LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctoral student in Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home, and now her parents are hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, known to her loved ones as Najee, was killed shortly before 6pm…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from the rival cult war that seized Benin and its environs in Edo State on Friday has risen from 18 to 28. Among the 10 new casualties was the Assistant Commissioner of Police (name withheld), who was shot during the exchange of gunfire between the rival cult groups. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of one of the Area Commands in Edo State and two other police officers were reportedly attacked and shot by suspected robbers in the early hours of Friday at the popular Murtala Muhammed (MM) Way in Benin City. The ACP and the two other officers…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen blocked a group of motorcycle riders then opened fire with assault rifles in a busy downtown area in the southern Philippines, killing nine people, police said Sunday, in the latest violence to roil the volatile region. Police officials said the attack on the victims, who were mostly farmers, at noon Saturday…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Banditry has been on the rise in some places in the state, forcing some residents to protest, with a call for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Last week, activities of bandits and kidnappers in Katsina State took a new dimension.They now dress as women in long robes to conceal their weapons….
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Iraqi wedding party turned into a funeral after the groom’s father accidentally killed his son. The groom was killed after his father shot in his wedding ceremony an expression of joy that suddenly turned into a tragedy after he was hit by a bullet in the chest area, in addition…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the disruption of social activities occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, the throes of incessant cult clash threatening the peace and security of Cross River State reared its ugly head at the weekend when a former chapter chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ekpenyong Akom and an aide to Governor Ben…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A medical researcher said to be on the “verge of making very significant” coronavirus findings was found shot to death over the weekend in Pennsylvania, officials said. Bing Liu, 37, a researcher for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was found dead Saturday inside a home in Ross Township, north of…
