LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many terrorists were killed, while their hideouts and vehicles were destroyed during United States airstrikes carried out in Sokoto State on December 25, footage sighted by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. The footage of the operation, which is yet to be declassified by the military but was sighted by our correspondent on Saturday,…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who abducted Ishaya Kukah, a brother of Bishop Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have demanded a ransom of N50 million for him to regain freedom. Ishaya was kidnapped alongside six other persons, including women and children from Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State last…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State Police Command has imposed a curfew in Sabon Birni town, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, following violent protests by youths over the killing of the District Head of Gatawa, Isa Muhammad Bawa. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, the curfew, which restricts movement between 6 a.m. and…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The District Head of Gatawa in Sabono Birni Local Government Area, Isa Muhammad Bawa, has appealed to the state government for assistance as the deadline given by his abductors for the payment of ransom has elapsed. In a video that trended online, the monarch who has been in captivity for 22 days…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) have gunned down a soldier identified as James Kingsley after he opened fire and killed one of his senior officers. The officer killed by Kingsley – a Second Lieutenant – was identified as OC Ukachuckwu (N/19548)). A military source who…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two days after the United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo visited Nigeria as part of U.S. efforts to strengthen economic ties between both countries and a day after President Bola Tinubu, presently in the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), advised Nigerians in abroad to return home, the U.S….
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-NIGERIAN Muslim faithful have taken to the social media to condemn singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, known as Logos Olori, over his new music video. As follow up, Kano and Sokoto States have banned listening to Davido’s music in public over disrespect of Logos Olori…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned what he called renewed bloodletting that has resulted in the death of over 120 Nigerians in the northern part of the country. Obi who wrote on the social media, said the bloodletting occurred in Plateau State, Sokoto, Benue and Zamfara in…