request in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) -The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of three persons, including two brothers, who reportedly died while attempting to desilt an abandoned water well in Aminigboko, Abua/Odual Local Government Area, on Sunday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a telephone conversation…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, traffic marshal and a driver were reportedly killed in a tragic road accident during a rescue operation at the Oviogie community along the Benin-Ore Road in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Arik Air Boeing 737-700 operating a Lagos–Port Harcourt flight made an emergency diversion to Benin Airport on Wednesday after the crew detected what the airline described as a loud bang in one of the aircraft’s engines. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau later described the incident as involving “significant damage” to…