Archive for: May, 2019

Buhari Under Attack Over Alleged Proposal To Appease Fulani Militia With N100bn

LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described as a constitutional crime and an unmitigated evil tantamount to an impeachable offence the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari administration to go into dialogue in Zamfara State with armed fulani militia and bandits. HURIWA frowned at an alleged planned to appease “these mass […]

EFCC Targets Atiku’s Associates Over N600m Election Money

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to have commenced a probe into activities of some associates of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who are directors of Intels, an oil servicing firm. Atiku is believed to have some considerable shares in Intels, which […]

Buhari Returns To Nigeria After 10-Day Visit To London

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja Sunday after spending 10 days on a private visit to the United Kingdom. The presidential aircraft conveying the president from London landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 6.33 p.m. Those at the airport to welcome the president include […]

Ramadan: Muslims Begins Fasting

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday the first day of Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in various places across the country, which indicates that […]

Adeboye Warns Single Ladies Against Marrying Jobless Men

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWRANGERS)-The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has warned single ladies to avoid marrying jobless men. Jobless men, he said, have the tendencies to use, dump and abandon such ladies. Adeboye spoke on Sunday at the May Special Prayer and Thanksgiving service by the RCCG […]

Groups Boost Journalists’ Capacity On Climate Change Reportage

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWRANGERS)- A not-for-profit outfit, the Lagos-based EnviroNews Development Network (ENDENET), in collaboration with an international public charity, Global Greengrants Fund, has deepened the knowledge of 12 journalists on climate change and renewable energy reporting. Michael Simire, Director, ENDENET, disclosed that the twelve journalists were chosen from various media for the one-day training, […]

East-West Road: Group Exposes How Bandits Kidnap, Slaughter Travelers, Sell Off Body Parts

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ Union (NURTW) have sent a protest letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged kiilings by suspected kidnappers along the East-West road between Bayelsa and Rivers states. According to the CLO and the NURTW, though the state governors of Bayelsa […]

Trump’s Tariff Threats Against China Triggers Slump In Oil Prices

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices tumbled on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would sharply hike tariffs on Chinese goods this week, risking the derailment of trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $60.57 per barrel at 0646 GMT on Monday, down $1.37 […]

Insecurity: ‘We Are Scared Of Going To Our Villages’- Northern Lawmakers Cry Out

LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawmaker representing Niger State, honourable Adamu Chika, has emotionally expressed his worries about the level of insecurity in the North West zone in Nigeria. Chika voiced his concerns over the challenges the people have been facing in the last one year, adding that he scared to go home because he feels […]

Two Die As Groups Clash After Masquerade ‘Flog’ Imam In Nasarawa

LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons have been killed after a clash by some groups in Yeskwa Community of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bola Longe, who confirmed the incident, said the clash occurred after a cultural festival in the community, where a masquerade flogged an Imam. According […]

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