Archive for: December, 2019

Jonathan Reacts To Gunmen Attack At His Home, Order Immediate Arrest Of Culprits

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has reacted to the attack on his residence in Bayelsa by unknown gunmen early on Tuesday, December 24 morning. Jonathan who was not in Otuoke at the time of the attack however returned to his village early this morning to assess the situation himself. According to […]

Nigeria AGF, Malami Orders DSS To Release Dasuki, Sowore

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), says he has directed the Department of State Services to release the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; and #RevolutionNow protest convener, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from custody. As of the time of filing this report on Tuesday, our Correspondent […]

Asia’s Richest Man Increases His Wealth With $17bn This Year

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s been a good year for Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. The Indian tycoon added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of Dec. 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.  In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth […]

One Soldier Killed As Ex-President Jonathan Escapes Assassination In Otuoke Home

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bunch of gunmen on Tuesday attacked the country home of former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, in Otuoke Community under Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The attack, which occurred around 2:00am, came after Jonathan decided to move to his Yenagoa home at about 12:00am. According to sources, the two soldiers […]

NDLEA Re-Schedules Abuja Centre Aptitude Text, Appeal For Calm

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed for calm among candidates who are undergoing the aptitude test for its recruitment exercise nationwide. The  Agency stated that  it is happy with the successful completion of the aptitude test in all the Centers except Abuja where impatience and unruly […]

Saudi Arabia Sentences Five To Death Over Murder Of Jamal Khashoggi

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents. Saudi Arabia’s state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV channel reported that three others were sentenced to prison. […]

500 Goats Roasted In Benin Market Inferno

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bleak Christmas awaits traders in Edo State, following the Sunday morning fire that engulfed popular Ekiosa market on Murtala Mohammed Way in Benin. Over 500 goats and stock worth millions of Naira were allegedly roasted in the inferno which began at 11’ o ‘clock around the area where livestock are sold. It […]

I Taught My Son Passport Was Stolen By The Bomber-US Underwear Bomber’s Father

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten years after the foiled bombing of a US-bound flight from Amsterdam, Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, the father of the underwear bomber, Farouk, has spoken publicly about the incident for the first time, describing it as the most trying of his life. Mutallab senior, who is 80 years old, said he initially […]

Damaturu Residents Flee, Travelers Stranded As Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attack

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)_Pandemonium broke out Sunday Evening in Damaturu at about 6:10 pm the Yobe state capital as gunshots and heavy artillery rented the air. According to a flawless report from an eye witness said the insurgents are trying to penetrate Damaturu from a nearby village, Babaginda but the heavy firepower of the military […]

Man In Police Net For Beheading Three- Year-Old Boy, Sucks His Blood In Church

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- ChristianAkam has allegedly beheaded a three-year-old boy and sucked his blood in a church at Ugbenyim in Umuhuali community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Daily Sun gathered that the accused person and the mother of the slain boy, Mrs Ukwa, who are from the same village, Onunwankwo in  […]

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