LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people died in a shooting outside a Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma, when a man shot his wife and her boyfriend before killing himself, police said Tuesday. Wbillado R. Varela Jr., 43, shot his wife, Rebecca N. Vescio Varela, 31, and her boyfriend Aubrey P. Perkins, 39, in the store parking lot on Monday, authorities said….
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium on Thursday at Trinity area of Apapa, Lagos when a policeman shot dead a tanker driver. Trouble started when the policeman allegedly demanded for a toll of N1000 from the tanker driver who said he could only afford N500. Our reporter gathered that the refusal of the driver did…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor of a new generation church, Divine Prophetic Ministry has been shot by unknown gunmen close to his church, along Anambra Secretariat Road in Awka. The Pastor, David Elijah Chidiebere, who is in his early 30s, is the General Overseer of the church which relocated to the Secretariat Road permanent site of the…
LAGOS AUGUS 23RD (NESRANGERS)-Attempts by unknown gunmen to attack the Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area residence of the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio yesterday night was repelled by policemen attached to the former Senate Minority Leader. Eye witness account said the Senator was holding political meetings on Tuesday…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWRANGERS)-Soldiers of the Special Strike Forces deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have protested against their posting to Marte, a Local Government Area (LGA) in Northern Borno State. The soldiers reacted to the news of the latest posting on Sunday evening by firing gunshots in the air at the Maiduguri International Airport in…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army captain on deployment in the North-east has committed suicide, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The officer flipped his rifle towards own stomach and opened fired. The incident occurred at the 7 Division Medical Centre in Maiduguri on June 18, military sources said. He was referred to the facility for medical…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Italian man who reportedly left his house to commit suicide on Monday morning ended up shooting a Senegalese migrant dead on a bridge in central Florence, according to local media. Arab News Report. The 65-year-old left home with a legally owned gun after leaving a suicide note addressed to his daughter….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A sergeant simply identified as Timothy has been reportedly shot dead by one Corporal Adamu over love affairs. Adamawa police spokesperson, Othman Abubakar confirmed the death of the officer to newsmen on Wednesday. He said the officers were arguing over the corporal’s girlfriend when he shot him with his rifle. The incident…
