LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israeli hostages Itay Svirsky and Yossi Sharabi, among more than 240 people kidnapped Oct. 7, were murdered by Hamas and their bodies are being held by the militant group in Gaza, the Kibbutz Be’eri said. Earlier this week Hamas released videos showing Sharabi, 53, Svirsky, 38, and Noa Argamani, 26, urging Prime…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Palpable fear has gripped residents of Sagwari Layout Estate Dutse, Abuja after the kidnappers who abducted ten persons from the area killed three of their victims. DAILY POST recalls that the daredevil gunmen had on January 7 invaded the estate with highly sophisticated weapons and abducted at least ten persons. Reports emerged…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected insurgents in Nigeria killed 14 people in a rampage that began in a nightclub and proceeded into the surrounding neighborhood in northeastern Yobe state, residents said on Friday, two months after another attack in the state killed 40 people. The Boko Haram and splinter Islamic West Africa Province have waged an…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NESRANGERS)-At least 4 persons have died after gunmen attacked Wisdom Supermarket in Karu, Nasarawa, just on the outskirts of Abuja. Shoppers were at the supermarket last night Jan. 2, when armed robbers stormed the venue at about 8:50pm, shooting, demanding money and ransacking everywhere. Videos taken at the scene after the criminals…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a Benin City-based cinematographer and presenter at Independent Television (ITV), Mr. Hilary Odia. Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas Eve at his residence on Esigie street, Oredo local government area of Edo state. The gunmen were also said to have ambushed and killed a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen killed three worshippers during a Christmas Carol service on Sunday night in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The ugly incident took place at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Nkwegu, Abakaliki. This was disclosed on Monday by the Catholic Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, Most Rev. Peter Nworie, during Christmas Service…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have reportedly attacked a movie location where Nigerian Nollywood Actor, Sylvester Madu, was invited, killing four people and injured over 10 others. The Nigerian actor, who narrowly escaped death by whiskers reportedly travelled to Bamenda in Cameroon on November 23, 2023, in order to work on a film project. He was,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of rebels were killed as they tried to seize a town in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the state broadcaster reported, in one of the largest clashes in recent years in the West African nation under threat from fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State. More than 3,000 fighters tried…