LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benue state Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Ekpe Ogbu, was Sunday night reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that Chief Ogbu, a former Special Adviser and Local Government Council Chairman was abducted with two others at about 6pm along Ado-Otukpo road in the South Senatorial District of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Enugu State, yesterday, said it is not aware of reports making the rounds that gunmen have issued a 10-day sit-at-home notice in the entire Igbo-Eze North Council of the state. State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, told The Guardian that it would verify the report, stressing that there…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Commissioner for Rural Development in Enugu State, Hon. Gab Onuzulike has been killed by unknown gunmen. DAILY POST learnt that Onuzulike, who was also a former Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area was shot dead Friday evening. A circulating gruesome video shows the blood-soaked bodies of the victims, with…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular southeast cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Iyiorji, has been killed by the so-called ‘Unknown Gunmen’ wrecking havoc in Nigeria’s southeast region. POLITICS NIGERIA learnt that Sheikh Iyiorji died on Monday night at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki after he was attacked by some ‘Unknown Gunmen’ at his residence in Isu, Onicha Local…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The security breach in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State has continued to rise as gunmen have killed four people believed to be staff of the West African Ceramic Company. The victims included an Indian, a policeman, Naval Officer and the driver of the coaster bus which conveyed them. A resident…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be unknown gunmen were reported to have attacked Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) officials involve in the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise in Igboeze North local government area of Enugu state. Statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye made available to NewsRangers disclosed that…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The long and on-going communal clash between Agbo community in Cross River State and Esan community in Edo State in Nigeria has left a 39-Years- old man dead over cultural infractions in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state. The victim, Mr Effiong Itang was reported to have been short dead by unknown gunmen in Port…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed a retired Customs Officer Mr Nkemakonam Ume-Agudosi at his home town Umuchu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Narrating the incident, the younger brother to Ume-Agudosi, Bertram Ume-Agudosi said the deceased who resides in Lagos State was invited to settle some family issues. “That day, we were…