Archive for: July, 2019

Maritime Workers To Embark On Nationwide Strike On Wednesday

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday, July 3, after the expiration of a two-week strike ultimatum issued by the union on June 13 over non-payment of stevedoring contractors. The President-General of MWUN, Mr Abdul-Waheed Adeyanju, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on […]

Nigerians React To Super Eagles Defeat, Says Team Underrated Madagascar

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some football enthusiasts in Gombe State said on Sunday that the Super Eagles lost 0-2 to Madagascar because they underrated their opponents. The fans said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria. One of the fans, Usman Babayo, said: “ it is obvious that the Eagles underrated Madagascar and […]

Mother, Daughter Hacked To Death Over Witchcraft Allegation

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- An Indian mother and daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the country’s remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday. The 50-year-old woman and her young daughter were beaten by their neighbours before being attacked with knives on Wednesday night in West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand […]

Suspected Armed Robber Escapes Death For Allegedly Stealing Church Offerings

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected thief who carted away offering money on Sunday morning at a Dunamis Church located along Modern Market road in Makurdi in Benue State escaped death by the whisker after he was pursued and caught. The suspect identified as Terkaa Tsamber, was said to have tiptoed into the church office while […]

Bribery: Jigawa Court Convicts INEC Official For Six Years

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWRANGRS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano zonal office on Friday, June 28, 2019 secured the conviction of a Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Auwal Jibrin, and one Garba Ismaila, before Justice Yusuf Birnin-Kudu of the Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel, on a six-count charge […]

27 Feared Dead In Lagos Boat Mishap

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 27 people were feared killed after a boat mishap at Egbin, near Ijede, in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the boat, conveying passengers from Lekki, capsized when it approached Egbin. An eyewitness, Hogan Bassey, said two corpses have been recovered as rescue operation by officials […]

Police Deny Video Report Of Chasing Away Herdsmen In Nnewi, Threaten Sanction

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGRS)-The Police in Enugu State have described the reported chasing away of some herdsmen from Enugu community as the handiwork of mischief makers, vowing to bring such persons to book. DAILY POST reports that this was contained in a statement issued Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the State, […]

Alleged Libel: Atiku Sues Buhari’s Aide, Demands N2.5bn For Damage

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed N2.5bn libel suit against Lauretta Onochie, the Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. Naija News reports that the former Vice-President sued Onochie for her alleged libelous tweet via her Twitter handle […]

Residents Protest In Maiduguri, Demands Anti-Boko Haram Militia

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NESRANGERS) – More than 2,000 people protested Sunday in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, calling for a ban on the anti-Boko Haram CJTF militia they accuse of abuses after the killing of a rickshaw driver. The protesters blocked major roads in the Suleimanti area of the city and set fires, causing […]

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