LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ugandans are mourning the death at 27 of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Saburi residential district in DeiDei area of Abuja are now living in heightened fear following renewed activities of hoodlums. According to them, the hoodlums send scavengers to survey the area before striking. The gunmen have attacked the area about thrice since January 1 and made away with valuables, and money…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 229 personnel of the Nigeria Police Force were killed between January 2023 and October 2024, Daily Trust investigations have revealed. The officers were killed by bandits, hoodlums, gunmen, Boko Haram terrorists, cultists and armed robbers across the country. In 2023 alone, 118 police officers of various ranks were killed;…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Third Mainland Bridge is one of the three longest bridges in Nigeria crossing the lagoon, connecting Lagos Island to the mainland. Linking Iyana-Oworo on the mainland to Adeniji Adele on the island, this bridge which is about 11.8 kilometre in length was built by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Though phase one…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of hoodlums numbering about 30 have set ablaze the Neni Police station as well as the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Government Area in Anambra state. LEADERSHIP gathered that the gangsters who were said to be armed to the teeth, stormed the area between 3am and 4am early Thursday and…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Truck drivers in the country have threatened to embark on strike following attacks on their vehicles by hoodlums. Several trucks and warehouses have recently come under attack from hoodlums as the food inflation and the cost of living crisis in the country spiraled. Worried by the unsavory development, the organised private…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums have hijacked trucks loaded with bags of 10kg of rice meant to be delivered to yet-to-be-ascertained communities as their shares of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. It was gathered that the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. along the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin, East, and West local…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A driver has been confirmed killed during a clash between tanker drivers and some hoodlums at Mile 2 area of Lagos. The police the killing was being investigated, but multiple sources said at least four persons were feared killed and many others injured in the clash on Tuesday. It was learnt that…
