LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums reportedly enforcing a court judgment have been clashing with their counterparts in the Magodo Isheri area of Lagos State. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that during the clash, the hoodlums, who were armed with weapons, engaged themselves in a free for all, creating tension that sent shivers down the spines of landlords, residents…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The voting materials that were thrown inside the drainage in Ajeromi Ifelodun area of Lagos State have been retrieved and are now being sun dried. The incident which was reported by Channels TV on Saturday afternoon has been generating mixed reactions from Lagosians. According to the video which was posted on twitter,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, Friday woke up to its version of protests against scarcity of cash in the state with hoodlums blocking parts of the roads in the state capital as early as 8:00 am. The Hoodlums temporarily blocked the Ikwerre Road area of Mile 3 and…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been set ablaze by hoodlums. According to a statement released Monday and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the attack on the office happened at 11:48pm on…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums popularly known as ‘Area Boys’ have attacked the convoy of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu in Lagos State. Tinubu, according to a report by AIT, was attacked at the Adeniji end of Isale Eko after the former Lagos governor paid a visit to the Oba…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many traders at Okobaba Sawmill, Lagos Mainland are counting their losses after hoodlums reportedly invaded the market around 5pm on Friday and looted about 35 shops. Daily Trust learnt that the thugs, armed with guns, operated freely till around 4am on Saturday and brought in a vehicle to pack their loot. Policemen…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was feared killed and many confirmed injured on Saturday when armed thugs attacked the Soka residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Igboho’s lead lawyer, Yomi Aliyyu (SAN), confirmed the attack in a telephone chat with The PUNCH on Saturday. Our correspondent also…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Algerian journalists covering the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon (AFCON) were robbed and stabbed by unknown assailants on Sunday night. The journalists, moving together as a team with other colleagues, were attacked when they were leaving their hotel in Douala. Items carted away included a bag containing money, a phone,…