LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church official indicated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected gunmen on Friday broke into the house of the President General of Umuoji community in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, Chief Silas Onyim and killed him. The community leader, who is popularly known as Chief Sly, was later discovered naked in the pool of his own blood, inside a bathtub…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The father of former House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor was alleged to have ‘fainted and died’ on hearing the news that his son abducted by gunmen was killed. Mr Oguejiofor hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra but lived in Nnewi in Nnewi North…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly hijacked GUO motors coming to the South-East from Lagos State, South West Nigeria and abducted all passengers. The kidnappers reportedly killed the driver of the bus and left a little girl behind after kidnapping her parents alongside other passengers. Although SaharaReporters could not ascertain the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen yesterday invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd). LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others. Although, the details of the development remained…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Monday struck at Ohii Junction on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State. The attack left no fewer than four persons dead. Sources said that two of the victims were reportedly policemen reportedly on duty in the area. Our correspondent saw a video clip circulating on various social media platforms…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man, who has been identified as Safiu Kareem, has raised an alarm regarding the abduction of his father, Akeem Kareem, and an undisclosed number of individuals in the Ofosu area along the Benin-Ore Expressway. Safiu told The PUNCH correspondent that the bandits, who abducted the victims on Wednesday afternoon, were…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Passengers numbering about 45 have been abducted by armed men in Orokam, along the Otukpo-Enugu Road in Ogbadigbo local government area of Benue State. The gunmen were said to have ambushed the three fully-loaded 15-seater commercial buses when they came out from nearby forests in Orokam and forced the drivers of the…