LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh fears of further violence have gripped Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with the two major opposition parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord Party, claiming to have lost a combined 18 members in the build-up to the poll. The development has heightened concerns over the safety…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nura Abdullahi, has been abducted by armed terrorists after an attack on his residence in the early hours of Saturday. The attack, which also claimed the lives of two police officers, a local vigilante, and a civilian, triggered a swift response from troops…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daniel Nanle, a resident of Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has recounted how his younger sister was killed by gunmen during an attack on a Primary Health Centre in the area on Sunday night. Our correspondent recalls that gunmen attacked the community, while residents…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 26-year old Lady, Miss Annabelle Emmanuel, has narrated how kidnappers killed her mother and two other victims even after payment of N11m ransom and 14 plates of rice. Annabelle and her late mother, Favour Nosakhare, aged 66, were abducted on May 9th, 2026 from their residence in Iyowa Community, Ovia North-East…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s defence minister has been killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako. Multiple news outlets reported the death of Sadio Camara, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists carried out across the country. State TV confirmed the death several hours…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arise TV presenter and journalist, Oseni Rufai, became visibly emotional while speaking about the late Brigadier General Musa Uba, the Nigerian Army commander who was killed by terrorists during an ambush in Borno State in November 2025. During the broadcast, Rufai recalled the tragic circumstances surrounding the senior officer’s final moments,…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the six American troops killed in the opening hours of the war with Iran. Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota;…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. President…
