LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Canada have arrested the Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people living in the North American country. The Toronto Police Service, Canada, said Ms Sonnberger, 46, was arrested on Sunday and that she has been charged with uttering threats. “She is scheduled to…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young boy from Benue state confesses to an attempt to poison his mother after being allegedly handed a substance by an individual. A video making the rounds on social media captured the moment a boy was apprehended and questioned on his decision to end the life of his mother. In the…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, a couple is accused of poisoning their two children to death before committing suicide. The said tragedy happened on July 13, 2023, in the Neelbad neighborhood. At around 4 am, the deceased man, 38-year-old Bhupendra Vishwakarma, who was in debt, sent a WhatsApp message to his family…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five children have tragically lost their lives after being poisoned to death by their mothers boyfriend at Yakadouma, East region of Cameroon. According to online reports, the suspect gave the children bread and chocolate which had been poisoned to eat. The source revealed that the lover carried out the heinous act because…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man and wife have allegedly been poisoned by their housemaid popularly referred to as house girl. Pastor Eso Michael, 55 and Deaconess Eso Oluwafisayo Deborah, 50 were said to have met their untimely deaths in the hands of their maid, after she had been given an affection portion by a native…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A house girl has been caught and later arrested in Lagos after it was discovered that she poisoned family soup with A Chemical for bleaching and cleaning dirt. The said house help who perpetrated the evil act first denied, but late confessed later after being asked by her boss to eat out…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Lagos state government has warned consumers against buying some cow hide, known as “ponmo,” being sold in some markets in the state. A statement by Adeola Salako, director of public affairs, Lagos ministry of health, said three persons involved in the sale of the “poisonous ponmo” in Ojo and Iba local…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Aminu Saleh, Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, says that a father of three, Mr Samuel Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly poisoning his three children with sniper. The police commissioner told newsmen at the crime scene in Bayelsa that two of the children died after drinking sniper, while the third one…
