LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in Kontagora area of the state. The suspects; Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both male and from Dirin Daji, Sakaba Local Government Area…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello has confirmed that 27 students, three staff and 12 relatives of students were abducted by gunmen at the Government Science College, Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday morning. Bello made the confirmation at a news conference shortly after an emergency meeting with…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who kidnapped twenty-one passengers in a bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) have released a video demanding the sum of N500 million to secure the release of the abducted passengers. The video released on Tuesday shows the passengers in a helpless state as the kidnappers bragged about their…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Students of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State have moved out of the school premises after the early Wednesday morning gunmen attack. The gunmen’s attack led to the death of one student while many others including teachers are still missing. In the video, the students can be seen carrying their bags…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping dozens of other pupils, teachers and relatives, the local government said Wednesday, in the country’s latest mass abduction. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered security forces to coordinate a rescue operation, his office said, after gunmen in…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan, who is the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery in Niger State, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Father John, who was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state, was killed along the Lambata-Lapai road. A close…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has raised the alarm that 28 containers of export products from Minna, the capital of Niger State have been detained at the ports since September, 2020, and are still languishing away due to unworkable Federal Government import and Export Adjustments policies. In a statement made…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has cautioned policemen on how they carry out their duty saying that society has become more conscious of their rights and how they want to be policed. The IGP stated this during the passing out parade (POP) of the first catch of the Special Constabulary…
