LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan, who is the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery in Niger State, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Father John, who was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state, was killed along the Lambata-Lapai road. A close…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The on-going National Identity Number registration at the National Identity Management Commission was disrupted on Tuesday afternoon, as gunmen suspected to be cultists stormed the commission’s premises in Port Harcourt. Though the mission of the men, numbering seven, with some holding guns was not known, but eyewitnesses said they descended on…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers have abducted two wives of Idris Mohammed, coucillor representing Gwako ward in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT and three others. The names of the abducted councilor’s two wives, his younger sister and his two younger brothers were yet to be ascertained. A resident, who preferred anonymity, said the incident happened around 12:…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chieftain of the Peoples Democractic Party in Kampala ward of Bosso Local Government Area of Niger state Alhaji Ahmodu Mohammed, has been killed by bandits. Ahmodu’s three daughters were also kidnapped by the bandits. An eyewitness told THISDAY that the murder of Alhaji Mohammed, a successful farmer, took place Thursday after…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The Kaduna State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Emmanuel Bako, and his wife Cindy Bako, have been kidnapped by gunmen at a praying camp in Jema’a Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a statement on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked the residence of Eris Paul, a former ex-militant leader also known as Ogunbos at his country home in Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State razing down his Mansion including other properties worth hundreds of thousands. According to reports, the attack occurred…
LGAOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A retired journalist from Anambra State, Mr. Mike Oguguo Ndu, alongside other passengers have been kidnapped by suspected bandits at Okene, Kogi state. Mr Ndu, boarded Wazobia commercial bus at Onitsha, to visit his sick wife at Abuja, but his journey was cut short, when he was kidnapped by some bandits who…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed kidnappers on Wednesday abducted a business man in Minjibir town, about 50 kilometers from Kano city. The gunmen stormed the town around 1am, shooting sporadically around Masaka area of the town before abducting a businessman, Abdullahi Kalos. Witnesses told DAILY NIGERIAN that the gunmen also attacked policemen and burnt down their…