LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have reportedly abducted a corpse along with all the family members conveying it from Lagos to Nsukka in Enugu State. Vanguard reports that the remains of late Mr Ugwuanyi Israel from Ameze Owerre, Umabor community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, was being conveyed home by family members when…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja high court has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to immediately grant the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers and family members. The order followed an application filed by Counsel to Emefiele, Mr J.B. Daudu (SAN). Daudu informed…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of Islamic State killed himself and four members of his family during a high-stakes nighttime raid by U.S. special operations forces in northwest Syria early Thursday, U.S. officials said. The mission, which White House officials said was a success, eliminated a top terrorist leader in the Middle East, a man…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than six persons have been kidnapped by suspected terrorists during an invasion of the residence of the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities at the Federal University of Gusau (FUGUS), Abdurrahman Adamu. The gunmen launched an attack on the ASUU chairman’s home in Damba Quarters, an outskirt of…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen Thursday attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna State, abducting some lecturers and their families. An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance Service who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) but did not want his name mentioned, said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Persons suspected to be bandits and armed with dangerous weapons are said to have attacked the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna International Airport. It is not yet clear how they gained access into the quarters but residents of the village bordering the airport said some…
LAGOS DECEMBER Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chairman, Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has gone into self-isolation after some members of his family tested positive for the virus. Mustapha, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night, said he and his wife are currently negative, but…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man alleged to be mentally unstable was burnt to death by members of his community after he killed 9 people, 7 of whom are family members. The man identified as Chigozie Orusa was burnt to death after he killed 9 people in Nempi, Oru west local government area Imo state. According…
