LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian couple have put their wedding celebrations on hold after gunmen abducted at least 29 guests travelling home from the ceremony. A survivor told the BBC the groom was “devastated” by the attack. Jafar Kanoma said the perpetrators had mounted roadblocks and then started shooting in Zamfara state. “One of the…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic. The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a Publix located in a strip mall that also houses small shops and restaurants. Authorities initially…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Magistrates’ Court in Ake, Ogun on Friday ordered that a member of the Community Social Orientation and Safety Corps, otherwise known as ”So Safe Corp”, Akinwunmi Ismaeel, who allegedly shot his colleague be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Ismaeel with murder. Magistrate I.M. Orekoya, who…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people have been feared killed in the violence that rocked the Peoples Democratic Party rally at Okolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday. It was gathered that gunmen stormed the venue of the rally and began shooting indiscriminately. A driver of an OB van attached to the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Tuesday offered to help Mexico “wage WAR on the drug cartels” after a shootout left at least nine Americans dead. Initial reports indicated the victims were women and children traveling in at least three cars who may have been targeted by mistake or caught in a crossfire between rival gangs. All…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents of Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State have raised alarm over incessant shootings inside the council secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the shooting had created fear in the residents, forcing some to run away from their homes to avoid stray bullets. NAN learnt that on September…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people were injured in a violent clash between the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiite, and the police on Monday. We can confirm that a journalist with Channels TV was among the casualties as he was shot and rushed to the hospital. The group clashed…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers suspected to be involved in the shooting of Kolade Johnson, a young man who died from a stray bullet in Lagos, have been arrested. Johnson was shot in Onipetesi area of Lagos on Sunday, when a team of policemen from the Anti-Cultism Unit visited the area. According to a statement by…
