LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. A statement issued in President Donald Trump’s name gave no further details, such…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A staff of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Abayomi Adigun, has been reported dead after being allegedly stabbed by suspected one-chance operators in Abuja. It was gathered that before his death, Adigun was transferred from Ilorin to Abuja few months ago to join the ‘Kakaaki ‘ production crew in Abuja. Adigun took…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is captivated by the murder trial of three teen sisters who killed their abusive father. Krestina Khachaturyan, 19, and her sisters Angelina, 18, and Maria, 17, do not deny killing their father Mikhail, but say they had no choice after years of sexual and physical abuse. Prosecutors argue that, regardless of their…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Thursday morning killed five persons in Ilile community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident occurred around 3am in the agrarian community. A community source who does not want his name in print told our Correspondent that some of the persons who were killed…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three persons were killed and five others injured on Monday night after some drunk soldiers went berserk at a Lagos-Ogun border community. This is coming barely a week after soldiers opened fire on policemen on covert operation to Ibi in Taraba State killing six persons including three civilians. The soldiers, suspected to…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mob on Saturday lynched an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Area M Command for allegedly shooting a pregnant tailor dead. The incident occurred at Agbole area of Ijegun in Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) yesterday afternoon. It was gathered that two other policemen sustained injuries and ran…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out at Council Bus stop along Idimu-Ikotun road, Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State, yesterday, after a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Mr. Segun Samson, also known as Ironbody, was allegedly shot dead by a yet to be identified Mobile policeman. The incident which occurred at…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Soldiers in Taraba State have killed three policemen who went to arrest a wanted kidnap kingpin and set the suspect free. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba. According to Mba, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full-fledged investigations…