LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen on Tuesday killed a Yola journalist working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria after allegedly abducting him from his home. Maxwell Nashon’s corpse was recovered behind the perimeter fence of the broadcasting station. It was learnt that Nashon had his hands bound. He also allegedly suffered a machete cut….
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits suspected to be herdsmen have sacked 10 communities in Chikun and Brinin Gwari local Government Areas of Kaduna State. About 35 persons have been allegedly killed by the bandits while about 58 persons have also been abducted. The bandits, who have established communication links with the relatives of the abducted, were…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 people made homeless in a militant attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, two residents and a military source said on Wednesday. The militants entered Monguno in Borno state posing as a convoy of soldiers on Tuesday evening, the sources said. They…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yenagoa, Bayelsa State boiled on Monday as a policeman reportedly shot dead three people. Those shot dead are a commercial driver and two of his passengers. The dastard act has led to riot in the state’s capital. According to reports, the policeman guarding a new generation bank at the Ekeki axis of…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A drunk driver plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11, Italian authorities said. The deadly crash occurred in a village near Valle Aurina, near Bolzano in the Alto Adige region, shortly after 1 a.m. as the Germans were gathering to…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Less than 48hours after the death of Qasem Soleimani was announced by the Trump administration, hundreds of Nigerians in the northern part of the country took to the streets to protest his death. Armed with a banner showing shots of Soleimani in military wear and mufti, and inscribed with hateful texts against…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGRS)-No fewer than 14 people died on Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said. The Bek Air plane “fell off the radar” minutes after it took off from Almaty airport at 7.05 am (01:05 GMT) on its way…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Islamic extremists on motorcycles killed 14 security force members who were escorting election officials in the West African nation of Niger, the first large attack there since 71 soldiers were killed in a massive ambush earlier this month, authorities said Thursday. The attack took place Wednesday night near Sanam, which is about…