LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening – the area where the 45-year-old was…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a distressing incident, a 40-foot loaded container fell onto a Toyota Camry, registration number LSR 293 HJ, at Mile 2, en route to Apapa. Through the swift and coordinated response of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency services, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bedouin Arab hostage rescued from an underground tunnel in Gaza said one of his fellow detainees died next to him during his time in captivity, a former Israeli official said. Kaid Farhan Elkadi was rescued on Tuesday in a “complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip”, the Israeli military said. Mr…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More details emerged on Saturday about how security agents rescued the 20 abducted medical students and seven others in Benue State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that one of the suspected kidnappers was shot dead by the combined operatives, consisting of the military, men of the Department of State Services, and the police. Two…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four stowaways have been rescued off the southeast coast of Brazil after spending 13 days at sea hidden in the hull of a ship from Nigeria. According to federal police, the men rescued claimed to be Nigerians but did not carry any documents confirming their origin. A police official told AFP the…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police and villagers Wednesday rescued more survivors of a boat that capsized in the Niger River in northern Nigeria killing more than 100 people as they returned from a wedding. Police spokesman Okasani Ajayi said at least 144 people have been rescued since the overcrowded boat capsized early Monday during a late-night…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two kidnapped US embassy staff have been rescued unharmed in Nigeria, say police, days after seven other people travelling in the same convoy were killed. The attack happened on Tuesday in the south-eastern district of Ogbaru, which has been under curfew for the past year because of safety concerns. A local official…
LAGOS AMRCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives in Imo State have rescued 19 INEC Ad-Hoc staff who were kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday in Imo State. The development was confirmed by INEC authorities in the state. According to officials, the 19 INEC Ad-Hoc staff were on their way to seven different polling units in Ugbelie…