LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Widows of military officers who died in the Hercules C130 military jet that crashed in Lagos on December 26, 1992, have called on the Nigerian military and the Federal Government to pay them their late husbands’ entitlements. The PUNCH reports that the military-transport plane crashed soon after takeoff from Lagos, killing all…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The criminal elements who abducted Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six children are demanding the sum of N60 million as ransom for their release. The victims were abducted on Tuesday night, January 2, 2024, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the Daily Trust, the bandits later…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A groom and his family members have been abducted on their way to Kogi State for his wedding. A family member of the bride, Serah Ibrahim, who disclosed this on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, said the kidnappers demanded N250m ransom. “So my mum just told me that her cousin’s fiancé and all…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers of the wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor, Mrs Blessing Ajiboye, have demanded a ransom of N100m from the family to release her. Blessing, wife of Pastor Johnson Ajiboye a senior pastor of RCCG, was abducted in her provision store at Elerinjare, a sleepy town in the Ifelodun…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle has claimed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, allegedly requesting $2 million bribe from him. Matawalle made the claims in an interview on BBC Hausa. The latest allegation comes amid the growing rift between Matawalle and the EFCC boss. The…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen have kidnapped the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo. She was said to have been abducted on Sunday evening around the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Izonfuo was travelling to Port Harcourt, Rivers State…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, Mkgeorge Oyung, yesterday called for the relocation of the residents of Ajegunle, a suburb in Lagos, with a view to enhancing the value of Apapa Wharf. He stressed the need for the federal and Lagos state governments to recreate the Apapa Port by relocating…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos businesswoman, Aminat Folorunsho-Balogun, has been reported kidnapped by gunmen in Epe Local Government axis of the state. It was learnt that the trader was kidnapped by gunmen from her shop at Lagos road, Plywood Junction in Epe, a few minutes after approaching the enterprise to procure some domestic items for…
