LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Well known Nigerian comedian, actor, and activist Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr. Macaroni took to Twitter to recall his bitter experience in Adeniji Police station as he described that he was a victim of police brutality. Apparently, his tweet was triggered by a fan who beckoned on him to use his…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram insurgents have launched a major attack on the base of the special forces of the 27 Task Force Brigade, located in Ngomari in Buni Yadi and Kumuya in the Buni Gari area of Yobe State, killing three soldiers while about 171 others reportedly fled the base or are missing in…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed and prosecuted one Sgt Eze Aiwansoba, m, attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, for firing and attempting to kill his lady friend, Joy Ndubueze on 8th October, 2020, at Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja of Lagos State. The incident was referred to the…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by Myanmar security forces on pro-democracy protesters, according to reports Saturday from independent local media and an organization that keeps track of casualties since the February coup. Friday’s death toll in Bago was the biggest one-day total for a single…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos-based pastor, Frederick Aramuwa, who was kidnapped while travelling along the Ipele/Idoani Road in Ondo State has been found dead. Aramuwa was said to be travelling from Lagos to his hometown, Ifira-Akoko in Ondo State and was discovered to be missing since March 31. Subsequently, his kinsmen embarked on a rigorous…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ogun State Police Command has arrested Sukurat Olajoke, 35, for allegedly killing her- month-old -a baby girl. The suspect, who allegedly dumped it in the Ogun river, has confessed that she killed the baby out of frustration because the man responsible for the pregnancy rejected it. Olajoke who had six children for…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police and soldiers reportedly killed dozens of people, including children, across Myanmar on Saturday, as the military celebrated the 76th annual Armed Forces Day in the capital with a parade. The online news site Myanmar Now reported late Saturday that the death toll had reached 114, according to The Associated Press. A count…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, who confirmed the incident said that Abbey,50, was abducted on Thursday night, March 18. His corpse…
