LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Even as the Trump administration’s mass deportation of undocumented migrants was unfolding, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it had intercepted a boat packed with migrants off the California coast. A 40-foot panga-style boat attempting to smuggle migrants into the United States was stopped by two Coast Guard cutter crews Monday night about…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, authorities in the Latin American nation said Wednesday, as part of a huge global bust. The mission, involving 62 countries, seized more than 1,400 metric tons of drugs – mostly marijuana – between October 1 and November…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tipper truck loaded with sharp sand has crushed three victims to death along the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, road in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, yesterday. According to eyewitness accounts, the truck was descending the sloppy road from the Total Roundabout-UNN Road when the driver allegedly experienced brake…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Mpumalanga have appealed to community members to prioritise their safety and refrain from tampering with strange objects or handling explosives. The plea came in the wake of a tragic incident which occurred in Mhluzi near Middelburg, in Mpumalanga, where a man was killed in an explosion. The tragic event happened…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexican Navy seized a submersible in the Pacific Ocean with 3.5 tonnes of suspected cocaine as five people of different nationalities were arrested. According to the Navy, the vessel is 26 metres long, has two internal engines, an average speed of eight knots and a range of 20 days. Semar (Secretariat of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos police command says it has intercepted two commercial buses loaded with live cartridges at Poromope estate, Ijede road, Ikorodu. The police said three suspects were arrested in connection with the discovery of the live cartridges. The suspects are Tukur Abdullah, Muazu Telim and Dahiru Idris. Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Katsina States Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Monday that it intercepted a gulf car loaded with special jackknives weapons of three different shades along Jibia-Batsari road in Katsina State. At the briefing, Wada also disclosed that the command seized several items with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth…