LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following widespread condemnation, outrage and threats from the Middle Belt and Southern states, the Federal Government entered what was apparently a panic mode on Friday on its decision to establish what it called Ruga settlements for herdsmen across the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in a statement on Friday evening, distanced himself…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nicolas Dupuis has set a one-point target at least for his team, Madagascar, to be sure of clinching a place in the Round of 16 at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. But he’s hopeful the Barea can snatch an unlikely win over favourites Nigeria on Sunday (today). Madagascar, currently…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-However, the fears of the security agents became justified as the election extended into the night and was disrupted by the hoodlums who stormed the venue in their numbers. Chief Brodrick Bozimo was leading when the youths interrupted the process, forcing everyone to hurriedly disperse. The National Convention of the Ijaw National…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian Army officer, Lance Corporal Koza Yabiliok, for allegedly selling ammunition to suspected kidnappers. The Command has also arrested 61 other criminal suspects for various offences across the state in the last two weeks. Lance Corporal Yabiliok serving in one of the military units…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 400 level accounting student of the University of Benin, simply identified as Ifeoma is now battling for her life after drinking snipper, a poisonous substance at the female hostel on Friday night. Ifeoma was found unconscious by her room mate who raised the alarm. Though no suicide note was found in…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that Boko Haram insurgents have attacked its 330/132kv transmission substation at Molai in Maiduguri, Borno State, throwing residents into darkness. A statement by the General Manager (Public Affairs), TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said that during the attack, two post isolators porcelain units were affected. Two…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWRANGERS)-Security and defence intelligence expert, Group Captain Felix Iheanacho (retd.) has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government on the dangers of the proposed Ruga settlement for herdsmen. “We have been seeing reactions. Most of the communities and areas where these settlements are proposed are already expressing resentment about the plan. “I,…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of preparation for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, detectives from the United Kingdom have stormed Nigeria for what appeared a final lap of investigation. The detectives, who met with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for additional fact-finding, have already…