LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A criminal gang, which kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday, is demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency of nearly $120,000. Police spokesperson, Leonard Hlathi said Katlego Marite, 13, was dragged into a car while playing with two friends near his home in Witbank. The town is located in the eastern province of […]
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of education to review downward the cost of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) by about 50% from the current N7, 500.00 to not more than N3, 000.00. The House, while adopting a motion by James Faleke (APC, Lagos) urged the Federal Ministry of […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Mace of the Gombe State House Assembly has been stolen during a session to remove the Minority Leader. The Minority Leader, Mohammed Usman Haruna, was reported to have held a press conference on May 5 condemning the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress in the state. This angered members of […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Convention Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has proposed June 23 as date for the convention. Abubakar Badaru, Governor of Jigawa and Chairman of the Committee, disclosed while inaugurating 12 sub-committees comprising 240 members, for the convention. Badaru, however, said the party’s national leadership would need to approve […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Peoples right activist , (Prince) Christmas Akpodiete, is fully set to declare his intention to run for public office come 2019. The Director of Legal and Communications of Christmas Akpodiete Campaign Organization, Barrister Ehikioya, made this known yesterday in Abuja, while speaking to group ofjournalists. He confirmed that press briefing and […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Managing Directors , Samuel Okeke of Samadores Ltd and Aqua Rock Real Estate, and Ifeanyi Ndigwe of Iccon Communications Ltd who were standings trial over alleged N120 millions land scam have been sent back to the prison custody. They were ordered tobe sent back to prison by Justice Mojisola Dada of […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2019 general election approaches, Urhobo leaders and youths in Delta state have thrown their weight behind Urhobo philantropist and 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial aspirant in Delta Central Senatorial District, Chief (Barr) Charles Ufuoma Obule. The leaders and youths under the aegis of Urhobo Renaissance Watch (URW) said after […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of Innoson Motors, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, has been declared wanted by a Special Offences Court sitting in Lagos. He was declared wanted on Thursday following his continuous refusal to attend court proceedings for his alleged fraud trial. Justice Mojisola Dada issued the bench warrant for his arrest after he failed […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the May 28 official launch of Cross River State Health Insurance Scheme (CRSHIS), industry experts have identified key areas of collaboration for effective take off and successful implementation of the scheme in the state. At a three-day workshop aimed at improving the state’s readiness for the implementation of the scheme […]
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LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Shortly after Halima* arrived at a displacement camp in northeast Nigeria, a soldier approached her offering chicken and yams. Halima recognised him as one of the men who had beaten her husband and taken him into detention. For days, she had barely eaten so she accepted the food out of desperation. When […]
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