LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Oyo State have announced that they have located and contacted the family members of the man whose skeleton was found in his house recently. A statement by the police in Oyo State said family members of the deceased confirmed that the deceased’s name was Aderemi John Abiola and that…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen, on Friday, killed a point of sale (POS) operator in Apata, Ibadan, the Oyo capital. The attackers took away the operator’s bag containing food, and witnesses said they suspected the gunmen assumed the bag contained money. A resident, who identified himself as Ojikutu, said the POS operator, simply referred to as…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“Peter Obi in Ibadan, this generation of Nigerian youths refuse to be like their parents. This one na “soro soke”. These were the statements from the popular social media personality Daddy Freeze as a video of youths flooding everywhere with the posters and placards of Labour Party flag bearer Peter Obi, surfaced…
LAGOS MMARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorists in Oyo town are gradually heaving a sigh of relief as more filling stations have petrol to sell, although not at the government-regulated price. As a result, the long queue which characterized fuel sales in the ancient town up till last weekend has disappeared, except at four popular filling stations selling…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commissioner of Police Oyo state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko said the operatives of Oyo state police command has declared manhunt for the attackers of a bullion van in Ibadan, just as she allayed fear of the residents of Oyo state over the unfortunate incident. Mrs Onadeko who made this known when she visited…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of Nigeria Customs Service in the early hours of today stormed Oko town, Surulere Local government area of Oyo state and compelled a rice retailer to open his shop and seized hundreds of bags of rice. The officers who appeared uncivil in their approach shot indiscriminately to deter residents from challenging…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria, freeing dozens of inmates, an official told The Associated Press Saturday. The third jailbreak in Africa’s most populous country this year raises more concerns about how safe detention facilities are in the West African nation where authorities have struggled to stem rising violence. A…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 9 persons have reportedly lost their lives in the Alafin Sabo Idi Odun area of Oyo State on Monday, 4th October, 2021 when a tree fell on them. Focus Naija can report that the victims included market women and their children that were taking cover from a heavy downpour….
