LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 15 persons were burnt to death in a two bedroom apartment while three others were shot dead at various intervals over land dispute in Niger state. The incident happened when some yet-to-be identified assailants stormed the house where the 15 people were staying and set it ablaze killing…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Terrorists have demanded an extra N300 million ransom from the family of Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Permanent Commissioner, Ahmed Mohammed, nine months after his abduction. This is after the family of the victim has reportedly paid N40 million to the kidnappers to secure his release. Recall that terrorists kidnapped Ahmed…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party Presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi has condemned the killings rocking some parts of Nigeria, stressing that it is time to end this endless killings. Lamenting the recent killings of forty people by terrorists in Niger state, Obi said it is deeply worrisome and unacceptable that, as we usher…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have arrested Moses Amarks, an 18-year-old student at the College of Health in Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to extort money from his parents. Mr Amarks and his accomplices reportedly used a hidden number to call his mother, demanding a ransom of N50 million for his release….
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 22 persons lost their lives while 20 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a trailer along the Lapai–Lambata road in Niger State on Monday. SaharaReporters gathered that the vehicle was said to be heading to Lagos from Kano, was reportedly conveying both passengers and…
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…