LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A barber identified simply as Hafiz was shot dead inside his barbing salon at Church Gate along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 21. It was gathered that three armed men reportedly stormed the salon shortly after the victim…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by Anadolu Agency on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the mayor of Temoac in Mexico’s central state of Morelos has been shot dead inside the municipal government building, months after surviving a previous assassination attempt, in the latest attack highlighting the persistent wave of political violence across the country….
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Apapa Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said its officers discovered Cannabis Indica worth ₦26,569,847,771, weighing 4,143.5 kilograms, during a routine examination of three imported used vehicles—a red Nissan Micra (2015 model), a black Toyota Corolla S (2019 model), and a grey Toyota Corolla (2015 model)—at Apapa…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS) community on Tuesday after the beheaded body of a middle-aged man was discovered on farmland within the university environment. The deceased, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was found with his head severed and missing,…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Sacramento man blew himself up inside his own home after losing it in a tax auction, turning one seized property into a deadly symbol of the ugly surprises that can come with bargain real estate deals. The man died in an explosion at the house after the property had been…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three of his crew members have been found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State. The crew members were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, otherwise known as JoesTv. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian truck driver based in Arlington, Texas, Bode Ologan, has been reportedly found dead inside a truck in Texas. PUNCH Metro first learnt of the incident on Sunday through a Facebook post shared on the Lagos Reporters page by a follower, Ibrahim Abolore. The post, accompanied by Ologan’s driving licence, appealed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghana Navy on Friday, October 31, apprehended 10 Nigerian stowaways aboard the Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel Grand Venus in Tema after responding to a distress call from the ship’s captain. The Department of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces announced this in a statement on its website on Monday. The call,…
