LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have reportedly killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honourable Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, representing the Giwa West Constituency. This was also confirmed by a former Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Shehu, in a series of tweets, initially called for prayers for a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial human rights activist and supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke has been killed in Anambra State. Okeke was said to have been macheted by his attackers numbering seven. The controversial activist who had dragged many celebrities and media outfits, including CNN to court for defaming President Muhammadu Buhari and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Kenya have launched an investigation after a BBC staff member was found dead in the capital Nairobi. Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action in a number of African countries, died on Friday. BBC Media Action is the corporation’s international charity, and its projects focus on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a former director of medical training operation, at the Defence headquarters, Air Vice Marshal M. M. Maisaka (Rtd) at his residence in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the deceased was shot dead alongside his physiotherapist (also a NAF personnel)…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 25 primary school children were killed when their thatched-roof classrooms caught fire in southern Niger on Monday, the council of ministers said in a statement. Fourteen more children were injured, including five in a critical condition, the statement said. The school is in the town of Maradi, more than…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have reportedly snuffed out life from three traditional rulers in Imo state Tuesday afternoon The royal fathers were having their meeting in Njaba Local Government Area of the state when the shooting occurred. Our correspondent learnt that other traditional rulers were left with varying degrees of injuries. As at the time…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Details have emerged of how Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and later Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili and eight others were slaughtered on Tuesday night at Nkpor, a suburb of the commercial city of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul. Sulail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former head of…