LAGOS JANAURY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A 35-year-old man, one Simon Ugbala, suspected to be running mad, has allegedly killed his two sons, wife and seven others, and fled to an unknown destination in Ebonyi state. The suspect, who was residing at Onyikwa in Nkaliki community in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi state, was said to have…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family members of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), may miss his burial as they remain on the watch list of the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Immigration Service, The PUNCH has learnt. Badeh’s widow, Mary Iya Badeh, and his two sons,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a former Auchi branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, identified as A. Itemuagbor in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the incident occurred along the Benin-Auchi expressway on Sunday. It was learnt that Itemuagbor was on his way to Auchi from…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and son have escaped an assassination attempt, according to his Special Adviser, Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu. Anichukwu said in a statement in Abuja that the incident occurred at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday. He said some armed men discreetly evaded the security…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Efe Okedi, wife of late Raggae singer, has died. Okedi’s death, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, was similar to Kimono’s. On June 9, the dreadlocked musician, whose real name is Chux Ohai, had slumped at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while waiting to board a flight to the…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 42 year-old man, ldowu Benson has been nabbed by men of the Nigeria Police for allegedly choping-off two of his wife’s fingers for the purposes of money ritual. The incident occurred in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State. Idowu, who was said to have pretended as an assassin,…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWRANGERS)-An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, remanded a 47-year-old man, Premie Imafidon, for allegedly slapping his wife to death. Imafidon is facing a one-count charge of murder. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Maria Dauda, told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 15 around 7.00 pm at…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWRANGERS)-A man who claimed his wife died a couple of years ago, got the shocker of his life when he spotted his ‘wife’ in Lagos with another man who was taking her somewhere on a bike. The man identified as Okechukwu James Uwa from Ezzagbo in Ebonyi state said he was travelling…
