LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has confirmed the death of its chief photographer and veteran raid commander, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, following a failed attack on a Nigerian military base last week. According to Zagagola Makama, security sources said the terrorist group circulated an internal obituary announcing the death of the senior…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Kwechiri Unity Forum, has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, alongside others, over Mary Habila’s death. Habila, a female nurse attached to Umahi, was brought dead to the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital,…
By: Zagazola Makama LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six children were killed while three others survived after a lightning strike hit a groundnut farm during a heavy rainstorm in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Dadiri Village, where a group…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video, shared on X on Wednesday by a user identified as Mobilisingnigerians, featured Sani Yellow denying claims that he was killed during a recent security operation in Zamfara State. According to a message accompanying the video, reports of his death stemmed from a case of mistaken identity. The post stated: “UPDATE: Alhaji…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension gripped parts of Mushin, Yaba and Fadeyi areas of Lagos on Tuesday evening following reports of sporadic gunshots and the alleged death of a senior chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), identified as Toba Ijaiya. The reports, which circulated widely on social media and messaging platforms,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying President Isaac Herzog made an emergency landing on Thursday after hitting a flock of birds. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said that the chopper was transporting Herzog from a memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to northern Israel, where he was due to…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The boyfriend of a Citibank Vice President who was beaten to death in her southeast London flat has been arrested after more than a year on the run. Brian Kiprop Kiplagat was arrested on June 10 after being intercepted by immigration officers at the border of Namanga as he attempted to cross…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of a 71-year-old church leader, Omotayo Ezekiel Fajana, whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area. The development was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, while speaking on Sunday with Western…
