LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 19 people have been killed in Chad where security forces said they had prevented an attempt by armed fighters to storm the presidential complex in the capital N’Djamena. At least 18 of a force of 24 armed men were killed in the failed assault on the president’s office on Wednesday…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia accused Ukraine Wednesday of attempting a drone attack on the Kremlin aimed at assassinating the country’s strongman leader Vladimir Putin. Video of the alleged incident shows a bright explosion over the massive complex — which houses Putin’s residence — but Russian embassy officials said no one was killed or injured. “The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The military has foiled a coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe, the prime minister of the island nation off the western coast of Africa said in a video message. Four men, including the former president of the outgoing National Assembly Delfim Neves, tried to attack army headquarters overnight, Prime Minister Patrice…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police command in Ondo State on Saturday, foiled an attempted Kidnap of nine passengers on the Lagos/Ore expressway. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by SP Funmilayo Odunlami,Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Ondo State Command on Saturday in Akure. Odunlami said the victims were rescued on…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An attempted coup has been thwarted in Niger following heavy gunfire overnight close to the presidential palace, security sources say. A group of soldiers behind the assault has been arrested, AFP reports. The attack comes two days before President-elect Mohamed Bazoum is due to be sworn in. It will be the first…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely three weeks after the Bayelsa Police Command freed a six year old kidnap victim, the Command on Thursday said it foiled another incident and freed two victims kidnapped on Wednesday. The kidnappers met a resistance when policemen responding to a distress call accosted them while attempting to put the captives into…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) said late Thursday that it had foiled an attempted coup. In a statement broadcast live on state-run television, it said the coup was attempted in a bid to undermine the final agreement to be signed between the military and opposition on sharing power for three years…