LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Commissioner for Rural Development in Enugu State, Hon. Gab Onuzulike has been killed by unknown gunmen. DAILY POST learnt that Onuzulike, who was also a former Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area was shot dead Friday evening. A circulating gruesome video shows the blood-soaked bodies of the victims, with…
LAGOS NOVEBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have killed 15 female members at Mandara Hills, in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. PUNCH Metro gathered from a military source on Wednesday that the insurgents killed 10 of the victims after accusing them of witchcraft. The five other victims were reportedly…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of armed bandits were killed in a military operation spanning two days in a forest near a community called Gadar Zaima in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust Saturday has learnt from residents. The successful operation that led to the recovery of more than 100 motorcycles and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. According to officials, U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid near the village of Qamishli,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a chaotic scene last weekend when passersby set ablaze an alleged ritualist intercepted at a manhole near Five Star-Toyota bus stop, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. For some time now residents of Aswani, Isolo, have been complaining of insecurity in the area, especially at nights along the axis. The Guardian learnt that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an emergency meeting…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Air Force bombed a hideout of bandit warlord, Bello Turji, in Zamfara State on Saturday, targeting some of his loyalists. Details of the incident were sketchy at the time of this report but Daily Trust gathered that many bandits were killed. The bandits’ leader, who was said to be in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavily armed bandits have attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly killing at least seven persons. Though details of the incident were scanty at press time, Senator Uba and his driver were said to have escaped in his bulletproof Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)….
