LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 50 people have been reported killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state at the weekend. Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, though no casualty figure was given as…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Police have arrested sacked Ebonyi State Government official, who allegedly killed his cousin during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government primary in the state The suspect, Uche Ibiam, was the Coordinator of Ubeyi Development Centre In Afikpo North Local government area when he allegedly committed the crime. Ibiam reportedly murdered his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh revelations have emerged on how Boko Haram insurgents attacked Garkida town in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State for six hours on Friday night. The town is located on the Gombi-Biu – Damaturu Road, which shares proximity with Southern Borno and Sambisa Forest. Reports say police barracks, churches and a…
LAGOS FEBUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram Islamists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and residents told Reuters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Boko Haram group and rival Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) splinter…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to show Nigerians the casualties of bandits it recently claimed to have killed in Kaduna State. Mr Sani made the request on Thursday while reacting to the claim of the Police that over 250 bandits were killed during an…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A policeman, identified as Eze, has reportedly hanged himself in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that the cop, who was attached to a Dangote factory, was arrested after he allegedly shot dead a man. “He was brought to the state CID for…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has allegedly committed suicide. He was said to have allegedly hung himself at Opebi near the popular Adebola House. None of the sympathizers could say what led to the action. The Nation learnt that he was recently redeployed from his Alausa base,…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A California man has been charged in the serial homicides of five of his infant children. Paul Allen Perez, 57, was arrested in connection with a 2007 cold case involving the death of a child, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department. He’s been charged with five counts of felony murder. According…
