LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Joint Security Team comprising the Police, Military and other security agencies have killed five suspected gunmen in Anambra State. This is coming as police, on Wednesday, rescued a woman detained by vigilante operatives in a community in the state over her husband’s indebtedness. These were revealed by spokesperson of the Anambra…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have raided at least two offices of Napoli after corruption investigations into the transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille were launched in both Italy and France. This followed startling revelations by the former Lille President Olivier Letang that the French club only received Seven Million Euros from the reported 70…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00 am on…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed robbers raided Ajilete 92.1 FM, a radio station owned by Oyo State, stealing equipment worth millions of naira and injuring a 70-year-old security guard. The attack occurred early Friday at the station, located in the Gambari area of Ogbomoso, which is part of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS)….
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed that its national office in Abuja was invaded by security operatives, believed to be from the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday night. According to a statement by NLC spokesperson Benson Upah, late on Wednesday, the operatives arrested the security guards,…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City star Erling Haaland was confronted by balaclava-wearing police and asked to identify himself during a raid at his favourite beach club. The Norwegian international was filmed putting his hands into his pocket to take out his ID after being surprised as he enjoyed some R&R at popular hangout Playa Padre…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robbers on Thursday raided two banks at Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, reportedly killing two persons in the process. It was learnt that the gunmen attacked two banks and a police station in the town around 5pm, carting away unspecified amount of money. According to an eyewitness, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A raid by Nigerian anti-graft officials on the offices of Dangote Industries Ltd, controlled by billionaire Aliko Dangote, will harm the economy and deter investors, according to the chairman of an influential panel in the country’s parliament. “The raid on Dangote Group is not only very suspicious, but most importantly capable of…