LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives in Adamawa state have apprehended a 29-year-old man identified as Abubakar Kawu, for allegedly kidnapping and strangling a 6-year-old boy known as Abdulhafiz Buba Aliyu. According to the police, Kawu, who runs a dry cleaning service based in Jada, kidnapped the boy into the bush on May 12, 2023, and…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 34-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his parents and their two friends at a home in Bowdoin, Maine, days after his release from prison, authorities said. Around 9:21 a.m. Tuesday, four people were found shot dead at the home: 72-year-old Robert Eger, 62-year-old Patricia Eger and 62-year-old Cynthia Eaton were found…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 27-year old man, Victor Ogah, who was alleged to have burnt Akere Igbo Spare Parts Market and murdered a night guard in Olodi Apapa, has been charged before Yaba Magistrates Court. P.M.EXPRESS reports the suspect was arraigned before the Court for the alleged arson and murder in the state. He was…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Palpable tension engulfed parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital after unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed a middle aged motorist identified simply as Mr. Olasunkanmi Joseph. According to Punch, the masked assailants were said to have caught up with the man in his car around the Irona area of…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In the early hours of today, a suspected child trafficker, Daniel Chigozie, was granted an interview by a correspondent of the Punch Newspaper where he narrated how he sold his nine months-old child and eventually got arrested. Daniel Chigozie said, “the first time, I collected N150,000 from my uncle’s wife for giving…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have abducted a man who went to pay N2 million ransom for the release of his wife, son and two daughters who were kidnapped at Anguwar Janruwa in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State. City & Crime reported that bandits had two weeks ago, invaded Anguwar Janruwa in Janjala community and kidnapped…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director of Messrs Caniz Ltd, Dr Austin Izagbo, has been honoured by the Daily Independent Newspapers for returning N75 million overpaid to his company. Dr Izagbo, a Delta-born politician, commended the newspaper for recognising his integrity. He said, “I appreciate the award given to me for returning N75 million overpaid…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has arrested a man identified as Celestine with counterfeit new N1,000 notes amounting to about N250,000. The suspect claimed to be a Lagos-based businessman from Anambra State and said he was heading from Lagos to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kolanut and bitter kola when he…
