LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State Police Command has recovered 50 rounds of live anti-aircraft ammunition abandoned by fleeing bandits following intense bombardment from the military in Sulupawa village through Rijau to Kumbashi and Kakihum areas of Mariga Local Government of Niger State. The State Police spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the development in a…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States (US) has commiserated with Niger State over the flood disaster as Mokwa flood death toll hit 200 with over 500 missing. The United States Mission in Nigeria in a statement on Monday, via its official X account, said it was deeply saddened over the incident which had seen many…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) staff, Mohammed Abo’ore, has been confirmed dead by the Niger Police Command after thugs stabbed him multiple times in Fadikpe, Chanchaga LGA of the state. As gathered, the hoodlums attacked the bank driver while returning home a fun park where he had joined many residents to celebrate…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi on Thursday visited a former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida at his residence in Minna, Niger State. The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election said the visit was a chance to share thoughts on national issues with the elder statesman. “From Jigawa state, I travelled to Minna,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar said the hardship in Nigeria is getting out of control and that the distribution of palliatives is not the way out but sustainable action to end the people’s suffering. The former Nigerian leader spoke at his residence in uphill Minna when he received the leadership…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unspecified number of people have been reportedly killed in Barkuta community of Beji district in Bosso local government area of Niger State following a bloody clash between the native Gbagy and Herdsmen in the area. The clash which occured in the early morning of Tuesday also saw several people from the both…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six people have been reportedly killed while some sustained injuries in the ongoing protest in Suleja, Niger State. The victims were said to have been killed while security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted barricade on a section of Abuja-Kaduna highway. Daily Trust had reported…
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…