LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army personnel, Sanni Mohammed, has been arrested with two boxes containing about 2,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The soldier, a lance corporal, was arrested at the Borno Express park in Maiduguri on Monday by officials of the National Union of Road…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state at the weekend, two military officers said on Monday. The army later issued an official statement confirming there had been hours of intense battles on Sunday that also…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Christian cleric, Bulus Yikura, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has been freed. Mr Yikura was freed Wednesday evening by the terror group, security sources told PREMIUM TIMES. Our reporter saw Mr Yikura on the outskirts of Maiduguri as he was being conveyed to the office of the State Security Service…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Insurgents have attacked Tumur Town, a community in Niger Republic, which houses more than 40,000 refugees from Nigeria, Daily post reports. The attack on Sunday according to some refugees, who called their relatives in Maiduguri, was very bloody, leaving over 51 people dead and causing many damages of property, including animals. Most…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season has been confirmed to kick off on December 6, 2020, with the fixtures, also made available. Still, in the preparatory mood for the 2020/2021 season, the Sai Masu Gida side were given terrible news after one of their youngsters, Ibrahim Hassan was attacked by…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Military has cautioned Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, against making public remarks about what it described as unverified allegations against its personnel in the theatre of operations. This formed part of the recommendations of an investigative team set up to verify the allegations that soldiers in the war front have…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram terrorists have invaded many communities in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of farmers and herders after rustling hundreds of their domestic animals, mostly cows. Magumeri is North and about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, which has witnessed a series of Boko Haram attacks. One…