Archive for: February, 2018

Two Ambrose Ali University Students Die In Campus Shuttle Accident

LAGOS FENRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two students of the Ambrose Ali university, Ekpoma, Edo State, today, lost their lives in a fatal accident, after a campus shuttle suffered a brake failure. According to reports, a 300 Level student of the Department of Educational and Foundation Management, Ebere, lost her life immediately, while several others were injured. One […]

JUST IN: SARS Boss Killed By Suspected Fulani Herdsmen

LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Saki Unit in Oyo State Police Command, has been killed by Fulani herdsmen, the Nigerian Tribune is reporting. The highly authoritative newspaper said the SARS boss, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, was killed on Tuesday night. He was said to have been macheted to death […]

Suicide: ABU Female Post-Graduate Student Plunge Into Tambura River

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A postgraduate female student of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, has been found dead at Tamburawa river in a suspected case of suicide. A young lady identified as Zubaida Nuhu, who was running a Masters programme at the Department of Water Resources Engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has been […]

15 ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ Arrested With Coffins, Charms In Shagamu

LAGOS FERUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 15 suspected Internet fraudsters(Yahoo boys) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence, lottery scam and love scam. The suspects are: Adeyemi Tiwatope, 20; Odeyemi Olawale, 20; Nike Afolabi Olaiya, 20; Awe Abimbola Ireti, 23; Yusuf Aliu Oluwafemi, […]

IBB’s Media Aide Sues Police, Two Media Houses For N1bn

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kassim Afegbua, the media adviser to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, who was declared wanted by the police, has sued for fundamental rights enforcement. Afegbua is also demanding N1 billion damages from the police, its spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, and two media houses.. His legal representative, Kayode Ajulo, filed the suit at the […]

River Sweeps Away Pastor During Baptism Of Members

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor died yesterday after he drowned while baptising his church members in the river at Blood River village in Seshego outside Polokwane in South Africa. According to reports, the pastor entered the flooded river and was swept away. The church members who were about to be baptised, were left reeling from […]

Lagos Task Force Impounds 196 Motorcycles, To Prosecute 72 ‘Okada’ Riders

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force with officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) today impounded 196 motorcycles to prosecute 72 arrested riders at Lagos Mobile Court, Oshodi, Lagos. The enforcement operations was jointly carried out based on series of complaints from innocent members of the public on […]

2019: Tinubu To Head APC Reconciliation Team

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the electioneering leading up to 2019 elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts toward improving cohesion within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The information is in a two-paragraph statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special […]

Google Aims To Train 2M People Across Africa, Facebook 50,000 Nigerians Each Year

LAGOS FBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The international tech community is nurturing Africa’s digital ecosystem by supporting skills development, technology adoption and the growth of digital businesses across the continent. Giants like Google and Facebook are leading the effort through direct investment, partnerships and in-market teams in key African markets. Google and Facebook both opened offices in Nigeria […]

Ambode’s Wife Calls For Direct Legislation In Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the International Day of zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is celebrated all over the world today, Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has implored governments, corporate organizations, well meaning Nigerians and the public to join hands to fight against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation with […]

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