LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh fears of further violence have gripped Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with the two major opposition parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord Party, claiming to have lost a combined 18 members in the build-up to the poll. The development has heightened concerns over the safety…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday during an attack on Samchi’s residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A source told…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stampede at the residence of the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle in Gusau, Zamfara State, has left one person dead and six others injured, security sources confirmed on Friday. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, stated that the incident occurred on Thursday when a large crowd gathered to welcome the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed the Chief Security Officer of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Richard Timothy, and his 23-year-old son, Silas, at their residence in Igwuruta-Ali, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Timothy’s widow, Grace, who narrated the incident to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said the attackers, numbering about five and dressed in…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Overseer of the Omega Power Ministry, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has rejected a child abandoned at his residence, stating that his house is filled up. Apostle Chibuzor who is also a traditional ruler, disclosed this in a post on his Instagram account on Thursday, stating that the mother should collect the…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The people of Omagwa and Ipo communities in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State have barricaded the entrance of the Port Harcourt International Airport while protesting lack of power supply and other amenities. The protest has disrupted flight operations as air travellers are stranded, just as the situation has caused a…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aphalanx of anti-graft operatives came under attack on Sunday night while executing a search warrant at the residence of Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Peoples Gazette learnt. The agents from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived around 8:00 p.m. at Mr Adamu’s house on Ali Akilu Crescent,…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Minna, Niger State, identified as Femi is currently in the custody of the State Police Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, over alleged culpable homicide. It was gathered that Femi is being suspected of complicity over the death of a married woman, Mrs…
