LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, who allegedly set his grandmother ablaze in Jigawa state has finally disclosed why he took such inhuman action against his grandmother. Jigawa state police command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam confirmed the suspect’s arrest in a statement on Saturday. He said, “On October 8, 2024, at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crew of DStv journalists going to cover the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match were attacked and kidnapped while one of them has now been confirmed dead, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Anambra State Police Command said that joint security forces led by the command rescued six…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely three hours after the unsealing of previously closed local government secretariats by the Rivers State Police Command, violence erupted in several areas, leading to arson, shootings, and fatalities. According to Vanguard reports, a section of the Eleme Local Government secretariat, on Monday morning, was set on fire shortly after the arrival…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least three Christian worshipers have been killed following an unprovoked attack by daredevil bandits in Bakinpah-Maro, a community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. About 31 persons including a pastor were also kidnapped when the assailants launched the attack targeting ECWA and Catholic churches in the community. DAILY POST…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A client who admitted trying to murder his own solicitor in his office has been jailed for 11 years. Esayas Neguse entered the Glasgow office of Muhammad Shoaib in September 2022 and stabbed him in the neck and body with a knife. As two of Shoaib’s colleagues tried to intervene, he headbutted one…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State Police Command has imposed a curfew in Sabon Birni town, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, following violent protests by youths over the killing of the District Head of Gatawa, Isa Muhammad Bawa. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, the curfew, which restricts movement between 6 a.m. and…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen who kidnapped 20 medical students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos and a House Officer have demanded N50 million ransom for their release. The medical students were abducted on Thursday night along Otukpo- Enugu Highway, Benue State. The Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students, FCMDS, on Friday…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Gunmen on Monday evening killed four police officers on a stop-and-search checkpoint along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo state. An eyewitness who claimed to be a resident of Irete in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state told PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity that fear couldn’t allow him and…