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,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some victims of the activities of hoodlums within the communities in the Agege area, especially Pen Cinema, have spoken out. One of the victims, Olawale Ajayi, narrated how he was robbed by the hoodlums in Pen Cinema on Wednesday. Olawale said: “I went to Agege to purchase some items for my sister’s…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade, has been murdered by suspected hoodlums in Ijeshatedo, in the Surulere area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the assailants stabbed the 28-year-old at his house and trailed him to a hospital where he was receiving…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Ondo State on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes and the stealing of their mother’s car in Akure. DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the abduction took place on Friday night….
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A fully loaded luxurious (Volvo marcopolo) bus with an inscription “GUO OKEKE MOTORS” was early on Wednesday intercepted by armed bandits with about 90 passengers kidnapped. A source who witnessed the incident told Pointblanknews.com that, “the bus which was travelling from Owerri in Imo state and heading to Abuja with about 90-…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Fire Service said on Wednesday that it rescued about 13 coaches of a north-bound train from burning by fire in the Offa area on Tuesday. The train which was coming from Lagos was reportedly set ablaze by some hoodlums when it had a stop-over for repairs at the Offa…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command lost one of its finest officers during a raid on criminal hideouts in Ajao Estate, Lagos State yesterday 23rd September, 2021. The incident happened when tactical teams of the Command comprising men drawn from RRS, Taskforce, Ajao Estate Division and other divisions were carrying out raid of…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four suspected serial killers have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing a Point-of-Sale terminal operator, Abiodun Odebunmi, and a Uber driver, Idowu Ademiluyi. The suspects, identified as Kehinde Jelili, aka Oluomo, Abiodun Akinola, Johnson Fakeye, and Jamiu Akinola, allegedly set ablaze Odebunmi’s remains after stealing…
