Suspected Bandits Allegedly Kill Drive, Abduct 18 Oyo Students
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected bandits have allegedly kidnapped 18 students from Oyo State travelling from…
Suspected Bandits Allegedly Kill Drive, Abduct 18 Oyo Students
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected bandits have allegedly kidnapped 18 students from Oyo State travelling from Sokoto State to their hometowns in Oke-Ogun, after attacking their chartered bus and killing the driver, sources familiar with the incident have said. The students, who were travelling from Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, were reportedly intercepted by the…
Wreckage Of Crash Aircraft With 32 Occupants Located As Officials Resume Search-And-Rescue Operation
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has launched a search-and-rescue operation after a military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo state in the country’s southwest. The wreckage of the aircraft has been located near the naval base in Igbokoda, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said on Monday. The plane disappeared while flying from Benin to Lagos….
Peter Obi To Nigerians:A Divided Nigeria Requires A Unifying Leader
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to place the country’s unity first and vote for a candidate capable of bringing the nation together. Obi stated that a nation divided cannot achieve substantial developmental progress, emphasizing the importance of electing a leader who…
Italy-Bound Bizman Arrested With 4.8kg Of Cocaine Concealed In Shoe Soles, Bag Railings At Lagos Airport
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travel bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday 27th September 2026…
Flood Takes Over Rivers Churches As Congregation Worship In Abandoned Buildings, Open Fields On Sunday Service
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several churches on Sunday resorted to the use of abandoned buildings and open fields for services following the take over of several church buildings by the flood that has ravaged communities in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State. This is as the Rivers State government has begun the desilting of major canals and…
Lifeless Body Of Abducted Kano Community Head Found In Shallow Grave
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, the Village Head of Aujarawar Alkali in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, has been found dead days after he was abducted by suspected bandits during a night attack on his community. Ahmad, popularly known as Ruwata, was reportedly abducted on Thursday night, September 17, 2026, when…
Three Killed As Protesting Youths Block Bida-Minna Road
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three persons were reportedly killed within 12 hours after youths took to the streets in protest, blocking the Minna-Bida Highway leading to a traffic gridlock in Minna, Niger State. The protest, which began on Saturday night, reportedly continued into Sunday morning as the situation escalated in parts of the state capital. It…
Kidnappers Torture 20 NYSC Members, Slashes N100 Ransom To N5m Each
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have allegedly been subjected to physical assault by their captors, including the female victims, as the kidnappers reduced their ransom demand to N5 million per victim. The development came as the deadline reportedly given by the abductors…
