Archive for: August, 2019

Ex-Bayelsa Senator Flees As Suspected Assassins Invade His Home

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be hired killers on Tuesday invaded the home of the former member of the National Assembly Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange at Ekeki estate area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital. Senator Nimi-Barigha-Amange is a former Senator for the Bayelsa East constituency of Bayelsa State between 2007 and 2011. He is […]

Sierra Leone President Sacks Aide, Orders Her Probe Over testimony at TB Joshua’s Church

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has terminated the appointment of his Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) owned by Nigerian clergyman, TB Joshua, to testify of how God has favoured her. Kargbo was featured on Emmanuel TV owned […]

Massive Job Loss Looms In Nigeria Banking Sector

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-Nigerian banks are beginning to review their business model which is still very much the traditional banking system as technology is penetrating deeper into the tasks that workers carry out. Technology has already compelled some banks to limit their expansion rate, while others are shutting down their brick and mortar structures to […]

Ex-Gombe Gov, Dankwambo Escapes Being Kidnap Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Gombe State governor Ibrahim Dankwambo Tuesday evening narrowly escaped being kidnapped by armed bandits along Abuja-Kaduna Highway in Kaduna State. The narrow escape, according to an aide to the former governor, occurred on Tuesday evening when his convoy was on their way to Abuja. It was also supported by a video […]

ISWAP Fighters Shot Dead 11 Construction Workers In North-East Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Gunmen from an IS-affiliated jihadist group on Tuesday shot dead 11 local construction workers in northeast Nigeria, a militia leader and resident told AFP. The fighters belonging to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) opened fire on the workers as they were laying telecom fibre optic cables in Wajirko village, […]

Criticisms Trail Denial Of Harvard Freshman Into US

LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The story of an incoming Harvard freshman who was denied entry into the United States after his laptop and cellphone were searched at the airport last week has immigration and free speech advocates sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s increasingly restrictive immigration policies and how they are enforced. According to the […]

How FBI Arrests Nigeria Kingpin Internet Fraudster, Invictus Obi

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Obinwanne Okeke, Invictus Group CEO, who is popularly known as Invictus Obi, was arrested at the Dulles International Airport, while leaving the United States, TheCable can report. According to information obtained from the US federal court in Virginia, US, Okeke was scheduled to return to Nigeria four days after a complaint was […]

Scores Dead, Others Wounded As Dangote Truck Crushes Lagos Mass Transit Bus

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major accident involving a Dangote truck loaded with Dangote Cement and mass transit bus in Lagos has left many dead, with the leg of the bus driver cut off. There were 40 seated and 20 standing passengers in the Primmer operated mass transit bus when the accident occurred on Tuesday. According […]

US Increases Tourism Visa Cost For Nigerians In Retaliation

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians explaining that it was “reciprocating” the extra visa fee the Nigerian government charges American citizens. The US Consulate announced this in a statement issued on Thursday saying Nigerians will be required to pay a fee called visa ‘issuance fee’, or […]

Boko Haram: Borno Residents Lost Confidence In Nigeria Military

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Borno state have revealed that they have lost confidence in the military over the lingering Boko Haram crisis saying Boko Haram now attacks without any counter measure. In an open letter signed by Hassan Boguma, a traditional ruler, the residents accused the military of not doing enough saying the present […]

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