LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother of one of the GUO bus passengers abducted along the Benin–Lagos Expressway on Monday has cried out after the kidnappers demanded N50 million ransom to release her daughter. Her daughter, identified as Christiana, was among passengers on an 18-seater bus abducted on along the expressway In a viral video,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s armed forces on Sunday helped foil an attempted military takeover in neighbouring Benin Republic, swiftly responding to urgent requests from Cotonou and restoring constitutional order within hours of the dawn coup attempt. According to a State House statement signed by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered immediate military…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Nigerian musician, Innocent Onyebuchi, better known as Daddy Fresh, has made a heartbreaking public appeal over his deteriorating health and financial condition after being bedridden for more than two years. The revelation came after Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afod, visited the ailing musician in the hospital and shared an…
A civil servant, Olufunmilola Adetola, whose husband, Olaoluwa, works with a telecoms company, tells GRACE EDEMA how she has been trying to no avail towards ensuring his release after he was kidnapped over three months ago How long have you been married to your husband, Mr Olaoluwa? My marriage is 16 years old, and…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A severe landslide struck the agrarian community of Iwaro Oka Akoko in Akoko South West local government area of Ondo State over the weekend, causing widespread panic among residents. The disaster, triggered by heavy rainfall, swept away farmlands and food crops, forcing many residents to flee for safety. Residents of the town…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National President of the Afenifere National Youth Council, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, has made a desperate appeal to Nigerians to help raise the N100 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who have threatened to kill him by 3 pm on Monday. A viral video circulating on Monday shows the distressed Afenifere youth leader…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defense Department plans to send a few dozen U.S. troops to the Middle East in the coming days to be ready to help Americans flee a region bracing for a significant escalation in the simmering conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to three defense officials. The U.S. forces will add…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor Promise Festus from Ngo Town in Andoni local government area of Rivers State has cried out for help to the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the chairman of Andonim LGA, following the death of his five children in a boat mishap. Festus’ sons and daughters were part of…