LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police on Wednesday said it had arrested eight persons suspected to be involved in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok School girls on April 14, 2014. The police said the eight men are among 22 suspects it arraigned for act of terrorism in Maiduguri. Parading the suspects before journalists, the…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said. Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minna, the Niger State capital has been thrown into mourning following the death of twin brothers in an accident on Tuesday. The brothers were recruited into Police force the same day and have been reportedly popular because of their commitment to duty. Tears flowed freely as relations and members of Niger State…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations, who is also in charge of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti state, Mr. Habila Joshua, said he never ordered his men to attack members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He also said he was not aware of any attack on the state governor, Ayo…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Miss Adenike Khadijat Oluboyo, daughter of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Olugbenga Oluboyo, was on Sunday found dead at her boyfriend’s house in Akure. Oluboyo, who was a final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was found dead in her boyfriend’s house, Adeyemi Alao, popularly…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWRANGERS)-Mr. Chinaka Adoezuwe was reportedly shot dead while trying to prove to his client the efficacy of a bullet repelling charm. The native doctor, 26, had been approached by one of his clients Chukwudi Ijezie to prepare a bullet repelling charm for him. A witness, John Madu, said that Chukwudi Ijezie, had…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Enugu State says it has rescued Pa Michael Obi, father of Mikel Obi, Captain of the Super Eagles, from the kidnappers’ den in a community in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday evening in Enugu. Amaraizu said the…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of people were reported to have roasted to death as result of a fuel-laden tanker that exploded along the Otedola Bridge axis of Berger in Lagos with the blaze engulfing at least forty other vehicles. The tanker was heading out of Lagos towards the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when the crash occurred, causing…
