LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The kidnapped pupils and teachers from Orire, Oyo State, have been freed by their abductors. The development comes after more than 50 days in captivity. Their release was announced in a post on X on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for the presidency. “Finally, the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo, have been…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has reiterated his call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, saying there is no justification for the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Obi stated this during an interaction with Nigerians in Washington, D.C., United States,…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Presidential Candidate for the upcoming presidential election in 2027, Peter Obi, has pleaded with kidnappers holding school children and their teachers for over two weeks to release them for the sake of humanity. Writing on his X platform on Wednesday, Obi said, “I am deeply shocked and…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWRANGERS)-Six schoolchildren, their driver and two others abducted by suspected bandits on the Akwando-Kachia Road in Kaduna State have regained their freedom after spending 36 days in captivity. LEADERSHIP recalls that the victims were kidnapped on April 26, 2026, when suspected bandits attacked a vehicle conveying schoolchildren from Akwando village to…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigeria Women’s Football League player, Ihotu John, has regained her freedom after being kidnapped along the Benin Expressway last Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ihotu’s relative, Blessing Ojima, confirmed that the player was released on Thursday after her family paid a ransom of N1.5m to her abductors. According to Ojima, the kidnappers…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has confirmed the release of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft and 11 soldiers detained in Burkina Faso after a forced landing. Confirming the development on Wednesday night, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the aircraft and personnel had been released. He said, “Yes,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS-)Four of the six female directors of the Ministry of Defence earlier kidnapped in Kogi State have regained their freedom from captivity, trekking through Kogi forests to Kaduna State, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is after nearly two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. The senior officials were abducted on their way to a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Coordinator of Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation and human right activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to release detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) unconditionally. He equally urged the Government to stop playing double standards. Omirhobo who made the demand in his…
