LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 20 people have been rescued in Kenya from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured them with job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight in Ukraine, police said. It follows an intelligence-led raid on a residential apartment on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, where officers…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The publisher of Media Room Hub and former ThisDay reporter, Azuka Ogujiuba, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of harassment, assault, and unlawful detention over allegations of cyberbullying and defamation. Ogujiuba’s alleged harassment and assault add to growing concerns about the increasingly hostile treatment of journalists in Nigeria, particularly by the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state’s history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police say that a Salt Lake City man — who was no stranger to the state’s political scene — claimed responsibility moments after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in an attempt to “draw attention from the real shooter.” George Hodgson Zinn, 71, was booked into Utah County Jail for…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 60-year-old daily wage worker in Tamil Nadu beheaded his wife and another man she was said to be in a relationship with, before surrendering to police carrying their severed heads in bags. The twin murders were committed early on Thursday in Kallakurichi district when the accused, identified as Kolanchi, allegedly caught…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the loss of four lives in a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at about 1:30 p.m., along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway by Mabushi Underbridge. PUNCH Online earlier reported that a family of three had died after some louts…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a motorcyclist, Kadir Owolabi, after he was caught with three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the State. His alleged accomplice, 53-year-old Jamiu Yisa, was also apprehended. Police spokesperson CSP Omolola Odutola said Owolabi was intercepted on Monday, 11 August, at…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody two days after his arrest at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was detained on Wednesday after honouring an invitation from the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. His release…