LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A truck carrying mangoes rammed into a mosque in Barade House, opposite the Old Licencing Office in Kontagora, Niger State, in the early hours of Friday. The driver of the truck was said to have taken off from Bida, Niger State, and was heading to Sokoto with four passengers when he dozed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An 18-year-old female student of the Niger State College of Health Sciences, Kontagora, the Headquarters of Kontagora LGA of Niger State, Zubaida Sanusi, is currently being held in police custody for allegedly working as an informant for bandits. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who revealed that said…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State police command has arrested a Pastor, Sabastine Dabu, and three others for being in possession of fake naira notes worth N15.8 million in Kontagora, the headquarters of the government area of the state. The other two suspects are Emmanuel Akazuwa 42, of Adi village in Buruku LGA of Benue…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A vast plot of land belonging to the Nigerian Army (NA) in Kontagora local government of Niger State is harbouring armed bandits terrorizing several parts of the State, PRNigeria has gathered. Concerned about the development, the Nigerian Army under the current leadership is devising new measures to tackle the activities of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who kidnapped twenty-one passengers in a bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) have released a video demanding the sum of N500 million to secure the release of the abducted passengers. The video released on Tuesday shows the passengers in a helpless state as the kidnappers bragged about their…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government says it has started establishing settlements for herdsmen across the nation. Mohammadu Umar, permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture and rural development, made this known in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the farm settlements when fully established would address the incessant clashes between…