LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 1100 vehicles were set on fire and over 500 people detained across France during New Year’s Eve celebrations, the country’s Interior Ministry has revealed. In accordance with the Interior Minister’s firm instructions, which required a high degree of responsiveness and mobility, law enforcement intervened immediately in cases of violence or…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ugandan Olympian was in intensive care in Kenya on Tuesday suffering 80 percent burns after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country. Long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei was assaulted after her Kenyan boyfriend Dickson Ndiema…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of hoodlums numbering about 30 have set ablaze the Neni Police station as well as the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Government Area in Anambra state. LEADERSHIP gathered that the gangsters who were said to be armed to the teeth, stormed the area between 3am and 4am early Thursday and…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the unwavering efforts of the Nigeria Customs Service Officers for effective border management and to suppress smuggling activities at the nation’s border, the Adamawa/Taraba Command officers, on Sunday, March 17, 2024, chased down smugglers on the Mubi-Sahuda road to prevent smuggling at the territorial borders. According to the Statement by the…
Dozens of women protesting the recent killings in Plateau State have burned down the house of the District Head of Bokkos town in Bokkos Local Government Area , Michal Monday Adanchi. A source told journalists that the incident occurred around 12:30pm on Friday, January 5. The source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have burnt down the house of member, representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Paschal Agbodike. It was gathered that the hoodlums invaded the house located in Ubahi-Mbosi in Ihiala Local Government Area at about 1 am on Tuesday and started shooting sporadically before setting the compound…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 25 persons were on Saturday killed when gunmen attacked Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The attackers, who were reported to have razed many houses and farmlands in the affected communities, also inflicted injuries on many survivors of the…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 75-year-old grandmother, identified as Iforiti Oloro, has allegedly set her son, daughter-inlaw and two grandchildren ablaze in the Aponmu area of Ondo State capital Akure. The grandmother who lives in the same compound as her son reportedly woke up at midnight while the family slept and set the house on fire….