LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has hailed the rescue of 308 Nigerians abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states, describing the operation as evidence of growing synergy among the country’s security agencies. Of those rescued, 163 were abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, while 145 others…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious festival in Mali when the truck stopped running more than 80 kilometers (49 miles)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A disease outbreak has reportedly hit bandits’ camps in Niger and Zamfara states, worsening conditions in the hideouts and affecting their operations. Sources said the outbreak, coupled with shortages of food, funds and medicines, is taking a toll on the armed groups. The deteriorating situation in the camps is said to have created…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the state…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandit leader, Bello Turji has reportedly threatened farmers around Zamfara state this rainy season. According to security expert, Bakatsine in a post on his X handle, Turji said farmers can only ‘peacefully’ go to their farms after paying N50m tax. This ransom is said to affect residents of Tsalaken Gulbi from Fakai…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorists killed 13 vigilantes in Mariga local government area of Niger State when they tried to invade the community on Thursday morning. The terrorists also abducted commuters from five vehicles when they blocked the Minna-Kontagora road on Thursday afternoon. The number of people abducted is still unknown. The Nation learnt that since…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday warned the region faced “disintegration” after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway union. The three countries formed a “Confederation of Sahel States” at a meeting on the eve of the Economic Community of West African States leaders’ summit, marking…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger plan to proceed with the establishment of a confederation, the Malian foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the three countries deepen ties via an alliance that threatens broader West African integration. The neighbours in the impoverished Sahel region announced in January they would quit the Economic Community…
