LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Monica Morris, a 51-year-old African American woman from New Jersey, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband shortly after she told him she planned to leave the marriage. Her daughter witnessed parts of the attack and called 911 as the home caught fire. Police responded to a townhouse on Freedom…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend registers its strongest condemnation of a heinous and premeditated assault perpetrated against one of its officers by a defiant commercial bus driver at Ojota Interchange in Lagos. The violent involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen commercial bus EKY 693 YK. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An argument between two relatives turned tragic in Lagos on Monday as one of them fatally stabbed his cousin during a physical confrontation. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro in a terse statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, noting that the suspect was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife and setting her body on fire in their apartment at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe community, Ikorodu area of Lagos. The newlywed couple was engaged in a disagreement that degenerated into a fight at about 1 p.m., on Friday. The…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified man has reportedly stabbed his former wife to death in Igede-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The woman, according to report, had two children for the man, before leaving him and travelling out of Igede-Ekiti. It was gathered that the woman came to Igede-Ekiti for a function and the man…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police command in Kano has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged beheading of a minor, Mohammed Saidu, by an almajiri at Kanwa village, Madobi LGA. The police commissioner in Kano, Usaini Gumel, disclosed this on Friday. The police chief said six-year-old Saidu was allegedly killed by a 16-year-old…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 17-year-old girl simply identified as Wunmi for allegedly stabbing her foster mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Adelayi, to death. The incident reportedly happened at Oda, Akure, the residence of the deceased, last Wednesday. This was contained in a statement released by the State Police Spokesperson,…
LAGOS FEBRUAR 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragic incident occurred at the Celestial Church of Christ in Omitoto, Ile-Ife, Osun State, when an assistant priest, Lekan Ogundipe, murdered the presiding pastor, Morris Fadehan (64). According to reports, tensions had been building between Ogundipe and Fadehan over behavioral issues. The final straw was an altercation last week between Ogundipe…