LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of worshippers at the Power of Pentecostal Church, Okposi Achara, in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state flee when unidentified gunmen invaded the place and shot the pastor’s wife, Chinyere Uchechukwu. It was gathered that the incident, which took place recently, brought the church service to abrupt end, as members…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a bloody day in Benin City, yesterday, as armed robbers shot dead four persons, including a baby, at the New Benin area of the state capital. Another four sustained different degrees of gunshot wounds as the hoodlums, one of who was allegedly armed with an AK 47 assault rifle, shot sporadically…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the house of the late Chief Moshood Abiola in Ike, Lagos State and stole property worth millions of naira. A source confirmed the development to The PUNCH. “Armed robbers invaded the house of the late MKO Abiola in the Opebi area of Ikeja. They carted away a lot…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 dare-devil robbers invaded Jamade Street, Opposite Goshen land, a sub-community of Apete in Ido Local Government of Oyo State early Thursday morning inflicting deep matchete cut wounds on no fewer than six persons and carted away valuable properties. Sources in the communities stated that the robbers arrived around…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Fulani militia were reported to have have invaded Hausa Christian community of Gidan Mato Bari in Kano province of Nigeria. The incident happened yesterday night. According to reports, “The marauders ransacked the town including the Anglican Diocese, kidnapping the Wife of the Anglican Bishop of Bari Diocese, Mrs. Saratu Zubairu.” The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aishat Ardo, one of the residents of Abuja who was kidnapped on Saturday, has been freed after a ransom was paid by her father. According to TheCable, the Abuja resident was released by her abductors on Sunday night after her father paid $15,000 in bitcoin. It was learned that the Abuja resident…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Probitas, the Nigeria-based civil society group, has condemned the invasion of the Dura Du community in Jos South Local Government, North-Central Nigeria, by members of the Nigerian military. A press statement signed by Amaka Nwankwo, Communications Director of PROBITAS made available to NewsRangers disclosed that the soldiers who stormed the community three…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some armed policemen on Thursday invaded the Arogbo-Ijaw community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday. Numbering over 20, the policemen were reported to have shot into the air in the process of invasion of the community as they made their way to the residence of former Special Adviser…