LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Monday evening attacked Ora, a community on the Osun–Kwara boundary, and abducted a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi. Residents who spoke with our correspondent said the abduction threw the community into panic, with people fleeing in different directions as the assailants escaped into the bush with the victim. The victim’s…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge in Albania has been shot dead after a man opened fire during a trial at the Court of Appeal in the capital, Tirana. Judge Astrit Kalaja died en route to hospital, officials said, while two others involved in the hearing over a property dispute – a father and son –…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A man who filmed himself setting fire to a Bible before uploading it to social media has been found shot dead. Antônio Rocha de Sousa was found dead on Wednesday, May 14, having suffered several gunshot wounds to his body. Police are treating his death as murder. 10 days before being killed,…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 77-year-old Nigerian immigrant and Uber driver, Olatunji Bolaji, was tragically shot and killed early Wednesday morning while picking up a passenger outside a popular hookah lounge in Philadelphia. According to Philadelphia Police, the fatal shooting occurred around 2 a.m. outside the Byblos restaurant and hookah lounge located on the 100 block…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A French former mafia boss described as “the godfather” has died after being shot and then run over on a motorway near the city of Grenoble. Jean-Pierre Maldera, who was a regional mafia bigwig in the 1980s, was killed following a car chase on the A41 on Wednesday morning, it was reported….
LAGOS MARCH 10TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-Kwara state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Alh Idris Abubakar Sakaina was shot dead by unknown gunmen Saturday evening. The spokesperson of MACBAN in the state, who confirmed the death, said he was returning home around 10 pm when he was shot dead in front of his residence….
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-La Liga players are enjoying a rare breath in the calendar, as they enjoy a Christmas break before returning to work next week. However the festive period has sadly been impacted by tragedy for one of Real Madrid‘s stars. According to RMC Sport, Endrick Felipe’s brother-in-law was shot dead in a bar…