LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of 25 personnel and passengers who died in the crash involving its ATR-42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The NAF also confirmed that no survivor has been found following the accident, which occurred while the aircraft was on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-More Nigerians are dying in South Africa due to attacks associated with the growing xenophobic violence in the country. The Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, disclosed on Monday night the deaths of three other Nigerians murdered in separate incidents. Mr Fani-Kayode said the three were all killed in September on…
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,…
