Archive for: March, 2018

Jonathan Returns To Sierra Leone For Presidential Run-Off Poll

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has returned to Sierra Leone to observe the country’s presidential run-off polls scheduled for Tuesday. Jonathan, who is leading the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa Election Observation Mission, arrived Freetown on Friday. Ikechukwu Eze, the spokesman to the former president, said Jonathan also led […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

IGP: I’m Misquoted On Release Of Last Dapchi Schoolgirl

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said he was misquoted concerning the release of the last abducted schoolgirl in Dapchi, Leah Sharibu. Idris had on Saturday been quoted at the Military Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State as saying Sharibu was scheduled to be released on Saturday (yesterday). But a […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Oped: Nigerian Military, T.Y. Danjuma And Self-Defense Option

By Emmanuel Bello LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I’m sure former defence minister, General TY Danjuma does not need much defence and when he does, has very qualified people to do so. But let me quickly stop some people in their tracks with context as they continue to hurtle hate and spiteful lines at the General for […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Catholics Youths Want Church Spread In Bars, Coffee Shops, Stadiums

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Young Catholics told their Church elders on Saturday that the faith should be spread in the places where they like to hang out, such as coffee bars. “We would like the Church to meet us in the various places in which she currently has little or no presence,” reads part of a […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »

Group Urges Lagos Assembly To Immediately Repeal Land Use Act, Others; Cautions Police, DSS

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, the Save Lagos Group, has cautioned security operatives in Lagos State to show caution in the exercise of their duties to residents of the state, saying that they (security agents) must not be seen to be infringing on the rights of the people. This is coming just as […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Dino Melaye dares Police, Rufuses To Appear Before Kogi State Command

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, says he stands by his position to appear before the police only in Abuja, as he believes his safety cannot be guaranteed in Kogi State. He made the comments in a letter written by his lawyer on Saturday, in response to a summon by the […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Angry Danjuma Accuses Military Of Ethnic Cleansing, Urges Nigerians To Defend Themselves

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Retired Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma has accused Nigerian Military of ethnic cleansing, just as he urged Nigerians to defend themselves from killers across the country instead of depending on the armed forces. Danjuma, a former chief of army staff from 1976-1979, said this yesterday in a live telecast programme of the […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Nigeria’s Mobile Phone Subscription Hits 147m In January-NCC

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the country’s phone subscriptions have reached 147 million as at January this year. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this during the NCC Special Day at the ongoing 29th Enugu International Trade Fair. The fair was organised by the Enugu Chamber of […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in Business,State | Read More »

Rohr: Super Eagles Not World Cup Favourites

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gernot Rohr has warned that the Nigeria senior national team are not World Cup favourites despite their 1-0 victory over Poland in Friday’s international friendly at the Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw. Adam Nawałka’s were punished for failing to convert their numerous scoring chances and bowed to the Africans who were without captain John […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in Sports,State | Read More »

Four Members Of US Family On Holiday In Mexico Found Dead

LAGOS MARC 25H (NEWSRANGERS)-Four members of an Iowa family were found dead in Mexico after they were reported missing just after midnight Friday. The bodies of Kevin Wayne Sharp, 41; his wife, Amy Marie Sharp, 38; Sterling Wayne Sharp, 12; and Adrianna Marie Sharp, 7, were found at the condominium where they were staying in […]

Mar 25 2018 | Posted in International | Read More »
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