LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 12 people, including a nine-year-old child, have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits along the Afuze-Ihievbe-Auchi road, in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident which reportedly occurred on Tuesday, between 6 and 7 pm, was made known in a viral video. It…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign mourns the untimely death of Mrs Elizabeth Owie who was shot by suspected thugs at her polling unit in Ogheghe Health Center, Ward 9, Ikpoba Okha Local Government, Edo State, during the Presidential election on February 25, 2023. We believe that her death was the handiwork of agents…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A retired boxing coach, Scott Eguabor, has punched his brother-in-law, Sunday Okoro, to death in Benin, the Edo State capital. The incident happened when the ex-boxer was attempting to resolve a marital problem between his younger sister, a judoka, and her husband. Eguabor is in charge of boxing in the state sports…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)The Afegbua family announced the death of Senator Franca Afegbua in a statement issued on Sunday. “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman senator in Nigeria, Senator Franca Afegbua, whose sad event occurred this morning, Sunday, March 12, 2023. She combined beauty and brain during…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When Mrs. Treasure Jackson went to the Badagry market on 26 October 2022, she had many things running through her mind as she crisscrossed the length and breadth of the busy market; seeking the best deals available. Desperate for better fortunes to expand her struggling business in Benin City, Edo State, Mrs…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected armed robber, Williams Abiodun, on Wednesday, narrated how his gang killed their victims and sold their vehicles in Benin, Edo State. Abiodun, while being paraded alongside 10 other suspects at the command headquarters in Edo State, said he and four members of his gang usually disguised as site workers to…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man identified as Akugbe Ogbidi has been shot dead in Benin City, Edo State, by gunmen suspected to be hired killers. The victim, an indigene of Obazagbon near Benin city, was at a party in Benin on Saturday, January 14, 2023, when he received a telephone call. He left the party and went…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo had assured Nigerians that the Rail Modernization Programme would connect every state capital in Nigeria. The Honourable Minister gave the assurance while delivering a speech on behalf of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo at the 20th Convocation Ceremony of Igbinedion University, Okada. The Minister…