LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents of Oyo town who thronged the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. This happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, who died on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have invaded Yar Tsakuwa Village in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting nine persons including the serving councillor of the area, Lawali Bello. Two wives and a daughter of the former councillor of the area, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba, were among the abductees, Daily Trust reports. A resident, Nazifi Abdullahi, said that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely 24 hours after two military personnel were arrested for harassing civilian security men in Abuja Mab Global Estate, over 40 suspected internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) attempted to breach the estate’s security on Friday night. The suspected internet fraudsters, dressed in white, attempted to gain entrance into the estate around 11:45p.m., but…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of mobile policemen at the police mobile training school in limankara Gwoza local government area of Borno State, the hometown of Senator Ali Ndume, the Chairman Senate Committee on Army. A report by The PUNCH this Friday afternoon, January 14, 2022, said information available…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium at the Pakri grain market in the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State as men armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the market and abducted three grain merchants. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering up to twelve, invaded the market situated along Jalingo-Bali Road in the early hours…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of Nigeria Customs Service in the early hours of today stormed Oko town, Surulere Local government area of Oyo state and compelled a rice retailer to open his shop and seized hundreds of bags of rice. The officers who appeared uncivil in their approach shot indiscriminately to deter residents from challenging…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Three members of the Living Faith Church Worldwide founded by Bishop David Oyedepo have been kidnapped at Osara community in the Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was learnt the kidnappers invaded the church during the weekend, shooting indiscriminately to scare people away before successfully whisking their victims away. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Security agents operating in no fewer than 15 vehicles, including an Armoured Personnel Carrier, burnt down a hotel, a residential house and about 15 shops in Orlu, Imo State, on Sunday. The incidents happened at Okporo and Obor communities carved out of Umutanze in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state….