LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have again carved out a territory in Nigeria’s Niger State, imposing taxes on residents and some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The bandits have reportedly occupied Dogon-Dawa, Kurege, Kangarewa and Mangoro communities among several others; “governing” the entire areas according to their own rules. They have so far…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and travel stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings over the reduction of Basic Travelling Allowance and Personal Travel Allowance (BTA/PTA) to $2000 from $4000. The development which took effect immediately is said to have disrupted the travel plans of some travellers amidst pressure at the black market. With the new policy, Form…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five suspected kidnappers were burnt to death at the weekend by locals along the Afuze-Uokha Road in Owan West local government area of Edo State. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers who they took into the bush. but they ran out of luck as they were arrested…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Presently, Lagos –Ibadan expressway is totally blocked as trailers and cars were reported to have been set ablaze by on the road leading to gridlocklock. Travelers along the the route are advised to take altanative road. “A case of fire outbreak has been reported along the proposed new Kara Market inbound Ibadan….
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suleiman Dogoruwa, the leader of the kidnap gang terrorising travellers on the ever-busy Lokoja-Okene road has been arrested. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chairman of Okehi Local Government of Kogi State, Abdulraheem Ohiare, who made this known, said Dogoruwa was arrested on Monday. According to Ohiare, the leader of the kidnap gang was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Travelers, especially commercial bus drivers plying the Benin-Agbor and Benin-Auchi roads have expressed fears over the activities of kidnappers and bandits who have taken over the Benin bypass and adjourning roads. Last week, gunmen abducted a man conveying a corpse for burial from Lagos to Enugu. During the attack at Ahor, along…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It doesn’t look like there is an end in sight to the menace of Fulani herdsmen as they struck again on Sunday January 24th on the ever busy Lagos/Benin/Ore road. The rampaging herdsmen stopped a 14 seater Hiace bus in its tracks by firing at it and shattering the windows. They then proceeded to…